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      He nudged his nose behind her ear and whispered, “It’s a risk to go any further in a public park, but I’m willing to go all the way if you are.”

      Even as his words caused a shudder to run through her, they jerked Paxton out of her sensual daze.

      She couldn’t get lost in his kiss again. She wouldn’t. She still shouldered so much guilt from the last time they did this. She couldn’t take on any more.

      “I can’t,” she said, pulling slightly away. She gave him a gentle push, when what she really wanted to do was pull him closer.

      Damn it. She so didn’t want to stop.

      But she knew she should. After the way she’d preyed upon his vulnerabilities the last time, using him for her own pleasure yet again would just complicate things. They still had to work together; she could not afford complications.

      He swooped in for another kiss, but she held him back. “Stop,” she said.

      Paxton could feel the reluctance in the way his shoulders dropped, but he backed away.

      When he looked at her his expression was a mixture of annoyance and lingering desire.

      “Why do you keep doing that?” he asked. “For someone who’s so damn smart, you keep making this same stupid move. We can be good together, Pax. Can’t you see that?”

      “No,” she said, straightening her blouse, which had skewed during their unbelievably heated kiss.