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her glance went from his handsome face, to the sharp blade glinting in the sun, back to his face again.
    Looking like sex incarnate, Cole leaned on his axe. His grin was slow, sexy. “I guess I’m busted.”
    Haley planted one hand on her hip and admonished him. “You know you’re not supposed to be putting pressure on that leg.”
    He gave a casual shrug as testosterone oozed off him in waves and curled around her body in the most provocative ways. “We needed firewood.”
    With a nod, Haley gestured toward the cabin and worked to keep her voice steady. “You could have asked one of the guys.”
    Cole dropped the axe and came toward her. As his presence and close proximity completely overwhelmed her, she felt a little breathless, a little disoriented.
    “I could have,” he said, and dipped his head, his hair falling forward to shadow his eyes. He moved closer, and a tremor raced through her as his warm breath washed over her face. “But I like doing it.” She didn’t miss his sexual undertones when he added, “In fact, there are a lot of things I like doing out here at the cabin. Things you might or might not like.”
    Her knees trembled in anticipation—she knew full well if he was doing it, then she was liking it.
    “Fine,” she said for lack of anything else as she tried to conjure a modicum of composure. “I’ll let you off the hook this time, but from here on out you’ll be following my rules, and you’ll be doing everything I say.”
    “And if I don’t, are you going to ride me all weekend?”
    A shiver moved through her at his suggestive words. “You just do what I want, and we’ll get along fine.”
    He stepped close, until his body was only inches from hers. “What exactly is it that you want me to do, Haley?”
    She gulped. “Stay away from the firewood, for one.”
    “You say that now, but you’ll thank me tonight.”
    “Why is that?”
    “It gets cold out here, and since I don’t like to run the generator after dark you’ll need something to keep you warm.” A pause, and then, “Unless…”
    “Unless what?”
    His eyes were full of promise when he said, “Unless you know of some other way to stay warm. Some secret I don’t know about.”
    Oh, she had a secret all right.
    When his eyes darkened with naked lust, her entire body trembled. Jesus, maybe she really was biting off more than she could chew. But when she thought about biting and chewing and Cole all at the same time, heat flared through her. Her body flushed in response, and she could feel warmth coloring her cheeks.
    Cole angled his head, his glance moving over her red cheeks. “Are you hot, Haley?”
    Good God, he didn’t know the half of it .
    Before she had time to answer, Cole reached for her bag and tossed it over his shoulder. “Let’s get you inside and get something cold to drink.” Then he looked at the camera bag and frowned. “What are you planning on doing with that?”
    She brushed her hair off her face, and thought about all the sexy ways she could use her camera. “I had to bring it. It was the only way I could get Drake to postpone the shoot.”
    His eyes met hers. “Did I thank you for that?”
    “No.”
    “I will.”
    Before she could ask what he meant, the front door banged open and Madison, dressed in nothing but a skimpy bikini, came rushing out. “Haley, you made it.”
    After a quick hug, Haley followed her friend inside and was fully aware of Cole behind her, standing so close she could practically feel his hot breath on her neck. Good God, she’d never reacted so physically to a guy before, but everything in the way he talked, the way he moved and especially in the way he looked right at her aroused her to the point of distraction. Then again, she’d never been with a rugged guy like Cole before, one who knew how to wield an axe better than a Blackberry. Damned if she didn’t find that sexy.
    “Haley’s here,” Madison announced, and Haley glanced around to see her other