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thing.”
    He snuck up behind her and growled softly in her ear, “Yeah, I’m buying that.”
    Her heart raced when she felt the warmth of his breath on her neck. “Please don’t.”
    “Don’t what?” Dan asked, as he moved her hair aside and gently kissed the back of her neck.
    She felt an electric jolt travel straight to her groin. “Don’t make me want you.”
    Dan chuckled warmly. “But you already do.”
    Jenny closed her eyes. Her body was desperate for more, but they couldn’t. It wasn’t in the cards for them. She pulled away and pretended to straighten the kitchen.
    Dan let out a frustrated sigh. “Okay, you win. I’ll stop hounding you.”
    She felt almost disappointed. “Good, why don’t we finish our poker game?”
    “Fine,” Dan grumbled. Then he added condescendingly, “I don’t see the point. You are so behind now you don’t have a chance of catching up.”
    “Oh yeah? We’ll see about that.” She dealt out the cards. In no time flat, she was out of pretzels. “How did you do that?”
    “I’m on a winning streak and you’re not.”
    Jenny pouted. She hated to lose and today it was especially humiliating. “I demand a rematch.”
    “Nope. You need collateral in order to play. I do have a suggestion though. You could bet with clothing.”
    “Strip poker? You can’t be serious.”
    “I am completely serious,” Dan answered with a devilish glint in his eye. He started dealing out the cards. “You in?”
    So much for him giving up on getting her in bed, but Jenny eagerly took up the challenge. “Okay, but only if I can pull out of the game at any time.”
    “It’s a deal.”
    Jenny was pleasantly surprised when she beat his hand. “Since I’m the winner, I get to pick the piece of clothing,” she announced.
    “Okay by me.”
    “Your sweater.”
    Dan kept a straight face as he pulled it over his head. Jenny couldn’t help gazing at his naked chest. She had only seen him shirtless from a distance once when she watched him play basketball outside Kelly’s apartment. His defined chest with blond curls was quite distracting, and she had to look away.
    “Your turn to deal.”
    Jenny looked down at the cards. Seeing his skin unnerved her. Jenny shuffled the cards and dealt them out. It seemed her luck had changed for good when she won the next hand too. “Your belt.”
    “Interesting choice,” Dan replied, as he undid the buckle and whipped it out of the belt loops. The sound of the buckle hitting the floor made her blush. She was glad he couldn’t tell what she was thinking.
    Dan dealt the next hand. Jenny won with a pair of queens. She whistled enthusiastically. “I am on a roll now, baby! Socks next.”
    “Both?”
    “Yep.”
    He dutifully took off his socks, exposing the manly fur on his feet. Dan wiggled his toes for her benefit. She quickly dealt out the next hand and then stopped. Was he losing on purpose? Jenny raised her eyebrow and stared at him.
    “What?”
    “My sudden winning streak seems a little suspicious.”
    “I see. You doubt your own card skills.”
    Jenny puckered her lips in concentration. She finished dealing and let out a happy squeal when she saw her hand, totally forgetting to keep a poker face. Jenny laid down two aces in triumph and then gasped when Dan showed her a three of a kind. He grinned mischievously. “Take off your top.”
    She shook her head. “I can’t.”
    “Do not shirk on a bet, Jenny. It’s bad manners.”
    In a quick move so she wouldn’t second-guess herself, Jenny whipped off her sweater. She was grateful that her bra hid her assets. Jenny looked over at the fire, not wanting to see the expression on Dan’s face.
    “Nice. Not quite what I was expecting, but nice.”
    Jenny glanced down at her chest and burned with mortification. She had forgotten she was wearing her ancient smiley face bra. It was her most comfortable intimate apparel, but definitely not her sexiest. Ryan never cared what she wore.
    “Enough