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he knew that her red hair was accompanied by the requisite temper. “I think I need to feed you. You’ve gotten cranky.”
    “I told you this makes me uncomfortable. I don’t live under a rock, Gavin. Just because I don’t routinely purchase these brands doesn’t mean I’m oblivious to the cost of them. I can’t accept all this.”
    Gavin noted her protest, but even more, he noted the wounded pride that lay underneath it all. “Mrs. Williams, please see to the remainder of the clothing, and the selection of thoroughly inappropriate and completely sinful lingerie that I requested for Liberty. She and I are going for a short walk.”Taking Libby’s arm, Gavin led her through the Fre nch doors and onto the terrace.
    There was a set of steps leading down to the beach and he maneuv ered her toward them. Guards were posted at either end of the beach and others on the roof, who would be able to spot any approaching boats. It wasn’t entirely safe, but it was as safe as he could make it. “It’s my fault you’re in danger and it’s my fault that you’re here without any of your own things. The least you can do is allow me to make amends to you in the only way I can. You deserve to have lovely things and I have the ability to give them to you.”
    “When I met you at that party, I had no idea who you were. I’d just moved to New York and before that I’d been living in a podunk town in Tennessee , keeping the books for a city that was spending more each year than it was earning. I didn’t kiss you that night because I was looking for a rich man to take care of me—I’ve always taken care of myself and I plan to continue doing so.”
    Gavin smiled sadly. “I know you aren’t a gold digger, Libby. The fact that it was so difficult to find you made it glaringly apparent that you weren’t after my money, or any other part of me.”
    “I told you—I just panicked.”
    Gavin grasped her arms above her elbows, pulling her close enough that the tips of her breasts pressed against his chest. “When we were in that elevator yesterday, the device was only tripped when I stepped inside it. Ronan told me earlier that whoever did this cloned my cell, and the device was activated by my proximity to it. If I hadn’t been chasing after you, you wouldn’t have been placed in harm’s way.”
    “I wouldn’t change it. Things were dicey, but we made it out—I wouldn’t trade last night for anything,” she whispered, standing on her toes and pressing her lips to his. “But I’m still not taking all those clothes.”
    He shrugged. “I’m perfectly content for you to be naked. In fact, I’d like for you to be naked now.”
    She pointed to the roof and the guards posted in the cupola there. “Not going to happen…Pervert.”
    “Then , come inside with me,” he urged, punctuating the request with a kiss to her neck. “Let me take you to bed, strip your new clothes from your luscious body and show you just how much I appreciate your many assets.”
    They moved back to the house, climbing the steps quickly.
    Once inside, Gavin couldn’t wait. He half dragged her through the music room, out into the hall and into the small storage closet just across from it. Closing the door behind them, he turned so that she was backed against it. “Lose the pants, Liberty. I want you naked for me right now.”
    She shivered, but did as he asked, unzipping them and pushing them past her generous hips.
    Gavin reached for the buttons on her blouse, undoing them quickly even as she removed her pants. He wanted to feel her skin against him, and the wet heat of her body clasping around him. Impatient for her, he gripped her ass, one palm covering each cheek and lifted her. Pinning her against the closet door with his body, he smiled when her legs hooked around his hips. “Lock your ankles.” The command was uttered sharply, but he noted that she didn’t hesitate to obey.
    Reaching between their bodies, he stroked her through the