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here. Instead of telling him all of that, she decided to tell him the other reason she’d come back home.
    â€œMy parents.”
    He lifted a brow. “Are they ill?”
    She shook her head. “No, they aren’t ill. My brother thinks they’re having too much fun.”
    Hunter realized just how ridiculous that sounded and added, “A few months ago they purchased ‘his and hers’ Harleys, and before that they signed up to take skydiving lessons. Lately, they’ve been hinting at selling the house and buying a boat to sail around the world.”
    Tyson appeared amused. “Sounds to me like they’re enjoying life. Maybe your brother needs to take a chill pill.”
    â€œPossibly, but his hands are full right now with his teenage sons and he feels Mom and Dad are driving him as crazy as they claim he’s driving them. I decided it was best I came home to keep peace.” Hunter had no idea how she would manage to do that. Her parents were intent on having fun and her brother was intent on getting them to act their age.
    â€œYou’re an architect, right?” he asked her.
    â€œYes. How did you know?”
    â€œSomeone mentioned it at one of the class reunions that you never attended.”
    He was right, she hadn’t attended any. At first it had been school keeping her away, and later trying to build her career and finally trying to save her marriage. Although Carter had made sure they attended all of his high school reunions, he had been dead set against attending any of hers, and as usual she’d given in to him.
    â€œI understand you’re a doctor.”
    He nodded. “Yes. A heart surgeon.”
    She smiled. “And I bet you’re a good one.”
    â€œI owe it to my patients to do my very best.”
    And there was no doubt in Hunter’s mind that he did. She remembered he was devoted to whatever he did, even if he was chasing girls.
    â€œI’m glad you’re back in Phoenix, Hunter.”
    â€œWhy?” She really couldn’t understand why he would be.
    He leaned in closer. “Because we have history.”
    She couldn’t keep the smile from tugging at her lips. “History?”
    â€œYes.”
    â€œWhat kind of history?”
    â€œI think of you as the one who got away.”
    She had to keep from laughing out loud at that. “You mean the one who never made it to the backseat of your car?”
    â€œPretty much.”
    â€œIt’s been eighteen years. I would think you’d have gotten over it by now.”
    He shook his head and chuckled. “I had. However, seeing you again brought it back home to me, so I’ve come up with a plan.”
    She lifted a brow. “What kind of plan?”
    â€œA plan to seduce you.”
    Hunter’s breath caught in her lungs. His audacity was almost as great as his arrogance. What man told a woman he planned to seduce her? “Seriously? Do you think it will be that easy?”
    The smile that appeared on his face almost made her heart miss a beat. Although all the Steele brothers had those killer green eyes, she recalled that Tyson and Mercury were the only ones with dimples. Why was it that whenever he flashed those dimples, her pulse rate went haywire?
    â€œI didn’t say it would be easy,” he said smoothly. “What I said was that I had a plan. I see no reason that we can’t rekindle what we had years ago.”
    â€œThere’s nothing to rekindle. Need I remind you that we didn’t have anything mainly because you were only interested in one thing?”
    His smile widened as he lifted his drink to his lips. Without saying a word, he was letting her know that nothing about him had changed and that he was still only interested in one thing.
    â€œI suggest you go find someone else to seduce.”
    He shook his head. “I can’t do that. I want you.”
    â€œYou can’t always have what you want. That’s