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didn’t think you’d be able to forgive me. And I wasn’t sure if I had fantasized about you so much that I made you into someone you weren’t. But none of that matters now.”
    But it did. He was talking to her as if nothing had happened except a bad breakup. But she knew there was so much more between them, and she had no idea how to tell him.
    He wasn’t the evil ogre she’d made him out to be. She’d known that even back then, but she had pride. Some said too much pride was a bad thing, but Becca didn’t really know how to define “too much.” She had only understood that Cam wasn’t the kind of man who’d take the news of her pregnancy well.
    She twisted and started to walk away from him.
    He caught up with her and grabbed her arm as she reached the edge of the dance floor. “Where are you going?”
    â€œI can’t do this, Cam. I am trying to pretend this is all just a nice night out, but every time I look in your face I see the past. And I’m just not ready to deal with that tonight.”
    â€œI’m not asking you to,” he said. “I think we should forget about what happened between us—”
    â€œI can’t. It’s way too complicated to go into now, but trust me when I say I could never pretend we didn’t meet.”
    â€œThat’s a good thing,” he said.
    She shook her head and pulled away from him. “No, it’s not. There are things about me that you don’t know.”
    â€œTell me about them,” he said.
    â€œNot here. Come to my house tomorrow morning.”
    â€œI can’t wait until tomorrow,” he said.
    She smiled up at him as he leaned in close. The hardness of his body was a remembered thrill. “We already did lust. Remember?”
    â€œYes,” he said. “I know you remember, too. It’s there in your eyes when I hold you. You still want me.”
    She did still want him, but she liked to think she was older and wiser. Please, God, let her be wiser. She couldn’t fall for him again. Wouldn’t let herself be that weak where he was concerned. Cam Stern wasn’t the kind of guy she could have a one-night stand with and walk away from.
    But that was what she wanted. She wanted to pretend they were strangers with no baggage or no commitments. That they could have one night of passion with no consequences. But it was too late for that. She was emotionally entangled with him, even though he wasn’t with her.
    She went up on her tiptoes and rubbed her lips over his and then slowly opened her mouth and kissed him.She held on to his shoulders and felt his mouth move against hers. He parted her lips with his own, and his tongue snaked over her teeth into her mouth.
    His thrusts were light and teasing, making her crave so much more of him. She opened her mouth wider, held on to his shoulders and let everything drop away. She didn’t think about the past or her secrets. She didn’t think about the glittering people at this charity ball. She didn’t think of anything except Cam Stern and his mouth.
    That oh-so-talented mouth that was moving over hers and making her forget everything except the way he tasted and the way he felt.
    His lips were firm but also tender against hers. His hands smoothed their way down her spine. One sprawled in the middle of her back and the other dipped lower to her hips, drawing her closer to him.
    â€œLet’s get out of here,” Cam said. “We need to go someplace private.”
    Confused for the first time in a very long time, Becca really didn’t know what to do. So she followed Cam out of the ballroom and onto the street as he hailed a cab.
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    Cam wasn’t ready to let the night end. Seeing Becca again wasn’t at all what he had thought it would be.
    The April sky was clear, the night air a little cool but not cold when they left the club. Cam had said his goodbyes to Russell earlier and