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dropped down to sit beside her.
    Jenna's sluggish mind began to work when she
found herself naked in his bed, seemingly tucked in for the night.
She lifted up on an elbow and watched him running the towel through
his wet hair. He tossed the towel aside and reached for the switch
on the lamp.
    She made an inarticulate sound of denial in
her throat and he turned to look at her. She tried to speak. "Um,
I--"
    He interrupted her with a scowl. " Don't
even think about it ." His voice was clipped, brutal.
    He switched the light off and took her in his
hold, wrapping his arms around her, holding her back clasped to his
chest. His arms tightened possessively and he growled low in her
ear. "Go to sleep."
    ****
    Jenna opened her eyes to the sound of water
running. She sat up and looked at the clock on the bedside table.
Six in the morning.
    The guy was crazy.
    She looked around for her clothes, but
realized most of them were still in the living room. She grabbed
the towel from last night off the floor, wrapped it around to cover
herself, and hurried into the other room to retrieve her clothes.
She found them, minus her bra that was in the bathroom, and
hurriedly dressed. She found a comb in her purse and was standing
in front of the dresser trying to make herself presentable when the
shower cut off and thirty seconds later he walked naked into the
room, casually drying himself with a towel.
    She stood still, and watched him in the
mirror. He first searched for her in the bed, and then around the
room until he found her. His eyes clashed with her gaze in the
mirror, then moved down her body, noticing her clothes in place
like armor protecting her.
    He hooked the towel around his hips and
stalked towards her. His hands landed on her shoulders, and she
felt his erection pushing against her through the towel. "Good.
You're dressed already."
    Her eyes became wounded at that comment and
dropped from his.
    He continued. "We'll stop at your place for
fresh things before we hit the airport."
    She lifted her eyes back to his.
"Airport?"
    "Yeah. We're going to Vegas."
    "Why?" Her voice held confusion.
    "Why do you think?" he bit back.
    His reason dawned on Jenna. "I'm not marrying
you in Vegas this weekend if that's what you're thinking."
    "Yeah, you are." His confidence was
absolute.
    "No, I'm not," she argued.
    "Why not?"
    "It's too soon. I need t-time to think about
it first."
    "What's to think about?" His voice held
impatience.
    She looked at him with an edge of anger. "My
life. Does that mean anything to you? Or do you not give a shit
about my feelings in any of this?"
    "I give a shit, Jenna. This whole situation
is going to be good for you. You need the money and you're still
young. A couple of years at this stage in your life won't matter in
the long run. You'll leave the arrangement with no debt, and money
in the bank. Hell, you could even go to school during the day and
get a couple of years under your belt." His eyes studied her
intently. "Have you ever considered trying to get a bachelor's
degree?"
    Blood pulsed through Jenna's veins at his
condescending attitude. She wanted to throw her education in his
face. But she couldn't. She had lied on her resume. How many people
lied and disclaimed the education they had? But that's exactly what
she had done. She hadn't had a choice. Eating and paying rent had
seemed slightly more important at the time. But he wouldn't know
anything about that. His last name was Bennett, and he'd never
suffered a day in his life because of it. So now she couldn't throw
her education in his face. Couldn't or wouldn't? Surely
that wasn't pride that was keeping her silent.
    Suddenly, anger came up and clouded her
thought process. Why shouldn't she take the money and run? Two
years would pass, she would be out from under her debilitating
debt, and she could move on with her life. She could even move back
to Texas to be with her family.
    Coin tossed, decision made, she sucked in a
breath and answered his question.