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Instead of relaxing in the living area, he propped an elbow to the top of the piano and watched her. Her body was tiny albeit curvaceous beneath the lounge dress, which hadn’t ceased driving him out of his mind since she’d returned to the living room wearing it.
    He enjoyed the look of her coarse hair piled in a high ponytail. The locks bounced about her lovely face like a storm cloud.
    â€œIs that what you had in mind?” Kianti asked once the piece had ended.
    â€œAlmost,” he said and leaned down for a kiss.
    She whimpered before his mouth even touched hers. She clenched her hands, praying for the will not to grab him for fear that he might back away. She let him command the kiss, giving in more eagerly as she stood and he drew her flush against him.
    A low sigh of male satisfaction left his throat when Therin straightened and drew Kianti snug against his chest. Resting against the side of the piano, he deepened the kiss thrusting his tongue slowly yet unrelentingly.
    Kianti’s hands kneaded his forearms and biceps totest the strength at rest there beneath the dark fabric of his shirt. She moaned in the midst of suckling his tongue. Arching closer and rubbing herself against him in shameless abandon, she cursed the dress covering her skin.
    Back off… Therin told himself, but chose to set aside the order for a few seconds. He wanted longer to indulge in just a bit more of her. The serenity she radiated took on a more potent aura during their second kiss. He had no will or intention to stop it.
    Somehow though, he did resist—a feat in itself considering her moans told him not to stop. Her voice was soft, helpless yet deliberate. The tone sent the strength right from his legs causing him to lean more fully into the piano.
    Kianti shuddered and snuggled deeper into the embrace as she assumed a more controlling role in the duel being fought between their tongues. She gripped his shirt as though it were her lifeline while inhaling the appealing scent of his cologne. There was that familiar voice in her head still singing its same old song. It told her to end this, but how could she when this was so sweet and so dearly missed….
    Therin set her away suddenly and blinked. That familiar voice in his head reminded him of their distance and the demands of their lives. How could they work?
    â€œI really need to go,” he said, keeping his hands firm at her elbows to keep her and him at bay. “Thank you for dinner.”
    â€œWill I see you again?”
    He kissed her forehead and let his mouth linger there. “I’ll be at your door for breakfast.”
    â€œIf you stay, you could wake up to breakfast.”
    â€œKianti…” he pressed his forehead to hers. “You’re killin’ me.” He kissed her cheek. “Good night.”

Chapter 5
    B rody’s handsome face registered frustration when he arrived at Kianti’s early the next morning and smelled breakfast in the air. When he asked what they were having and was told he wasn’t invited, the disappointment emerged.
    Kianti was in full gear when her doctor arrived to check in on her. She’d totally forgotten about the house call and hoped he’d be gone by the time Therin arrived. Tossing the dish towel she held to the counter, she promptly thrust out her wrist for him to check her pulse.
    Brody saw to his duty, though his dark gaze gradually narrowed and he took a closer look around the airy lavender and white kitchen. “Am I interrupting anything?”
    â€œNot yet,” she sang.
    â€œThis is good,” he said in reference to her pulse, but squeezed her wrist. “For now,” he added.
    Kianti rolled her eyes. “Don’t start.”
    â€œWhat do you think you’re doing?” He took a seat at one of the stools near the breakfast nook. “And don’t bother acting like you don’t know what or who I’m talking about.”
    â€œBrody,