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long way toward easing his nerves. Sitting down beside her on the end of the bed, Evan lifted her small hand in his grasp. He played with her fingers, drawing his fingers down the length of each one, before lifting her coconut-scented palm to his lips.
    There was a point in their relationship where this would’ve been about the power struggle, pure and simple. Now, he could plainly see 46

    the important thing was coming to some kind of understanding and reconciling with Rosemary.
    “I’m sorry, Rosemary. We told you this was your home away from home. I can’t very well get mad at you when you sunbathe where the sun is best. I had no idea that’s what you’d be wearing. I’m really sorry I startled you and made you jump up because it’s my fault you were exposed. I saw David’s and Steve’s faces, and it made me angry that other men saw you like that. I shouldn’t have yelled at you.
    The truth is I love that tiny little bikini on you.” Just not when other men were around.
    He must’ve done okay apologizing because she pressed her forehead against his shoulder and replied, “I’m sorry, too, Evan. I should’ve asked if there were going to be people coming over before wearing this. Next time I’ll stay in the backyard. I’m sorry I yelled back at you. They probably thought I was a real harpy.”
    Evan grinned and said, “Harpy? No. Firecracker? Yes, probably.”
    Truthfully, he loved that she was a little spitfire. It kept life interesting.
    Rosemary crossed her arms under her breasts again, so the red material was visible through the white cotton. “About that spanking you threatened me with?” she asked, looking at him pointedly.
    Cautiously, Evan turned so he faced her on the bed. “I can imagine how you feel about that. Making threats like that was not cool at all, I know, but hear me out, okay?”
    She scoffed lightly. “ This should be interesting.”
    Evan didn’t reply in kind to her comment because she had a right to question his intentions. “From time to time, we have customers who want to see the shop, see samples of what we can do. A lot of our business is done on the internet but not all of it. Customers come from San Antonio and Austin, sometimes from Mexico. We’ve always welcomed visitors, but that doesn’t mean we do background checks on them. What if someone showed up and you were here alone and exposed like that? What if the visitor mistakenly assumed that if you
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    were willing to expose that much flesh you might also be available for some uninvited attention? We’d never forgive ourselves if something happened to you.”
    “I can see your point of view, Evan. But what does this have to do with spanking me?”
    Evan noted that while she was still determined to get to the issue that concerned her most, she didn’t seem like she was ready to walk out over it. Maybe she was more curious than concerned.
    Forging ahead, Evan asked, “Would you agree, now that you see it from a different perspective, that seeing to your safety should be a higher priority than finding a sunbathing spot with premium sunshine?”
    “Certainly, but—”
    “I’m getting there, baby. It was a mistake on my part to threaten a spanking in front of the others, and I apologize for doing that to you.
    But now that you know you’re safer in the yard, if you ever endangered your safety like that again, I’d spank your ass bright pink.”
    Her full, pink lips popped open in surprise. “You would not ,” she whispered, her cheeks flaming with color. Evan noted that she didn’t immediately hop up and flounce out of his room. She sat there quietly, evidently thinking about what he’d said. Evan also noticed that she squirmed a bit where she sat. Was the thought of a spanking turning her on? He loved her enough that he’d risk offending her to keep her safe, but it hadn’t occurred to him when this discussion began that she might be intrigued by the idea.
    “I would, baby, I promise. Your well-being