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living room and bedroom had sliding glass doors that led onto a sizeable balcony.
    “Nice setup you’ve got here,” Luke said, looking out from the balcony. “No roommate?”
    “Nope, just me. I was supposed to live with Morgan; her parents own the apartment. But her boyfriend asked her to move in with him, so I got the place to myself.”
    “You don’t get too lonely all by yourself?” he asked.
    “Nah. I don’t really have the chance to get lonely, Morgan still hangs around so much.” Embry laughed. “What about you? Do you live alone?”
    “Yep. It’s just me. I bought a place over in Bayville.”
    “So don’t you get lonely?” Embry asked, turning Luke’s question back on him.
    “I’m working on that right now.” He smiled down at her and pulled her in for a quick kiss.
    Embry hummed her approval.
    Luke tugged her back into the living room. “Come on, let me feed you.”
    Embry followed Luke into the kitchen and pointed out the essentials he’d need. As he acquainted himself with her kitchen, she went over to the island where Luke had set down the grocery bag. She peeked into the bag to see what he brought. Luke came up behind her and tickled her until she squirmed away from the bag.
    “Hey, I just wanted to see what you were making,” she complained.
    “Don’t worry about it.” He gave her a sly smile.
    Embry planted her hands on her hips, challenging him. “I don’t like surprises, you know.”
    “Then whoever was trying to surprise you wasn’t doing it right.” Luke gave her a cute smile that caused his dimple to pop. Then his face turned serious. “Didn’t you say you have work to do? I don’t want to keep you from it.”
    “Yeah, I should probably try to get some reading done for crim law. I’ll be right here.” Embry motioned toward the couch. “Just holler if you need me.”
    “Got it.”
     

     
    Morgan was right; Embry couldn’t concentrate. There was a gorgeous man in her kitchen. When she wasn’t watching Luke, Embry was reliving the feel of his lips on hers. After reading the same sentence for about the tenth time, she put down her textbook and headed into the kitchen. She peered over Luke’s shoulder.
    He sensed her and looked back. “Need something?”
    “Nope. Just making sure things are running smoothly.”
    “Is that so?”
    “Yep. Quality control check.”
    He chuckled. “I’m pretty sure I’ve got it covered.”
    “Anything I can do to help?”
    “Yes, go finish your work.”
    Embry chewed her lip and tried her best to look innocent. “I can’t.”
    “What do you mean? Do you need help with one of the cases?”
    She shook her head and looked down. “I can’t concentrate.”
    Luke grabbed her chin and brought her eyes to his. “What’s got you distracted, beautiful?”
    A mischievous grin formed on her face. “Well, he’s about 6’3”, dark hair, blue eyes …”
    “I’m distracting you, am I?”
    “Mmmhmmm.” Embry nodded.
    Luke pulled her in for a kiss. “Okay fine, you can help. Dinner’s almost ready, but why don’t you pour us some wine and grab some plates and silverware.”
    Embry set the small glass table in her dining room, poured them each a glass of the chardonnay she had chilled, and plopped down on one of the stools in the kitchen to watch Luke.
    His back was to her as he dished out the food and arranged their plates. He scooted past her to the table and called over his shoulder, “Grab the salad, will you?”
    Embry brought the salad bowl over and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw an impressive meal laid out in front of her. “Luke, is that—”
    “Spinach and feta stuffed chicken breast,” he said.
    “And mixed greens with baked goat cheese? This is one of my faves. How did you know?”
    “I might have run into Morgan today, and she might have given me a few ideas.”
    “I can’t believe you did this. That was unbelievably thoughtful. Thank you.”
    “You’re welcome, beautiful. Come on, dig in.” Luke