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Did she think anything remotely resembling a massage from Theo oranythingTheo would do to her face would be like anything any other man had done so far? Nope.

She nodded slowly. “I have a feeling you’re right about that.”

Theo’s jaw tightened again, and he dropped his sunglasses back over his eyes.

Zander coughed again.

She was definitely no virgin. In fact, shelovedsex and she’d had some pretty great times with a few of the guys she’d dated.

But sex with Theo?

She liked to try new things and considered herself adventurous.

But she wasn’t sure she was ready for Theo Taggart.

“Get your shit and let’s get going,” Theo said, turning on his heel. “I’ll meet you on the dock.”

“Fine,” she said. “I guess I’ll just bring one bag then. But give me a minute. I need to be sure I grab the bag with my bubble bath, dirty book, and vibrator!” she called after him, her voice louder onvibrator.

Theo caught his toe on the first uneven board at the end of the dock.

And, because his back was to her, Savannah finally let herself smile with satisfaction.

She started to turn back to her car. In truth, one of her suitcases was full of only books so it would feel heavy. She didn’t need it at all, and if she was hauling the thing around, she was totally leaving it in the car.

“Do you need help with your bags?” Zander asked.

Ah, the rumor of the Southern Gentleman wasn’t totally fiction.

She shook her head as she slipped into the car and turned it on so she could raise the convertible’s roof. “I’ve got it, but thanks.”

When the top was up, she pushed the seat forward, grabbed the one suitcase she did need—which was only half-full, but did indeed carry her vibrator, bubble bath, and the spicy romance novel she was in the middle of—locked the car, and started for the dock, rolling the suitcase behind her.

“I don’t know which one of you I feel sorrier for,” Zander said, opening the driver’s door to his car as she passed him.

“Neither. He’s just dropping me off. After that, we won’t see each other again until he comes to pick me up to bring me back to town. Unless he’s late doing that.” She slid her sunglasses down her nose and looked over the tops of them. “Then him. Definitely him.”

She had just stepped up on to the walkway that would lead to the dock, but she still heard Zander chuckle and say, “Right. Okay, then. Have a great night.”

Hmm. His tone was weird. She wasn’t sure what that meant suddenly.

But she wasn’t sure she wanted to.

Chapter

Five

The nice thing about airboats was that the huge fans that propelled them were really loud, and it was hard to talk over them.

So Savannah just got to sit in front of Theo with big noise-canceling headphones over her ears and her own thoughts swirling in her head.

She was now officially on her way to spend the night in a cabin on the bayou. Where it was very dark. And very quiet. Where she would be very alone. Where she would be unable to leave if she wanted to.

That was the part that she was most worried about.

She hated feeling stuck. She got anxious when she didn’t have the means to take herself someplace else if she got bored or restless or uncomfortable or needed something.

Trees lined the water on either side, whipping past as the airboat coasted over the top of the water, grasses, and the floating green leafy plants of the bayou.

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