Anticipation
Chapter One
Jonas' hand landed on her hip. His fingers gripped her firmly. "Deidre, I-"
When he stopped himself, then took the bowl out of her hands and set in on the
counter, murmuring, "The cookies can wait," Deidre didn't know what to think.
Yes, she'd been brazen, teasing him like that, but Jonas was sending out very
confusing signals.
Deidre let him lead her to the straight back chair next to the table. When he
sat her down and turned to fill an empty bowl with water, she just stared in
confusion.
She was surprised when he lowered himself to one knee and put the bowl of water
on the floor next to her feet. Her pensive gaze tracked his sexy, hard-working
hands as he withdrew a white handkerchief from his pants' pocket and dipped the
cloth in the water, his movements measured and precise.
The tense silence between them was killing her. "What are you doing?"
Instead of replying, his warm fingers wrapped around her left ankle and his gaze
locked with hers, steady and sure.
Totally perplexed, she let him lift her foot above the bowl. When he glanced at
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