The Doctor's Baby Dare. Michelle Celmer

serious.”

      “That’s not how I hear it.”

      “Keeping tabs on me?”

      She was making it sound that way, wasn’t she? “Word gets around. You’re reputed to have a very busy social calendar.”

      “When I first got here I was going out pretty frequently. But I was in a new place and meeting lots of new people.”

      “New women, you mean.”

      He shot her a sideways glance through the curtain of his unfairly thick lashes, then winked. He actually winked. “Be careful, Clare, you almost sound jealous.”

      Probably because she was. A little.

      He moved closer, looking like a tiger on the prowl, his eyes shining with male heat. If this were the wild, he would take her in an instant. And because it was the wild she would be helpless to stop him. He looked as if he was going to kiss her, and she wanted him to.

      His eyes locked on hers, he started to lean in, slowly, cautiously, as if he was expecting her to hit him over the head with something.

      Up until today he had been subtle but consistent. He had never pushed, exactly, but he’d made sure that she knew he was around. Something told her now that all bets were off.