Another Man's Treasure (19 page)

“Damn
personal
trainers!”
Miranda
laughed
because
she
knew
he
would
have
a
fit
if she
was
still
in
Cali.

Miranda
checked
through
her
bags
one
more
time,
so
not
to
forget
anything.
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she
would
be
too
busy
with
dinner
to
bother
coming
back
to
her place.

Dinner
and
Jude.
The
very
thought
made
her
tingle
all
over.
She
smiled wickedly
when
she
checked
for
the
toys…yup,
they
were
in
there
too.
She
loved
it when
he
let
her
take
control
of
the
tempting
and
teasing.
Her
<0">ont>
arousal
factor
shot through
the
roof,
but Jude’s?
The
more
she
teased
him,
the
harder he
got
and
tonight
would
be
no
exception.

Miranda
never
had
the
opportunity
with
Hank
to
explore
her
sexual
appetite.
Hank was
a
control
freak…plain
and
simple. The
only
experimentation
with
him
was
what
he
deemed
fit.
In
the
beginning,
it
>
was fun,
arousing…enjoyable.
After
David
died,
Hank
became
demanding,
almost
cruel. He
took
his
pleasure
and
left
Miranda
feeling
unsatisfied
and
used.
There
was
no mutual
give
and
take, and she felt
she
was
nothing
more
than
a
showpiece
for
public
viewing.
One
day,
Hank
left
for
work
and
forgot
to
lock
his
home
office
door.
Miranda searched
through
the
closet
and
desk,
and
found
the
tapes
and
documents
that
alerted
her
to
his
shady
dealings.
She
had
already
planned
to
go
back
home
to
Willow,
but
now
she
knew
she
left
with
leverage.

Miranda
shook
her
head
and
brought
her
thoughts
back
to
the
present.
Now
she

had
Jude - this
loving,
< />
attentive,
gorgeous
man -
back
in
her
life.
Things
were
going to
be
different
now.
With
Jude,
Miranda
would
know
love
again.
She
wiped
a
single tear
from
her
cheek
and
drove
over
to
the
farm
house.

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Jude
had
spoken
with
Craig
earlier
and
accepted
the
proposal
for
0">the
position
in
Willow.  Craig
had
told
him
to
go
home
and
celebrate.
 
Who
was
he
to
argue
with
the
boss?
  
He stopped
at
the
florist
and
bought
two
dozen
red
roses
for
Miranda.
Along
with
the flowers,
Jude
bought
her
favorite
merlot
for
dinner
and
champagne
for
later.
He pulled
into
the
driveway
and
smiled.
Miranda
was
already
there.
He
walked
in
the front
door,
stopped
dead
in
his
tracks
and
stared.

Miranda
sat
on
the
kitchen counter, wearing
only
one
of
his
silk
ties
and
those
red
stilettos…blindfolded.

Jude
dropped
his
briefcase
on
the
floor
and
set
the
roses
on
the
table. He
never
said
a
word
as
she
sat
there
quietly,
waiting
for
him.
Jude
walked
over
to her
and
put
his
lips
to
her
ear.
Miranda
felt
the
heat
from
his
body.