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Nikki stepped forward until he bare toe nudged his own, rested the palm of her hand against his chest for balance and rose on tip-toes to kiss the underside of his chin.Cully's eyes narrowed, his heart thudding faster beneath her palm. "Don't so that unless you meant it.""I mean it" she whispered."Does this mean you're done thinking about us?""Yes.""And what have you decided?""That I've wasted a lot of time thinking."Cully smiles slowly, his eyes going dark. "It's about damn time." He set his coffee mug on the porch railing and bent to slip his arm under her legs, swinging her off her feet and into his arms.Nikki gasped and clutched at him, gaining a fistful of shirt. "Where are you taking me?""Where you belong." he said, his voice raspy,deeper. "To bed."If he was the last man earth........Nikki Peterson would still have tried to avoid the cowboy who'd broken her heart four long years ago. But suddenly, Cully Bowdrie was the only man who could help her fight for a much-love child's life.When the guarded man walked into her little sister's hospital room, Nikki saw that he wasn't the same man she's known and, as secrets,regrets and attractions smouldered between them, they worked to save the little girl. During their desperate venture, Nikki and Cully realized a primitive hunger for each other. But would history repeat itself, or had their brush with life and death made them accept their love that had survived against all the odds...?…