One Perfect Moment. A.C. Arthur

mention it,” Morgan said before leaning over to nudge her husband.

      “Ah, she’s right. It was a pleasure having you, Ava,” Gray told her.

      “We’re all set for our meeting tomorrow,” Harper added.

      Ava nodded. “That’s right, we are. I’m really looking forward to hearing your ideas about tiny homes. I’ve been thinking about having one built for a while, just haven’t had the time.”

      “Well, you’re in Temptation now,” Morgan continued. “We take life at a slower pace here than in Los Angeles. I hope you get lots of writing done while you’re here. And please feel free to stop by whenever you get tired of sitting at your computer. You’re welcome here anytime.”

      Gage tried not to frown at that statement. He’d taken Harper’s offer to stay at the house she was renovating for her and Garrek.

      “Thanks. I’m just going to head back now. I’ll be seeing you all soon, I suppose,” Ava said as she stood this time.

      Gage stood, too. He didn’t know why, but he did.

      “I’m going to head out, as well. I’ll see Ava back to the B and B,” he said.

      “That’s an excellent idea,” Morgan added with a smile.

      “I’ll meet you for breakfast at the hospital in the morning,” Gray said.

      “I’ll be there,” he replied.

      Gage moved around the table to hug and kiss Morgan and Harper good-night. He shook Gray’s hand and then went to stand beside Ava. She was looking at him with a smile, and Gage wondered what she was thinking. He wondered what she’d thought about that night after they’d been together in her trailer. And he wondered if she’d thought about him at all since that time.

      That thought stuck with him as he followed her back to the B and B in his car. And when he stepped onto the sidewalk and walked with her up to the front door, he continued to tell himself that the one night of great sex had been just that—one night.

      Until now.

      “Come inside with me,” Ava said to him.

      “Sure,” he replied without hesitation.

      * * *

      “This isn’t New York,” Gage said after closing and locking the door to her room.

      Otis hadn’t been at the front desk when they’d walked into Sunnydale. A woman with long braids and a quick smile gave Ava the key and told her where her room was located. It had only taken Ava a couple seconds to realize the woman’s quick smile was directed at Gage. That, for some insane reason, turned her on.

      Gage Taylor turned her on. He had since the first day she’d watched him walk onto the set. Dressed in a black suit, white shirt and purple tie, he’d stolen the breath of every other female on the set. And he wasn’t even a movie star. It was his swagger, Ava later surmised. The way his slightly bowed legs moved and the expertly cut suit hung on his broad shoulders. How his goatee was cut so precisely and his skin tone resembled the most decadent caramel. The husky and confident tone of his voice and the candid and intense way he had of looking a person straight in the eye when they talked. All of that combined with his quick wit and easy humor was nothing short of perfect. Perfectly, mouth-wateringly sexy. Period.

      “No,” she replied and turned to face him. “This is Temptation.”

      It was a place she’d arrived at only hours before. She’d come here to work on a project she wasn’t one hundred percent on board with. She had not come here to have sex with Gage again. But she wanted to. There was no point denying that.

      He crossed his arms over his chest. The chest she’d known, from the way his dress shirts molded to him when they were on the set, would be deliciously muscled.

      “That it is,” he continued, his voice lowering slightly.

      His gaze pinning her to where she stood.

      “And I’m tempted,” he said.

      Ava tilted her head and once again replayed all the reasons why this was foolish. While they were currently in the off-season of Doctor’s Orders, Gage had already signed a contract to work on the second season with her. Which made him an employee or coworker. In addition, he was one of the Taylors of Temptation, the family that her new project centered around. Her job here was to get each of the sextuplets to sign a contract that would allow cameras into their lives for three months. From her research, she had a feeling that wasn’t going to be an easy feat.