but if it worries you ... '' he slid his hands up her leg until his fingers caught on the tie of her plain garter . violet remembered how daniel had checked her for breaks or hurts when they 'd crash-landed the balloon . the frisson of delight as his fingers had touched her calves had unnerved her then , and it unnerved her now . daniel 's hands were firm and sure , and he made short work of the
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