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He shook his head "No Never a fake"

She arched a brow "Are you referring to life--or sex?"

Again, that slow lazy sht have broken a hundred hearts "Both, maybe"

"There’s no future here," she said, so have to have a future?"

She shrugged "No,somewhere?"

She nodded firmly "Back to the Lee Room"

"Then I’ at hiown Then he rose, found the black knit boxers and a terry robe, and looked back at her She stared at hiown

"You don’t have to--"

"Do you o"

"I’m not sure if this should be…a habit," she said

He sht of it as a habit"

"You’re incredibly exasperating," she told hiain, his thuer touched her chin

"May I come with you to the Lee Room, if you find it so important to sleep there? We will, however, lock the balcony doors I don’t feel like entertaining any tricksters in the ht"

"Maybe you shouldn’t coreat bait for the trickster," she said

So hardened in his jaw "You’re not bait, and whatever the hell you do, don’t go thinking that way" He turned, drawing her with him Inside, he locked the balcony doors

"You left your balcony doors open," she pointed out

He shrugged "No one has ever disturbed anything in my room I simply don’t want anyone in here With us"

She was amazed to realize that just the sound of his voice hout

Then he walked toward her "Trust ht"

"But--"

She was drawn back into his aro, please Give us this Let it be norht be Just be…normal"

And then…

The feel of his lips

And then everything that was raw and real and soain, and yet, this tiht crept into the blindness of passion

If only…

If only this could be a reality…

If only she really were…

Norht, sipping her coffee and staring over the rim at Clint and Carter

But then, all days were a bit different now, and she loved it Darcy Tre at Melody House This, however, was a

"How on earth do you think that she found that skull when no one else ever could?" Clint said, shaking his head as he added jalish ed "It’s been out there for a long time Maybe it’s just that no one else ever really looked for it" Carter scratched his bearded chin "Luck, entle"

"Oh, come on, Penny No one really has extrasensory perception," Carter argued

"She sure has a lot else," Clint h "But I think she’s off-lireed

"Who?" Penny said

They both stared at her as if she were totally blind

"Matt," they said in unison

"Oh," Penny said, settling back

"And she’s a redhead," Clint said, as if that made it all beyond comprehension

"Tall," Carter said

"Really built," Clint said

"Regal"

"Really, really, built!" Carter repeated

Penny leaned closer to the table "Well, boys, I do think that you’re both out of luck Because I think that shefor Matt"