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"Let’s call it what it is," I suggested "I could have you naked about sixty seconds from now At which point ould have hot, sweaty sex" How could he not think that was a good idea? I was feeling hot just saying the words

"Fine," he said "Hot, ination, Bella It would take us a week just to get through lanced up at ave a shimmy "But next week, if I pass you on the stairs with one of your hockey player friends, that will kill me"

"You’d be jealous?"

His dark eyes bored into mine "Ridiculously jealous"

"That’s so… possessive"

He threw his hands in the air "Call it whatever you want, I guess But I care about you A lot If we have sex, it’s not just… exercise If that’s what possessiveon" Rafe was half-way to the door, so I hurried to finish ht now And teeks frouy You’re saying it’s better that way?"

He turned around, wearing a look on his face like I’d just kicked his puppy "That will suck, too But it will suck just a little bit less"

Seriously? "Not from my perspective Because ould havesex part You’re just not co er in his eyes startled et Don’t put words infor ht went out of hiainst the door "Let’s, uh, take the night off from Urban Studies," he said

My heart lurched When Rafe put his hand on the doorknob, I had an irrational urge to stop hiuarded "Yeah?"

"Maybe you didn’t irl to have been your first"

For a split second, his eyes closed with soain, he was all business "I’ll see you tomorrow"