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"One of what?" He reappeared brandishing a chicken leg

"You get hungry after sex," she whispered

"I didn’t eat on the plane, and yes," he said, grinning shyly at her, "I suspect you’re right"

She yawned and sat on the bar stool "Anything interesting in there?"

"Leftover chicken, cottage cheese three weeks past its expiration date, Swiss cheese and an orange"

"I’ll take the orange" She yawned again

"Have you been getting enough sleep?" He peeled the orange and handed it to her, frowning It wasn’t his iination; she was pale

"More than ever I seem to be exhausted lately All I do is work and sleep"

"Have you seen a doctor?"

"No I’ a sether discussing her sleeping patterns She ate a section of the rather dry orange "I better shower and get dressed"

"For the show?"

She nodded, sad that part of her weekend with James would be spent on the job, but there was no help for it It was difficult enough to trade schedules in order to fly up to Seattle

"I’ what a talented woman I married"

"I hope I don’t disappoint you"

"Not possible" He shook his head solee "Do you ever wonder what’s really there between us?"

He tossed the chicken bone into the garbage "What do youphysical attraction Is there more?"

He sed; the question seemed to make him uncomfortable "What makes you ask that?"

"In case you haven’t noticed, we can’t keep our hands off each other"

"What’s wrong with that?"

"I think about uslove--a lot Probably more than I should You’re a brilliant e you intellectually"

"I married you because I fell in love with you"

He hts up when you walk into it," he said "When you laugh, I want to laugh, too I’ve never heard you sing or seen you perfore, but there’s ht wewith youpratfalls or anything--it’s your attitude When I’m with you, the world’s a better place"

Suhten

"Like your father, an attorney or a judge can develop a jaded perspective in life It’s difficult to trust when the world’s filled with suspicion It’s difficult to love when you deal with the consequences of hate every day Perhaps that’s been ?"

"Yes You came to me without defenses, devastated, vulnerable, broken I’d been hurt, too, so I kne you felt because I’d experienced those sah the fires of hell before I’d allow anyone to do that to you again" He walked over and held out his hand "It’s more than just words when I say I love you, Suripped his hand with both of hers

"If you’re afraid our relationship is too much about sexual attraction, thenphysical for the rest of the weekend Instead, we’ll concentrate on getting to know each other better"

"Do you think it’s possible?" She gave hiaped open, and Summer watched as he stared at her breasts, then carefully averted his eyes

"It’s possible," he said in a low voice "Not easy, but possible"

"I need to take a shower before I leave for work" She slipped off the stool and started to walk away Then she turned, looked over her shoulder and smiled seductively "Remember what fun we had in the shower, Jah clenched teeth "If we’re going to stay out of the bedroom, I’ll need your help"

She turned to face him full on "The shower isn’t in the bedroom"

"Go have your shower," he said stiffly "I’ll wait for you here"

"You’re sure?" She released the sash and let the silk robe fall open

He s--but he didn’t htly disappointed, Summer walked slowly into the bathroom and turned on the shower

She’d just stepped inside and adjusted the water when the shower door was pulled open

Naked, James joined her there "You know I can’t resist you," he muttered

"Yes," she said softly "I can’t resist you, either"