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"Those shoes look awfully fancy," she said with a smile

"I wanted to impress you"

"That’s not your job or mine" More with that smile "But they’re a very nice pair of tuxedo shoes I’ve learned all about men’s fashion from Butch"

"He and I use the saot to an unmarked steel door with noin it, she knocked, waited a ray walls, a table in the center, and only two chairs

"I’m sorry this is so dour," she ether

As she sat down, he realized she’d brought a yellow pad and a pen with her Huh He hadn’t even noticed she’d taken anything from the desk

"Join me," she prompted as she motioned to a chair

"This won’t take long," heat all"

As Ruhn pulled the truck over in front of the Co about cologne--sos Which was the point

Leaning forward so he could regard the skyscraper’s towering steel-and-glass facade, he found hi why people used the stuff Previously, with no one to impress, the idea that you would deliberately scent yourself with soreat expense seees

Now? With the prospect of Saxton joining him in this cab?

He wished he had the sophistication to knoas the right cologne and the money to buy it--

One side of the double doors opened and Saxton strode out into the cold, thein a puff of white that drifted over his shoulder He had on that pale brown coat of his and a red scarf knotted and tucked in at his throat His slacks were navy blue or perhaps black His hair was thick and shiny, brushed back froloved hands

Before Ruhn could stop hi around to open the passenger door

"You are so kind," Saxton said with a s in for a kiss And as if Saxton recognized this, he brushed Ruhn’s forear the door, Ruhn proceeded to resuh in here for you?"

"It’s perfect" The h question, but those gray eyes were pointed without being de asked, wasn’t it

Ruhn cleared his throat and then focused on the ed

In a very low, very deep voice, Ruhn answered with the truth: "I aht of nothing but their ti that erotic scene in that kitchen over and over again--until he had had to relieve hi attracted to soe

That sex they’d shared had been thehe had ever done

"Well," Saxton murmured "After our work is done, we’ll have to see if we can take care of that for you A asms and pleasure and exploration swirled between the with the hu," he said

"As do I," Saxton chuckled

Ruhn blushed as he glanced over "I mean across town"

"Me, too" Saxton reached over and squeezed his hand "I shouldn’t tease you It’s just that blush You know"

"It’s not manly"

Saxton frowned "What an odd way to put it"

"I don’t knohat I’ood ords"

"You do just fine" Saxton squeezed again and released his hold "You need to stop apologizing for yourself You are not less than People are only ever different"

Given that Ruhn wasn’t sure what to say--as usual--he reeable So like that