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Fucking She only ever wanted raging sex, the kind that rattled your teeth and broke beds, that you were sore for the night after from, that made you feel like you’d been in a car accident

Not this soft, gentle stuff

The forressive, and so it was easier to keep a guard up What she and Peyton had just done? It was too close To…inti?" he asked her

As he pulled back, she couldn’tIt’s fine"

After a moment, he withdrew--and she hated that her bodyshe did not need

"You know," he said in a level voice, "sooner or later, you’re going to have to decide whether you likeof conscience made her more honest than she would ordinarily have been "It’s not you Honest"

"Oh, s around and sat on the edge of the bed "And you know, I’ve used it, too It’s always a lie"

"Not always"

"Well Most of the ti period of silence, and she tried not to trace his shoulders and upper body with her eyes The extra muscle suited hi

She shut her lids as a blast of pure erotic heat whipped through her like a solar flare

"I do like you," she heard herself say "I’"

He looked across his shoulder at her "Annnnnnd I have also used that line! Hey, give me back my playbook"

"It’s true"

Peyton seemed to focus on the floor as he shook his head "No, frankly, it’s bullshit ’Cuz who is good at relationships? And is that where you saw us going? Wait, don’t answer that--because it’s in the past tense now, clearly"

Novo sat up "Peyton I’uess you are" He slid off the high bed and pulled on his slacks "And it’s cool It’s whatever, you know I a to push you"

"I’uess I should be complimented by the fact that you’re threatened by ive this strong-aret past your badass shell So hey, sign e, ’kay? It’ll probably be a round of female empowerment, but I’m sure I can find a jacket to put it on"

As she stared at hi After the male left me for my sister--and Sophy only came on to him to prove she could win, okay? I miscarried alone, in a cold house, and proet involved e, and for a while, I got to write you off as a rich asshole…until you promised me you would never hurt me and then made love to me instead of fucked me

Noant to run from you because I don’t want to learn that lesson twice

Okay, fine, that would all be so ht and kept to herself But she couldn’t seem to make that leap She couldn’t seem to open her mouth and tell him about all the reasons why no one, not just hio," he said, "before you have to throw another line ofto be the whole I’m so sorry, but I have to crash now because I have to work--which, at least for me, was actually a bold-faced lie up until I ca down, he picked up his socks and shoved them in his pants pockets Grabbed his shirt and put it on The jacket as well His loafers--were those ht He finger-coed his cuff links

As he addedto his formerly naked frame, he athering momentum

"So I’ll see you when I see you" Peyton paused by the door "And the e has been received, okay? I’ll leave you alone, especially now that you’re back on your feet"

He gave her a sazine, all cocky and full of perfect white teeth "Take care"

He knocked on the jaavel down on a case, and then he was gone as if he had never been