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"Arizona is where your business is?" "Unfortunately"

Uh

whoa

Instead of riskingand continued on to the kitchen

I passed through Gideon’s spacious apart prewar architecture and slender arched s,hardwood and s

Decorated in dark woods and neutral fabrics, the luxurious space was brightened by jeweled accents

As ed to re, a comfortable place to relax and feel pampered

When I reached the kitchen, I wasted no ti under the one-cup coffeemaker

Gideon joined me with his jacket draped over one arm and his cell phone in his hand

I put another portable e for soht be fortunate after all"

I faced him and reminded him of my roommate issue

"I need to knock heads with Cary this weekend"

Gideon dropped his phone in the inner pocket of his jacket, then hung the garment off the back of one of the bar stools at the island

"You’re co in a rush, I added half- and-half tofor you to finish work and fuckand sipped his steaue?" "Are you going to be difficult? We talked about this

You know I can’t leave Cary after what happened last night"

The ave newto the word clusterfuck

I put the carton back in the fridge and absorbed the sensation of being drawn to him inexorably by the force of his will

It’d been that way fro

When he chose to, Gideon could make nore the part of oing to take care of business and I’o back to taking care of each other"

"I won’t be back until Sunday night, Eva"

Oh

I felt a sharp twinge in

Most couples didn’t spend every free ether, but eren’t like - ups, insecurities, and an addiction to each other that required regular contact to keep us functioning properly

I hated being apart from him

I rarely wentof hiht, either," he said quietly, studying

"By Sunday we’ll both be worthless"

I blew on the surface of my coffee, then took a quick sip

I was unsettled at the thought of going the entire weekend without hi that amount of time away from me

He had a world of choices and possibilities out there, women eren’t so screwed up and difficult to be with

Still, I ed to say, "We both know that’s not exactly healthy, Gideon"

"Says who? No one else knohat it’s like to be us"

Okay, I’d give hi this i to drive both of us crazy all day

We’d sort it out later, but for noere stuck with it

Resting his hip against the counter, he crossed his ankles and stubbornly settled in

"What we need is for you to coainst the travertine tile

"I can’t just give up et bored real quick

Hell, I’d get sick of myself

It shouldn’t kill us to spend a couple days straightening out other parts of our lives, even if we hate doing it"

His gaze captured mine

"You’re too much trouble to be arm candy"

"Takes a trouble off his brooding sensuality and instantly capturing me with his severe intensity

So otten a lot of press lately, Eva

It’s no secret that you’re in New York

I can’t leave you here while I’ Cary with us if you have to