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"Sit down, Jerry We have to talk" I sat on the sofa

"Again? We already talked this week Florence said that was probably enough for a couple who’d been together as long as we have" Jerry faked a put-upon expression and sat close besideelse When he got ready to kill et Flo and her TV talk show advice" I scooted over so I could face him "This is serious It’s about who I went to see in Malibu"

"The diet guy What about hirinned when he saw , Jerry I mean it" I reached over and covered him He was too quick forit dohere he wanted it

"I know you do You’re cute when you’re serious" He had a twinkle in his eyes that I rarely got to see Jerry teasing was a wonderful sight He was clearly happy With ave in and increased the pressure of ers for a moment and leaned in to kiss his smile

"I love you, Jerry Re me, Gloriana What the hell have you been up to?"

"TheThe man who has helped me lose an incredible five pounds" I couldn’t help it I had to stand and dropIt is, Jerry"

"I can see that, though it was fine the way it was Now, finish, lass, before I gothe curve of hed, then picked up rin "No need to go crazy Unless this is life or death, you can tell your tale as well naked as dressed And"--he pulled me between his knees--"I’m sure I’ll accept whatever ‘news’ this is much more happily with this view in front of me" He leaned forward and licked one of my nipples

"Oh, God, Jerry, if only it were that siers into his hair and held his head to ot his attention He looked up "Glory?"

"Okay, here goes" I stepped back out of teeth-gnashing range "The diet guru is Ian MacDonald"

Here it ca of as surely profanity acco in the room that could stand in for a weapon He brandished a silver candlestick, his face red, his eyes on fire Finally, he took a cal breath, slammed the silver down on the tiled counter and faced htly that, naked or dressed, there was no way I could sex my way out of this

"You’ve had truck with Ian MacDonald Are you mad, wo I wasn’t about to let Jerry look down on rowled this, his fangs down, his eyes hard

"I told him I’m with Ray Just like the tabloids say He seeht better of touching him "He knows you made me But Ray went to Malibu with me We played the devoted couple in front of Ian"

Jerry’s htened He hated the idea of my "devoted couple" act with Ray He’d seen it for hiood for his pride And the reason he’d trotted out the giant ring the night before I alore Ray’s ring in public those nights It absolutely killed Jerry

"And you think MacDonald bought your act"

"Sure Ray paid for s, stuff Ray ht try Your name never came up" I had probably just said too et to me" Jerry stalked to theand looked out "I wouldn’t be surprised if he had you followed after you left there I told you I sht If one of his spies saw us together, he knows you’rethat!" I stomped my bare foot "I a off the subject but he’d just hit one of "

"Listen to yourself, Gloriana You’re spouting twenty-first-century wo the fact that you’ve probably set me, yourself and even Caine up to be staked" Jerry threw off his robe and cliet back to the hotel I need backup and so do you"

"Jerry, you’re overreacting Ian’s done nothing--"