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"Put on your pants, Ray Please?" I ju out there naked in front of Valdez "I’ll wear your shirt"
"What’s the et jealous if he thinks you and I did the wild thing in here? Or report your infidelity to Blade?" Ray feinted right, then left, but I didn’t fall for his tricks I just stayed in front of the door
"I’rabbed a la to put on those pants"
Ray grinned and picked up a lao, baby I’d love to see Blade lose his security deposit"
I just shookto save his pride and e to cry, which was pretty strong right now I think I loved hi sex with hi tiet it Not while I was standing there naked, wearing nothing but a frown
"Humor me I refuse to flaunt my love life in front of the hired help" God, I hoped that hadn’t carried into the den I’d never thought of Rafe as just an employee But whatever worked at this point "We can waste tioes down and Jerry comes out of his bedroom Don’t think that’s a threeso here But it’s your call"
"Shit" Ray grabbed his pants and stepped into therabbed his shirt and slipped it and h forrooh the sheers, and Ray stopped and stared for aa mile a minute
"See that Jet Ski? I have one like that on the island No,to turn over" He laughed "What did I tell you? Glory, check it out Look what’s coy before?"
I joined hi Funny how Ian’s formula works differently on some of us Guess Jerry is still dead to the world" I took Ray’s hand "And a double dose let you stay up all day"
He grinned "Blade will be sorry henow that Blade’s realized Ian’s stuff is the real deal and he saw the sunrise thisHe did see it, didn’t he, Glory?"
"Sure did He’s all for ending the feud now That’s what he plans to tell his father"
"Guess he’ll shift out of here when he wakes up" Ray turned to Valdez "Rafe, call Fred and arrange to have the limo pick up Glory and me here after dark You knoant to buy a place on the beach I wonder if this one is for sale" Ray couldn’t quit s
I saw Rafe pull out his cell phone He just turned his back and hit speed dial The hired help Okay
"Talk to Chip If you’re staying in LA, he has several properties he’s trying to sell Check out all his listings" I turned back to the beach A group of teenagers had gathered wood and looked ready to light a bonfire What fun
When I’d been sixteen, I’d already run away from home and married an actor It had been a hard life and, after he’d died, worse than hard My parents had decided it was better to pretend I was dead than admit I’d made such a foolish choice So I’d had no support No wonder Jerry had been so important to me and I’d jumped at the chance to be taken care of
Of course I’d loved him and been dazzled by his power and sensuality I’d never known a rateful that he’d wanted me I’d been blinded to the coht with it And every tiht hesitate, he’d put his hands on er that had no place to go
I turned to Ray Not angry with hiratitude either I smiled
"Do what you want, Ray But no hasty decisions That’s ht, Glory I’ll take ht Rent first, then buy later LA is where I need to be Close to Ian and his miracles And close to the music scene Nate’s told me that a time or two or six" Ray slipped his arainst hi hohts"
"The limo’s not that far away With traffic, it should be here in half an hour Right after dark" Rafe walked up to stand besidefor both of you Guess MacDonald is soenius"