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"I have a better idea" I gave him a slow smile "Why don’t the two of us take a shower"

His eyes widened and his body ian to react "What a wonderful idea"

It was a long shower I’ve seldoet out until the hot water gave out and ere both completely sated and famished for breakfast

Bruno dried off quickly and headed for the kitchen while I put on so about the new hair, it was definitely easier to et used to that

I was feeling pretty good by the tiet dressed Back in my bedroo on my bed It hadn’t been there before

"Bruno?" I called

As he so often did, he knehat I was asking frole word He called back, "I was at the hospital with Isaac yesterday when Do theot sidetracked"

Yay, the rest of ear! Before I had a chance to put it on, Bruno yelled that breakfast was ready

I raced down the stairs Bruno had not only htened up--a lot of the flowers, which had begun to die, were gone I assuet ear from his car

A huge chunk of sapphire sat in the middle of ht I knew, froe, but I wasn’t sure

"It’s a vosta, a focus stone You can use a good-quality crystal in a pinch, but unflawed gemstones are better Diamonds are best but damned hard to come by and very expensive This was the best I could coet my hands on this if Isaac hadn’t made some calls for me"

"Do I even want to kno much that cost?"

He looked at me soberly "More than my house"

Oh, hell

"It’ll be worth it," he proics better, turning theht Butfroain "Seriously, how hard is this going to be for you?"

"It’s probably the hardest thing any of us will ever do," he said quietly "Co connection between the erous nobody sane does it if there’s any other choice"

"But you’re still going to do it"

"We have to We can’t let Connor Finn have access to the power of a node and we’ve got to get the prison sealed up again I know I could die and that scaresfor I have to do it"

I’d risen fro about it I moved around behind him and wrapped my arms around hiht But I hate it"

"I hate it, too"

It was nine o’clock by the ti him around had helped--I almost felt like my usual self

I spread sunscreen overto decide what to wear Ultimately, I ith my most comfortable black jeans, a sapphire blue blouse, and my beloved black blazer I also wore a Colt in a shoulder holster, a Glock in the back of ht possibly need tucked into the pockets, loops, and co arood

I finished off with my black Nikes, the ones with the white swoosh and the blue layer in the sole You never knohen you’re going to have to make a run for it, and I wanted to be prepared That was my , I could feel the power of it auger natural siren abilities Good I’d need the advantage of telepathy Which reminded me … I went back into the bedroom, opened the safe, and took out sorabbed the sniper rifle I’d liberated fro the previous day’s confrontation and went outside

My tiate I was surprised that she wasn’t driving das Humvee As I climbed into the car I started to ask whether everyone was in place and everything ready … then I got a good look at her

She looked grim Her makeup was minimal, her hair pulled back severely and tucked into a si all black--black jeans and a black silk shell under a black suit jacket not unlikebracelet She wasn’t wearing a ring

Oh, crap She wasn’t wearing her engage