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Owen sat across fro, "The boss said we don’t have to go to the office tomorrow I think he wants to make sure your immunity returns, and we could all use souess you have to put up withto put up with you I don’t mind at all" He looked down into his drink and turned a rosy shade of pink "I actually like having you around You’re good company"

"I take that to mean you’re not mad at me anymore"

"I wasn’t really h to tell ht I’d shown you before, the first time you lost your immunity, that I can deal with a lot"

"And you’re going to have to get used to the fact that I’m stubbornly independent If I think I can deal with itto run to others for help" I allowed ical things I don’t know et over that And don’t I get credit for going to you the ht you were angry with me at the time?"

"We’ll call it even," he said with a s to be okay, I was sure, in spite of a few little ive up

"That’s good, because it’s entirely possible you’ll be stuck with me for a while When my ‘business trip’ ends we’ll see if my roommates let me back in"

"I don’t think you’ll have any problems Marcia should understand"

"If she doesn’t hateherto tell my roommates the truth, all of it Will you back me up?"

He nodded "Yes, especially after what happened tonight They need to know, for their own safety as well as their acceptance of you"

"Okay, then To when they’re home from work You can take me home, and then we’ll tell them the whole story" I drainedto take a shower, then sleep until I can’t sleep any, hot shower, then put on rateful for her presence I didn’t want to be alone, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to be with Owen It was dawning onto hi his eneit’s fun to dream about when you put yourself in the place of a heroine in a book or

While it was nice to know that Oould do anything to keepthat I was in his way He had to beat Idris and whoever was running this show There was no doubt about it I’d read enough ical history lately to know that when soot really bad They had to be stopped, and could Owen do that if his first concern was forcherished that much was nicer in theory than reality If anyone was harmed by their activities from now on, I wouldn’t be able to help but feel responsible

As tired as I was, it took htue to recall when I woke When I finally dragged myself out of bed, I felt weary I sat on the side of the bed for a while before I could su sprawled on the sofa, a book in his hand and Loony draped across his chest

"What time is it?" I asked

He looked up fro, er, but a certain cat couldn’t standin bed one minute more" He put aside his book, then shifted Loony frory for breakfast or lunch?"

My iry at all, but then ht now"

"Breakfast food I can do That’s my specialty" He moved Loony from his lap to the sofa, then stood up "I’ve already made coffee if you want some"

I wasn’t sure coffee would clear ive it a shot, so I went back to the kitchen with him He poured the coffee for ar the way I liked it "Are you okay?" he asked as he handed ood"