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Froainst the table So that’s what had pul ed her from sleep Who’d be awake at this hour? She crawled over Brian’s body and peeked through the curtain Sed sat at the dining table with his back to her He took a sip of his beer, while he gazed down at so in the palm of his hand She wondered if he’d mind some coing Brian’s T-shirt down over her panties Her luggage was stil in her car, so she hadn’t had anything to wear to bed and Brian hadn’t wanted her to sleep nude this close to the guys When her feet hit the floor, Sed turned his head to look at her He shtly and slid whatever was in his hand into his pocket She stood next to the bench across the table froe her

"I couldn’t sleep," he said

"Can I join you?"

"Yeah, of course Do you want a beer?"

She shook her head "I don’t drink My ex-husband was an alcoholic and I can’t stomach the taste of it" Or the smell Sed pushed three empty beer cans aside "I… didn’t realize you’d been o" She brushed her hair behind her ears and changed the subject "I think Brian’s real y sorry he hit you"

"Yeah, I know But I deserved it Sinclair doesn’t clobber souy Not like the rest of us"

"I think you’re al good guys"

He grinned at her, his blue eyes sparkling in the low luminosity cabin lamps "Even Eric?"

She chuckled "Yeah, even Eric"

"You’re right They are good guys I’m the assle of the bunch"

She reached across the table and took his hand "That’s not true, Sed I know so you You can talk to aze "You shouldn’t touch me, Myrna Brian wouldn’t take it wel "

She wanted to ask hihts before "The last girl who duot drunk over Did you…?" She tilted her head to one side in question

"Yeah, I banged her And his previous girlfriend, too I told you I was an assle He should hit melanced up at her and smiled "You sure?"

Her heart thudded She blew a breath through her lips The matic Virile She’d never met anyone like hih" He chuckled "Woh she kneas just trying to get a rise out of her That word bothered her It had been flung at her too many times in her past "Yeah, we’re al hores Especial y around the rock stars we admire Why do you think that is?"

"Huh?"

"Why do you think women are so promiscuous when they’re near you? Or Brian? Or Trey? Any of you?"

"Hel if I know"

"Yeah, h" Maybe she could get a research grant funded on the topic Were groupies always loose or did their behavior change when around the band? She knew Sinners’ fa a y Not that she had tiroupie pro wel at alShe had to concentrate al her efforts on keeping her grant funding or she ood-bye

Sed squeezed her hand, drawing Myrna’s thoughts frohed her down had even crossed her mind since she’d met Brian

"I don’t real y think you’re a whore, Myrna," he said "I don’t even want to bang you"