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She glanced up froave her that other look she couldn’t resist That "get naked immediately" look She saved her file and closed the laptop, stuffing the stack of papers under the co"

"We’l be finished in an hour or two," Brian said

"Or four," Myrna said

"Or four" Brian slid out of the booth and extended his hand toward Myrna

"Four hours? I’l die by then" He took Brian’s vacated seat and peered into the fishy-s to eat in the fridge" Myrna slid frolanced back at Trey

"What did you guys do with yourselves before I joined the tour?"

"We were barely alive," Trey said "Drowning in our own filth Malnourished Scrawny Anemic On our last li on the table as he played dead

She chuckled "You poor babies"

Brian tugged her toward the bedroouys You’ve al become ihed "Yes, even Eric"

"You’re important to al of us, too," he said "I can’t reh "I’h the bedroorily He kicked the door closed

"Not a drag," he ood for the likes of us"

She kissed the corner of his o"

"I’d never lie to you," he whispered, his lips trailing lightly over the skin of her cheek to her ear He drew her earlobe into his ue Her breath caught She forgot about everything but hi theue rubbed the sensitive spot behind her ear Her fingers curled into his hard chest as she swayed against him

He brushed her shirt off her shoulders and ently So gently it made her want to cry

"Brian?" she whispered

He lifted his head to look at her "H tender"

"You don’t like it?"

"I didn’t say that I just wondered what brought it on al of a sudden"

He grinned "Jace needs bass music I have to slow it down a little"

She placed her hands on his face and rose on tiptoes to kiss his lips "Is that al ? I thought ether He sed hard and fixed his gaze on her forehead "Like what?"

"You’ve thought up soured you’d better softenyour trap"