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"Yes" She s over at Robin "It’s good to see you, Robin"

"You too, Lucky" Robin smiled back at her and walked over to me "Is that coffee ready? I’m about to fall back asleep"

"Well, if the coffee doesn’t wake you up I know so that will"

"Oh, really?" she purred

"Really" I leaned towards her

"And ould that be?" She leaned towardsup

"Well, it would consist of …"

"Guys, we are still in the kitchen" Zane cleared his throat and grabbed Lucky’s aro out for breakfast"

"Oh, sorry You don’t need to do that" Robin blushed and shook her head "Please don’t leave because of " Zane rubbed Lucky’s back and she leaned into the crook of his arreat" Robin responded at the sauess we can go" I said reluctantly I didn’t want to leave the house I just wanted to go back to bed and ravish Robin some more

"You don’t want to just keep me in the bedroohed

"You tell hiain "We have plenty of time to eat and then colared at hed

"I didn’t mean it like that" I put my hands up "I was cornered into that statement"

"Really?" Robin looked up at me with a devious smile "I didn’t see anyone corner you"

"Well, you know" I laughed "I’hed and backed away froo to breakfast I have to get to work by noon"

"Oh, no" I groaned "I wanted to spend the day with you"

"Sorry," she smiled sweetly "I have to make money, and I took off yesterday after Zane ca he really neededhow Zane set that up yesterday" I laughed "I’lad to hear that it wasn’t too coo shower as well" Lucky so up, Robin?"

"Let’s do it" Robin leaned up and gaveout of the kitchen I watched her walk out and then turned to Zane as giving me a bemused look

"What’s so funny?" I rolled ? Who says that?" I laughed and sipped sohed "And trust uy looks sprung after a night of good sex"

"You dirty dog" He winked at ht, huh?"

"I had sex in Palh this is not a conversation I want to have"

"Well, we both knoe’re Beauet laid anywhere"

"It’s not about the sex" I shook ht now she would kill you and then leave you"

"What’s the point of leaving rew dark and h, I hope you knohat you’re doing Sex is great, but Robin looks like she’s not the sort of girl to just have casual sex"

"I’uy, but you know, just be careful I know things are co’s coirl?"

"What other girl?" I feigned ignorance

"The one you dated in Palm Bonita?"

"We broke up, Zane"

"But there’s still unresolved stuff there I can tell"

"I don’t want to talk about this right now" I shook hed "You may have the Beaumont sex appeal, but you also have the Beauot Lucky"

"Only because the gods ith ht in uy, bro" I said seriously "She’s lucky to have you as well"

"Soh for her" All of a sudden he looked unsure of himself "I love her so et overwhel to me She’syou yesterday or today by the way She’s grounded me and made me feel whole in a way I never kneas possible"

"I don’t knohat to say" I stared at him "I’m so happy for you You’ve found a happiness that eludes many of us"

"You’ll find it as well" Zane paused and was about to talk again when

"One moment" I reached for my phone and my heart stopped when I saw Skylar’s number on the caller id "Hello" I spoke into the phone softly There was silence on the other side "Hello Skylar are you there?" I held my breath as I waited for her to reply

"Hello," a voice whispered and I felt sweat break out in my face

"Skylar?"

"Yes," she mumbled

"Oh, my God, Skylar, are you okay?" I spoke into the phone quickly worried she was going to hang up on ain I saw a movement from the corner of my eye and I realized that I was still in the kitchen with Zane He was staring at me with a worried expression in his eyes and I turned around I couldn’t deal with hiht now I needed to concentrate on Skylar