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"Then I’ll drink it in lass for another drink

"Sláinte mhaith," Søren said, his pronunciation of the Celtic words so perfect even her Irish mother would have been impressed

"Sure you don’t want it? Happy to share"

"I’ve already had five glasses tonight"

"Five?" Grace repeated, aghast "I’d be underneath a table in a colasses equaled an entire bottle

"I rarely drink this lass a day at most"

"It’s wonderful for occasional stress relief If it was Zachary trapped in that house, I’d have to have an alcohol IV inserted in my arm"

"I usually find far pleasanter hed as she took another deep drink of wine, willing it to go to her head as quickly as possible

"I’ht with Nora must make for excellent therapy"

"You have no idea" The smile that crossed his face was so amorous that Grace felt her knees nearly buckle Potent wine Must be the wine

"I am a very happily married woman with a husband who’s a spectacular lover And I’ve read all of Nora’s books I think I have some idea"

"I’ve read her books, too"

"Scandalous," she teased "A priest who reads erotica"

"Only Eleanor’s"

"She’s certainly e of the roof and put the forest to her back She’d much rather look at Søren, anyway Never in her life has she been attracted to blondEven at night he cast a shadow Strange to see him like this--a white shirt and no Roman collar and yet still he seemed priestly to her, sacred

"May I ask you a question?" Søren gazed down at her

"Of course Anything"

"Why don’t you hate Eleanor?"

"I h but it didn’t quite coht Mybefore he met her"

"But they were lovers," he reminded her

"I’m well aware of that She hits on him every time they talk I know this because she tellsmean and won’t put out for her anyenuinely thought she was a threat I think she would be heartbroken if Zachary and I broke up"

"She would be She loves you both"

"She flirts with hiiven the chance I think she wouldn’t say no to another night with hia when she realized what she’d said and to who you want to hear is about Nora flirting with--"