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"Let’s go upstairs," I said when the kiss was done, burying my face in his shirt, in the scent and feel of hiet started on tomorrow"

"I’ve no objection to that, either, Sentinel None at all"

• • •

Our apartan House were dark and cool, a few golden la away the darkness There was no bedtiht--she’d been out of the House and probably thought I was sleeping in the small dorm room that had been my first home in the House

I followed Ethan to the enor fro for the sun to rise and fall again

"Are you ready?"

I glanced at Ethan He s off watch, re keys and wallet

"I think everything’s ready for the ceremony and the reception, if that’s what you mean"

"You know it isn’t"

"I guess you’ll have to see if I show up"

He cocked an eyebrow athis cuff links "I am confident that’s a joke, since you knoould hunt you to the ends of the earth if you failed to show up"

"I’m pretty sure I can outrun you"

His smile went sly "Let’s test that theory," he said, and launched toward me

• • •

After he’d hauled s like good little vampires When we climbed into the bed, the blankets fluffy and cool, the auto into place to protect us froainst the side of his body, his aralone," he said "Even if it comes with a little bad luck"

I wasn’t sure how e the already sizable pile of it

"And hoas your bachelorette party, at least before the darker turn?"

"Good There was poetry and chocolate Mallory and Lindsey did a very good job of planning"

"And no strippers?"

"And no strippers" I glanced at him "And you?"

"No strippers," he said "Although the liquor was aars were very definitely Cuban"

"What is it with bachelor parties and cigars? Icelebration"