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He pulls back and cupshohtly, wrinkling my nose

"Yes, I’ the bed, and cheat at video games Not toh"

"You know, you could use sohs down at h of you I have to leave for Miaht Is that okay?"

"Yeah, that’s okay"

Chapter Fourteen

"How’s your day going, sweetheart?"

God, it’s good to hear his voice I lean back in the plush desk chair behind rin

"It’s been a pretty smooth day so far How about you?"

"The usual We watched so, went to the field for a while Noe’re waiting to do some interviews and call it a day" He sounds tired

"I hear Miaht?" I ask with a smile and systematically disether Even fros to hly thirty-six hours and I’et my hands on him

"No, we have a curfee’re out of town, babe We’ll probably all just go to the hotel, order in rooht I wish you were here" The last sentence is whispered, and I clutch htly in ht"

I laugh loudly Yeah, right "Will, that’s not possible"

"Why not? I’ll book you soht now"

"I work a job, reh again "You’ll be hoht Fuck the distance, Meg, you should be here I want you at the game tomorrow In fact, take the whole week off We have a bye-week next weekend, and Coach is giving us the week off Let’s just go soether for a few days"

I sit in stunned silence Is he serious? Just pick up and leave?

"Will, I have to ask for vacation tih on the other end and feel like shit for raining on his parade

"I want to see you too," I tell him firmly "But I can’t just leave toithout any notice"

"You need a vacation, Meg You’re exhausted We need tiether"

"I’m with you every day" I remind him

"I miss you"

Damn, we have it bad

"I et off work"

"Okay Later"

I hang up and rubwhisked away at a moment’s notice sounds fantastic, but I’e, and a crazy biological ular basis