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He wrapped his arers in his hair Her chest rose and fell in ti fire in her body dissolve

Brady wanted her

When they broke apart this time, she obbly on her feet and had to rest her hand on his chest to hold herself steady

"Are you all right now?" he asked, tilting her chin up to gaze into her blue eyes

"Doing better," she whispered

"Good That’s what I wanted to hear"

"Brady, why did you bring her? Why didn’t you tell me?" she asked softly She still wasn’t cory Not in the sa her"

Liz looked up at his are for appearances It’s complicated Heather really insisted on this one My bachelor appearance only accoood to show up alone And it’s useful to have so with directly As o alone, Aiven"

"You didn’t even ask her yourself?" she asked, surprised How did all of this work?

"No I’m too busy to date, or at least that’s what I tell my press secretary"

"Does she want you to date?" Liz asked, concerned

Brady shook his head soleet married"

Liz let out a peep at that word Married! He couldn’t geta kiss on her lips "That’s not onthat extreht

"So…ere you flirting withover his features So that hat he had been holding back when he’d had his ca to Clay

"I didn’t knoas your brother Nor did I knoas flirting with hier into his chest

"Defend me? Why would you need to?"

Liz bit her lip Whoops! Maybe she shouldn’t have said that It was clear that there was so between hiht as well take the step

"He was talking about you and the caeneral I didn’t knoho he was, but they weren’t exactly uplifting words," she said as tactfully as she could

"Fucking Clay," Brady said, shaking his head "He needs to learn to keep histo char Charm ran in their family

"I would stay away froain anyill I?" she asked "He’s at Yale He should be going back soon"

"Not soon enough, unfortunately," Brady said

Liz wanted to ask what the problem was between them, but it didn’t really see concerns…like where they were going fro to keep fro out the words She couldn’t ask too much She couldn’t push too hard She couldn’t lose hi and was cut off by a sharp rap on the door Brady hung his head and sighed "That’s et to see you later?"

Brady seous smile he see out of his tux Liz peered down into his hand and saw a little silver key She glanced up at him, confused "What’s this?"

"A key to my house"

Liz’s throat went dry A key To his house

She had never been to his house She wasn’t allowed to go there They had always met somewhere that couldn’t be tracked or traced…son couldn’t find them

"What’s that for?" she whispered, not able to tear her eyes away fro to have you stay tonight"

Liz’s eyes slowly rose to his and her htly

"That is--if you still want to"

He slid the key into her palht weight in her hand

"I want to," she responded

"I have a driver tonight, and he can take you I’ll see you tonight, baby"

He placed one more kiss on her lips and then exited the room Liz stared down at her hand She had a key to Brady’s house

Liz left the bathrooala ballroom Her heart beat a soft rhythm in her throat from her time with Brady, and she couldn’t see around inside of her like a teiven her a key to his place He was slipping They were both slipping away froement The h she was still er so co back to Brady’s house as quickly as possible