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"Oh" Her words surprise me, because Damien hadn’t er of irritation start to claw at me I force myself to shake it off I’m just sensitive because Giselle is suddenly, inexplicably in e co up their little heads But I don’t want to be that girl, and I sreen-eyed little faces

As Evelyn leads Ja to drop off et that far, however, because as I’ in one of the cabinets, I see Da down the hallway fro, and stand frozen, si pressed black pants and a collarless black jacket over one of the starched white shirts I love so well It’s unbuttoned, and the open shirt paired with the jacket gives hily sexy that I have a hard ti that he is real, much less that he’s mine On the contrary, he must be a fantasy that I have conjured A drea A perfect drea his phone and speaking low, so that I can only make out a feords But froent, and that he is bothered

I think about last night and wonder if this is more fallout Maybe it’s his father Or al troubles in Germany

After a moment, he frowns, ends the call, and slides the phone into his pocket For a fleeting instant, I can see the irritation on his face Then it is wiped away, as if he has willed the universe to behave, and the universe has no choice but to agree Daets what he wants, however he wants

When he looks in ht now isas any kiss could ever be It is like so inside me has come undone and I rush to him, then throw myself in his outstretched arrate under the touch of this h, really, I can never have my fill of him--I ease back and s okay?"

He eyes me oddly "Of course Why?"

"I saw you just now On the phone, I ," he says "Soht was under control has turned out to be h" He tiltsthat I feel as though I a to fall in Then he sh "You look beautiful," he says, after we’ve stood like that, lost in each other, for what feels like a lifetime

"Thank you for the dress" I do a sht at hi the shadow that crosses his face "Dahost of a frown before it fades into a smile "I’m just very pleased you like them"

"Of course I do" Worried, I look in his eyes, the dark one see ht I’d seen has faded, but I as he wants to say tothem I start to press, but hold back Now is not the time

"We should join the party," I say

"In a minute" He pulls ainst his chest and my chin is tucked onto his shoulder I breathe deeply,the scent of him, all musk and masculine spices

"How is it that I can miss you so much when you’re not beside me?" he asks