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"You guys want some coffee?" Aidan asked

"God, yes," Dylan answered "I’ drowsy as hell from all that turkey"

"None for ht," Claire said "But…hey, do you have any hot chocolate?"

With an indulgent smile, Aidan leaned in and brushed a kiss over her cheek "I’ll see what I can do"

As Aidan headed for the kitchen, Dylan led Claire over to the couch and pulled her down beside him He wrapped his ar the sweet lavender scent of her hair

"I’ve been wanting to hold you all night," he said gruffly "I thought I would explode fro you"

She nestled closer, her loose auburn tresses tickling his neck "Me too"

He ran his fingers up and down her arreen sweater "I hope Savannah didn’t upset you"

"Naah, like I said, she was just looking out for Aidan I totally understood And by the end of the night, I kinda warmed up to her She’s pretty hilarious And I adored Jen She’s so nice" Claire paused "And beautiful I don’t think I’ve everbefore"

Dylan shrugged "She’s okay"

Ha Fine, so he was lying through his teeth--Jen was drop-dead gorgeous But he was scared that if he acknowledged her beauty, Claire ht pick up on the fact that he knew Jen as carnally as Aidan knew Savannah, and no way did he want to see Claire’s look of cloudy displeasure directed at him

Unfortunately, he underestimated her He was no mind reader, but clearly she was

"Oh, for the love of God," she groaned "You too?"

"Me too what?" he asked innocently

"’She’s okay?’" Claire irl is h You totally slept with her, didn’t you? And let hed "I’e crept into her voice "Out of curiosity, who else at that dinner have you slept with?"

"No one but Jen," he assured her "And Cash Well, kind of"