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"I" She glanced at his closet "I saas in that tote on the top shelf of your closet I wasn’t snooping," she added quickly, knowing that was a bald-faced lie "I just happened to glance up when the door was open one day weeks ago There were so His expression was still the sa in her belly started up, the kind that always did when he turned back into Sergeant Billings It was usually a ht then it wasfor you to maybe share withat her very seriously "I got rid of all those things"

"But why?" As tense as the conversation was beginning to feel, she wasn’t backing down "Obviously you had the I’?" Now his expression was readable, but that wasn’t a good thing She’d struck a nerve "Is that why you think I didn’t tell you? Because I was afraid you’d judgeabout?"

"No," she shook her head, reaching for his hair again, but he sat up quickly "I just wannabecause I had a problem with it I was curious about it actually I uh" She sed hard, the unyielding hardened expression he noore al it up But she didn’t want to regret it She wanted to be able to talk to hiht s on ave way to a softer stare, but he shook his head "Never," he said with such finality it felt als on you"

Just like that, he brought his legs over the side of the bed as if the conversation were over "Wait," she said before he stood up "Why not? You don’t think I’m up for that kind of stuff?"

The unexpected s Then he topped it off with s, "No"

He stood up, his hard body coht for a moment This wasn’t the first time she’d seen hile time

"Ready for that shower?" he asked as if they weren’t in thethis

"No," she said, completely irritated now "You really think I don’t have it in s? I suppose you think only skanks like Serenity can think outside the box?"

His shoulders dropped dramatically "Let’s not start with that, okay?" He walked around the bed, so she stood up, holding the sheet in front of her "What are you doing?" he asked, looking down at her covered body as he approached her

"It’s too bright in here," she said sarcastically "I’hts are off"

Unbelievably, he s at the sheet, but she held it tight