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Henry lay back down and ed to stay in that position for a full ain "I just can't do it"

"Can't do what, Henry?" He sighed--a very long-suffering sort of sigh

"I can't lie here when you're so unco to bepause Finally--"I can do it if you can do it"

Dunford decided that they had vastly different interpretations of the word "it"

"I'll scoot very, very far over to the side" She started to scoot "Very far"

Against all better judgment, he actually considered the idea He lifted his head to watch her She was so far to the edge of the bed that one of her legs was falling over the side

"You can sleep on the other side," she was saying "Just stay at the edge"

"Henry"

"If-you're-going-to-do-it-do-it-now," she said, the entire sentence coain my senses and rescind the offer"

Dunford looked at the empty spot on the bed and then down at his body, which was sporting an enormous erection Then he looked at Henry No, don't do that! His gaze quickly shifted back to the empty spot on the bed It looked very, very coht just be possible for hih for his body to calm down

He looked back at Henry He hadn't meant to do it, hadn't wanted to do it, but his eyes were inclined to follow the dictates of a body part other than his ht, brown hair had been pulled back into a plait which was surprisingly erotic Her eyes--well, by all rights it should have been too dark to see thelow silver in the ht

"No," he said hoarsely, "the chair will do just fine, thank you"

"If I know you are uncomfortable, I shan't be able to sleep" She sounded remarkably like a damsel in distress

Dunford shuddered He had never been able to resist playing hero Slowly he got to his feet and walked to the empty side of the bed

How bad could it be?

Chapter 11

Very, very bad Very, very, very bad

An hour later Dunford was still wide awake, his entire body stiff as a board for fear that he ainst her Further in any position other than on his back because when he'd first crawled in and lay on his side, he could smell her on the pillow