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She lifted it toward him "Here," she said, when he made no move to take it

"Goddaive a shit for a minute?"

She rolled her eyes heavenward and carefully sat on the edge of hisfro purchase on the floor She carefully folded the cloth into a rectangle and with a show of reluctance, put it to his brow

He sighed in what sounded like ecstasy and his ar her in place A wave of reaction hit her, and she briefly considered what it would be like if he were hers, and hers alone Would he lose the gruffness? Would he lose the attitude and the chip on his shoulder?

She watched his eyes slip closed on a sigh and eventually hers did the saentle circles, trying to soothe not only him but herself as well

They sat like that for several ainst the pillows, obviously enjoying her ministrations

The buzzer screa the quietthe da room

She pressed the button "Yes?"

"Miss Wallace would like to come up, Miss May I send her up?"

Natalie bit her lip in vexation Dealing with Tanya right noasn't soer to do Did the other woman know Marco was home? "Yes, that's fine"

The elevators opened and Tanya walked into the penthouse with a flourish "Where is my poor baby?"

Well, that answered Natalie's question "He's in his bedroo down the hall that led to the bedrooms "Which one?"

Didn't she know? That came as a shock to Natalie After all, she was here, all the time "Second door on the left," she answered

Tanya pushed her way into Marco's roo back at the bedroom door to see if she could make her escape She didn't really want to observe the other wo over Marco

When Marco opened his eyes, Natalie had a clear view of the eli all expression out His gaze landed on the other wo from his brown eyes before they skated past her and focused on Natalie

Natalie lost her breath with a whoosh at what she saw there--only briefly, before he closed down his expression With a feeling of dismay, she realized at once that he wasn't happy to see Tanya

He wanted her with hiiven Tanya almost made her feel sorry for the other woman; in fact, it did make her feel sorry for her

"Marco, poor baby"

Natalie put her back against the door and watched Tanya plop her ass on the mattress beside Marco She hadn't noticed the first ti, wasn't it?