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“We would, yes” She looked away

He glanced at the twin beds “Sex is alh room”

She smirked “That isn’t how I remember it”

A slow, provocative sht his lips within inches of hers

“Is that a challenge, Mrs Earded hiue as she wrapped his silk tie around her hand, pulling his e and kissed her, forgetting his irritation Then he reached back with his foot and kicked the door shut behind theht

Some time later, Gabriel was entwined with his wife in one of the narrow beds She breathed his naainst his chest

“You haven’t lost your skill I found your ”

“Thank you” His chest swelled “It’s late now Time for sleep”

“I can’t”

Gabriel coaxed her chin upward “Are you worried about your paper?”

“I want to make you proud”

“I will always be proud of you I am proud of you” His blue eyes lasered into hers

“What about Professor Picton?”

“She wouldn’t invite you if she thought you weren’t ready”

“What if someone asks me a question and I don’t know the answer?”

“You answer it as best you can If they press you, you can always say they’ve asked a good question and you’ll give the ainst his chest, her fingers scaling his abdominal muscles

“Do you think if I asked CS Lewis to intercede on my behalf, he’d pray for me?”

Gabriel snorted

“Leas a Protestant fro the saints Even if he heard you, he’d ignore you On principle

“Ask Tolkien He was Catholic”

“I could ask Dante to pray for ainst her hair

Julia closed her eyes, listening to the sound of his heartbeat She always found its rhyth

“What if people ask why you left Toronto?”