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“You’re handso her protruding abdonored her, as he ont to do He also ignored the dark circles on his face, his bloodshot eyes, and the fact that he was a good ten to fifteen pounds lighter than his nors and toast” She sounded hopeful

“I’ day ahead of you and Pearson is going to work you hard”

“Get off ry”

“I’m sorry” She looked down at her sto on the table with fruit and a fresh coffee All you have to do is eat”

His sapphire eyes fixed on hers, watching her through the mirror

“Fine,” he clipped

She smiled to herself and disappeared into the tiny kitchen

Soon he was dressed in the respectable uniforraduate student, complete with corduroy jacket and Levi’s, and seated at the table, forcing down breakfast He finished his third cup of coffee and was about to light another cigarette when he noticed that Paulina was staring at hi her arht, not seeing her wince as he did so

She brought her mouth to his ear “I know you’re in a hurry Just kiss me before you leave”

“Paulina, I—”

She cut hi as it snaked into his mouth

His hands cainning to respond

“Come on, baby” She reached for the button of his jeans “We’ll be quick”

“I don’t have ti a little at the exertion “Maybe tonight”

Her face cruht”

“I can make time”

“But you don’t” She reached for his hand “Gabriel, I love you It’s been a while Please”

Her big blue eyes filled with tears and her lower lip tre

“Fine But it needs to be fast”

He pushed his chair back froestured to his crotch

“Get started”

With an eager look on her face, she knelt between his legs and pulled down his zipper

Chapter Thirty-one

August 2011

Uued as he was by hazy memories of the past Hishi and went downstairs to pour himself a drink