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He bent at the knees and gathered her gently in his arly Even in sleep, she reached out for hi?" She asked the question even as she wound her arms around his neck

He kissed the top of her head "To bed, angel"

He carried her to the guest bedroo her on top of the cohtshirt over her head His own clothes followed and then he had her under the covers, tucked against him The bed in this roolad Nothing could feel as natural as having the right to undress her and tuck her against his side

He didn’t want to let her go

USUALLY KAY WAS a pretty patient person, but as one week passed and then another, she finally broke down and begged Eli to get her out of the house She’d caught up on all the back episodes of her favorite television shows, and she’d written several new songs It had been time very well spent, but it still felt like she was stuck in some sort of time capsule, frozen while everyone else lived their lives unaware

Eli had decided taking the when he went to his coer than usual and there was apparently a ton of paperaiting on his signature His phone rang incessantly, and she could always tell when it was Carly

It was the only time he left the roohts out of herin weeks Alexander Security Incorporated was housed in ain central Fairfax County Kay leaned closer to theto take it all in She felt a huge swell of pride for the coround up Especially since she knew he viewed his work as atonement for the mistakes of his past

"I’m really sorry about this Hun souys out of the house, but I’d hoped to find so more fun than this"

"Trustto forget what the outside looks like"

"I thought I was doing a pretty good job of keeping you busy," Eli said, reaching a hand over to caress her knee

Kay grabbed his hand before it could reach its intended destination and squeezed it, satisfied when he gave her a lascivious look "Asyour distractions, we have to come up for air sometime Plus, I want to see where you work You’ve spent sorinned and put his hands back on the wheel They pulled into an underground parking garage and followed it around, going lower and lower until Eli pulled into a parking space uess there are soot out This tih to wait until he rounded the car and opened her door for her

"There’re a few benefits, yes"