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Yes, she did see it now "They’re both on the make, but in very different ways"

"Justice just bulldozes forward He scooped that woed since"

Merissa turned her head to see Leese at a s into her eyes, listening intently to whatever she said And he kept touching her in sers over the back of her hand, or tucking her hair behind her ear "Interesting"

"So what does Armie like?"

Merissa lifted her brows in a "Really?" expression From what she could tell, Aret it

"Denver loves it when I nibble on hiain "And he loves it when I touch hi, he’d just gotten out of bed and was stretching Denver stretching is incredibly hot, so I reached around hiotten up early because he spent an hour showing how I’d fired hih it embarrassed her a little, Merissa whispered, "I wrote on Armie’s butt"

Cherry’s eyes ide, then she insisted, "Details!"

It was during the retelling that Merissa glanced up and again caught Ar her

His look was so knowing, it was as if he’d overheard her talking Which, of course, was iiven the distance between them and the noise level in the room

When Armie shook hands with the men and pulled his jacket back on, Merissa rushed to tell Cherry, "I need to get going"

"So early?"

"I have work toht-thirty"

"Arlanced at him, then back "So tell him to join us"

"Cherry," she remonstrated "I told you--he doesn’t want everyone to knoe’re seeing each other"

Cherry tucked in her chin "I thought you meant the sex But it all has to be secret?"

Unconcerned, Merissa shrugged "We’re being discreet"

Cherry’s narrowed gaze shifted to Arain "So you have towhat? Wait for hiave her pause "You’reto reassure her, Cherry said, "No, not bad at all I’ed "--duo blabbing or anything But do you really think you can keep it secret, even from Cannon?"

Merissa bit her lip "I don’t know" But for now, she didn’t want to do anything that h You know?"

"I do" Eyes full of concern, Cherry took her hand "Maybe if you keep having awesome sex, the rest will fall into place?"

"I hope so"

"It worked wonderfully for Denver and me"

"What," Armie asked from the side of the table, "worked for you two?"

Taken by surprise, Cherry blurted, "Great sex," and then she realized Denver stood with Ar even more shocked than she had She covered her face "Oh God"

Arhed and Merissa lost it

She started laughing, and almost couldn’t stop