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"Ann, please Listen"

He’d called ave hi his hands on his head

"That was after I’d spoken with Marna I believed you and Kope were together, even though Marna said you weren’t I was certain you’d fall in love with hiood days for h the roof, but I tried to think about how he must have felt, and how I’d feel if I believed he was in love with someone else Icy envy jabbed ainst the washer

"Did you sleep with her?"

"No Almost, but no" He paused and whispered, "It wasn’t nearly as hard to stop as it had been with you"

I kept my eyes shut I hated this It was unfair that some other Anna could have him, or almost have him, while I loved hiining hi to her instead of ht up, haven’t I?" he asked I opened ain, and he was in the saood for so long, Anna You wouldn’t believe how good Nearly eight, but over and over Marna toldhad happened When I saw you on Valentine’s Day I was going to tell you everything Then I rang Marna, expecting another no, but she hesitatedand there was nothing worth being good for anymore"

It was more than he’d ever revealed to me, and I could see it took a lot for him to force each word out

I wanted to beso stupid when it ca so careful with me and so reckless in every other way He could see the hurt in my eyes I know, because it was reflected back at me in his own How much more could we hurt? How ht We had now I held out ht one of his hands down to meet mine I squeezed it and pulled hi in the wrong direction"

With a look of disbelief, he leaned down to kiss the path , "No h cheeks inhis ainst the stacked washer and dryer, and his knee slipped between ainst my mouth "I swear it"

The kiss becareedy hands until Kaidan broke away and breathed against ain"

"What?" I tried to pull back to look at him, but he heldwith that low voice in my ear

"Let me undress you Not all the wayjust as you were today at Blake’s Please Let ain"