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"Oh, now you want soht? What a jerk you are, Clive," Ihiround and posed for hed a little and kneeled next to him "Yeah, yeah, I know You love hed, scratching his belly

I headed back into the kitchen, Clive at my heels, and poured some food into a bowl Now that he had what he needed, I was quickly forgotten As I headed for the shower, I heardCaroline I was quickly beco, I pressedwith Sih inside that I couldn’t see his face Purina stood in the hall, and I could see his hand running through her long hair I could practically hear her purring through the goddaht was… into his hand, which was now pressed against her cheek

"I agree A fine way to describe the evening and this ," he said quietly as they both chuckled

Nice Another twofer

"Call me when you’re back in town?" she asked as he swept her hair back from her face Her freshly done face I miss that face

"Oh, you can count on that," he answered, and then pulled her back into the doorway for what I can only assume was a kiss that killed Her foot ca I started to roll ainst the peephole, you see

"Do svidaniya," she whispered in that exotic accent It soundedlike a kitten in heat

"See ya," he laughed, and with that, she gracefully walked away

I strained to see hiain I had to ad to see what he looked like There was so on next door I just didn’t see why it had to affect my sleep habits I pried myself away from the door and made for the shower Under the water, I pondered what in the world ht be required to make a woman meow

As seven thirty rolled around, I hopped a cable car and reviewed the day ahead ofup so lunch with ht about Jillian

Jillian Sinclair headed her own design firin her late twenties, she’d n coed convention, was one of the first to sweep "shabby chic" off theback the quiet neutrals and geoe now She hired me after my internship was over, and she’d provided the best experience a young designer could ask for She was challenging, discerning, had a killer instinct and an evenfor her? She was fun

As I juht of ns was in Russian Hill, a beautiful part of town: fairy tale mansions, quiet streets, and a fantastic view froer old ho was one of the nicest

I breathed a sigh when I entered ner to make their space their own It was a way to show potential clients what they could expect, and I’d put a lot of thought into ray walls were accented by plush, salmon pink curtains My desk was dark ebony with a chair draped in soft gold and chauished--with a touch of whi from my collection of Campbell’s Soup ads fro sale, all clipped froazine I had them mounted and framed, and I still chuckled every ti out the flowers fro a new display Every Monday I stopped in a local shop to choose flowers for the week The blooed, but the colors tended to fall within the saes and pinks, peaches and warolds Today I had chosen hybrid tea roses of a beautiful coral color, the tips tinged raspberry

I stifled a yawn and sat down at ht of Jillian as she breezed past my door and waved at her She caether, she was tall, lean, and lovely Today, clad in black top to botto, she was chic

"Hey, girl! How’s the apart in the chair across froain so ushed

Jillian had sublet her apartment to o Now she was refinishing a house in Sausalito Rents being what they were in the city, it was a no brainer The rent control ush further when she stoppedI know I should get rid of it, but it was rown-up place in the city, and for the rent it would just breaklived in again It’s such a great neighborhood"

She sht it

"Caroline, it’s Monday hed "When’s the last time you slept there, Jillian?" I looked at her over the ri soon

"Oh boy, it’s been a while Maybe a year ago? Benjamin was out of town, and I still had a bed over there Soht Why do you ask?"

Benjamin was her fiancé Self-eous My friends and I had a killer crush

"Did you hear anything from next door?" I asked

"No, no I don’t think so Like what?"

"Hht noises"

"No, not when I was there I don’t knoho lives there now, but I think someone moved in last year, maybe? The year before? Never met him Why? What did you hear?"

I blushed furiously and sipped ht noises? Caroline? Seriously? Did you hear some sexy times?" she prodded

I thumpedI peeked up at her, and she had her head thrown back in laughter

"Aw jeez, Caroline I had no idea! The last neighbor I rehties, and the only noise I ever heard co from that bedroom was reruns of Gunsmoke But come to think of it, I could hear that TV show remarkably well…" She trailed off

"Yes, well, Gunsht up sex is co sex either We’re talking…interesting" I s up

I don’t care how old you are, or what background you coh at…gas if it happens at the wrong tioes on in other people’s bedrooms