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Then Clive juht in Sihed, and Simon moved away from me as I explained to Clive that it was not polite to do that to coh, so I kneas up to so

"Wow, it’s al I hope you didn’t have plans," Si As he stretched, his T-shirt caue to stopabove his jeans

"Well, I did have a rather exciting night of watching Food Network planned, so damn you, Simon!" I shook my fist in his face as I stood up next to hireat, by the way," he said, searching for his sweatshirt

"No problem It was nice to cook for souy who shows up de bread" I finally handed hirabbed his sweatshirt off the floor next to the couch "Well, next time, let me cook for you I make a fantastic--huh, that’s weird," he interrupted hi as he unfolded his sweatshirt

"This feels damp Actually, it’sat me, confused I looked from the sweatshirt to Clive, who sat innocently on the back of the couch

"Oh no," I whispered, the blood draining frolared at his, headed for the bedroom He’d learned I couldn’t reach him behind the dresser, and that’s where he hid when he’d done a bad, bad thing He hadn’t done this in a long tiht want to leave that here I’ll wash it, dry clean it--whatever I aized, horrifically embarrassed

"Oh, did he? Oh man, he did, didn’t he?" His face wrinkled as I took the sweatshirt from hi about uy leaves clothes on the floor--oh, God--he eventually pees on them I’m so sorry I am so, so sorry I’ross, but it’s okay I’ve had worse things happen to ood, I promise" He started to put his hand on my shoulder, but seemed to think better of it, probably when he realized the last thing he’d touched

"I’ain as he started for the door

"Stop it If you say sorry oneof yours and pee on it, I swear"

"Okay, that’s just gross" I finally laughed "But we had such a nice night, and it ended in pee!" I wailed, opening the door for hiht, even with the pee There’ll be others Don’t worry, Nightie Girl" He winked and crossed the hall

"Play o

"You got it Sleep tight," he said, and we closed the doors at the sa the sweatshirt in rin on ertips And then I re a pee-stained sweatshirt

"Clive, you asshole!" I yelled and ran for ainst et closer I felt his warm breath, his voice like wet sex in ood?"

I s and armint and heat and the promise of as to come when he pushed into roaned, and in a flash I was pinned beneath hi and finding the spot--that spot underneath my jaw that ainst my collarbone, and I kneas done for

I rolled on top of his on either side of hi him twitch and throb exactly where I needed hi up at ethis hands grab ht up in bed, es left ht I heard a low chuckle from other side of the wall, where the strains of Miles Davis ca as I tried to find a cool spot on ht about as on the other side of that wall, inches away I was in trouble

Later thatready to meet a new client--one who’d specifically requested to ith ner, much of uy totime All new interiors for sout remodel, a dream project Whenever I prepped for a new client I pulled pictures froned and had sketchbooks ready, but today I did it with particular intensity If I let my mind wander for a second, Brain iht I blushed every tiht of what I’d let Dream Simon do to me, and what Dream Caroline had done to hihty kids

"Ahem," I heard from behind me I turned to find Ashley in the doorway "Caroline, Mr Brown is here"

"Excellent, I’ll be right out" I nodded, standing and s they were not too red

"And he is cute, cute, cute!" she murmured as she walked beside hed, rounding the corner to greet him

He certainly was cute, and I would know He was my ex-boyfriend

"Oh, my God! What are the chances?" Jillian exclai ure it’s right on track" I broke off a piece of flatbread and chewed determinedly

"But I ain, pouring us another glass of Pellegrino

"Oh, there’s nothing chance about this This guy doesn’t leave things to chance He knew exactly what he was doing when he approached you at that benefit last month"

"No," she breathed

"Yep He told me He saw me, and when he found out I worked for you? Ba of how he’d always arranged things exactly the way he wanted the

"Don’t worry, Caroline I’ll ner, or I’ll even take hi my hand

"Oh, hell no! I already told hi this" I crossed my arms over my chest