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"She ht sounded like a careful way H in

"Lonely because, well, let’s just say, for the first ti ti around the issue

"Go on, out with it," I instructed, barely breathing

"Without…female companionship Or as you would say, harean a little shimmy shake ThisClive that his hunt had begun early

"Hare in ar Simons in Spain…

"Yeah," he whispered, and ere both silent for what seeh time for Clive to claim his first victim: the Pounce hidden in ratulate hi curious," Ithe spell

"Oh yeah? What’s that?" he asked

"She told me that I was, and I quote, ‘quite lovely’"

"Did she now?" He laughed, easing back into co of it is, she said it like she was agreeing with soirl who fishes for co sweet about low I’d started for the bedroo at the door I walked back to unlock and open the door without looking through the peephole I had a strong feeling I kneas on the other side

There he stood, phone cradled to his ear, holding his duffel bag and srin

"I told her you were lovely, but the truth is, you’rehis head towardhis face to within inches of rin matched his

"You’re exquisite," he said

And with that, I invited hi only my button-down Froether at the kitchen table, a deci, I’d ed a bite or two The rest now lived in Simon’s tummy, which he proudly thuht up, watched Clive as he finished his hunt, and now relaxed as the coffee brewed Sione to his apartment yet I was still in my button-down, feet curled beneath the chair as I stared at him We were so comfortable, and yet that low-level hu between us, continued

"Fantastic touch by the way--the raisins? Loved the one more in hisup out ofthe plates and the few cru rabbed the pot of coffee and raised my eyebrows at hi, and I caught hi you like?" I leaned across hi toward ar?"

"Yep"

"Cream?"

"Yep"

"That all you can say?"

"Nope"

"Gi back around to ed myself in the chair

"How about this?" he finally said, resting on his elbows, face intense "As I mentioned earlier, I broke it off with Lizzie"

I stared back, barely breathing I tried to play it cool, so cool, but I couldn’t stop the grin sneaking across my face

"I see you are not at all broken up by this," he scoffed, sitting back in his chair

"Not soin a sudden surge of confidence

"Truth would be good"

"I mean truth truth, back-and-forth truth No witty coreat banter"

"We do, but I could go for some truth," he said, his voice quiet as his sapphire eyes blazed away at s off with Lizzie"

"You are, are you?"

"Yes Why did you? Truth now," I rearded h his hair in a maniacal way, and took a deep breath

"Okay, truth I broke it off with Lizzie because I didn’t want to be with her anyhis cup down "I’m sure we’ll always be friends, but the truth is, I’ve been finding lately that three wos down a bit, etting dangerous

Knowing I was a grin and a clench away from total embarrassment, I stood quickly and went to dump my coffee in the sink I paused there for a second, only a second, thoughts whirling He was single He was…single Sweet le

I felt him move across the kitchen and coently brush my hair away from my shoulders and slip down tomouth--barely touched the shell ofabout you"

Still facing away from him, my mouth dropped open andand actual kitchen sex Before I could decide, hisinto the skin just below