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"When someone is so very wide awakewell, it would just be a shame to waste what’s so awake," she said huskily She caainst hiue flickered over her flesh Her fingers threaded into his hair He nuzzled lower She groaned, body arching

"How long do you need?"

He paused "Well, I think I’htly, of course--and say, ‘Honey, I could last all day and all night’ But at this particular minute, I thinkabout two, three ood, ‘cause five is all we’ve got!" she whispered

She was incredibly sexy, straddling over hilobes of her breasts with his hands and felt the violent rush of pleasure as her body gloved his Sexy or no, though, he suddenly wanted the upper hand, he felt a strange need to be the aggressor He caught her waist, rolled the contact, and took top position, i flash of nearly violent desire Then her arroaned, and let nature itself take its course

Afterward, they both lay dead still for several seconds, weak, spent Then they both bolted up,a uest And you were the one as sowide awake"

"Oh, like you weren’t willing"

"I try to be obliging"

"What are we arguing about? I can solve this"

"How?"

"We shower together"

She shrugged "Don’t go asking s for you We really are out of time now" They were out of tirabbed paper cups of coffee down on the street

The closer they came to the hospital, theSure, there had been guards on, and long ago, he had learned to trust his fellow officers If anything had gone wrong, he would have been called

As they walked to Callie’s roo his pace "Is there a reason we’re running?" Maggie asked

"No" But he didn’t slon

Frank Ducevny, a young beat cop, was sitting in the chair in front of Callie’s door, chatting with a nurse’s aide as he accepted coffee froie, Frank How’s it going, how is the patient?"

"She had a rough night Night"

"Withdrawal," Sean said briefly "But how--?"

"Oh, she see I popped in when I took over frouy

She eet, a little rueful, and toldwith all kinds of deo," Sean said He and Maggie entered Callie’s rooether She was propped up in her bed Her face re when she acknowledged the two of theuys!" she said weakly, but with pleasure "Thanks Really

Thanks for co her hand and sitting by her side "We said ould"

"So, how’s it going?" Sean asked

"It’s tough," she admitted "You wouldn’t believe the dreaer was in theer?" Sean said worriedly

"Don’t be so concerned--apparently, I was dreaht have trouble with stuff like that for a while I ht?"

"And there was a guard on your door all night, a cop, right?" Maggie said

Callie nodded co son of a gun I had a feeird drea!" She laughed A pretty sound A young sound Then she sobered, looking froie "Guess what?"

"What?" Sean asked

"My--my mom called Apparently, there were so to coo with h a rehab" Tears sprang into her eyes, and she tried to s for ie said

Callie had leaned forward Maggie hugged her, patting her back, soothing her, congratulating her Sean watched, leaning against the wall He thought about what Ma wasn’t quite right