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And she’d spent the days repenting for such wicked desires

When they reached her living rooranite, full of determination "I’ve decided there has to be a way"

In the background, Meg Ryan was faking her orgasm, and Jan about you and me About what could happen, the pleasure--"

"Stop!" She held up both hands, desperate to silence hiht now, Jaht one of her curls between his fingertips, stroking it languidly "You caught my full name when my sis used it, huh?"

"It apparently works when one needs to be forceful Or get your attention" She swatted his hand away froeous sot ain, his hand found its way to her hair, his eyes narrowing in pleasure as he stroked first one soft curl, then another

She gaped at hi in hell!"

"I thought you responded tocurl to his lips, kissing the end of one tendril "It’s just your hair, Sunshine"

She ducked out of his reach and retrieved a hair band fro the curls into a ponytail so he wouldn’t play with theain He looked disappointed, but slid both hands into his pockets obediently

Wordlessly, she stalked toward the kitchen, where the pastry was baking, and Jaan to wander around her apartment It was the second floor of a brownstone, a co innuendo, Ja in her myriad plants and flowers, the pri things

But then again, you’re full of life, Sunny Renfroe I’m not surprised"

She opened the oven and checked on the pastry, and Ja," he added "That smells deliciousjust like you do" He said the last in a bedroom voice, low and full of te her head in disbelief He was behaving exactly as she’d iy and sensuality

"Why did you co he couldn’t tell how hard she’d been crying Unfortunately, he spotted the wad of used tissues on the floor at that precisesharply He balled thery

He strode to where she stood in the kitchen,in extremely close "I couldn’t stay away," he admitted in a husky voice "I couldn’t even try to keep my distance I meant what I saidWhat if there is a e could be together?"

Two h he knew the risk to both of them--especially to her She pushed at his chest "Do you want me to be punished? Sent back to heavenor worse?"

His eyes slid closed and he dropped both hands to his sides "No," he said in a hushed voice "I just want to have you in my life"

"Jamie" She studied the floor "You barely know ht up inwhat I aht back to her, planting strong hands squarely on her shoulders "Sunny, it’s not what you are It’s the way you et it? I’ve been dead insidethe things I see, the creatures I kill It’s all I know To actually care for a woman? To believe in the possibility of love? I buried that a long ti hand to his cheek "I see your heart and it’s beautiful"

His eyes grew bright "My heart’s been cold for a long tiood So pure and beautiful and, God forgive e I could care I couldI could love you, Sunny"

"That would be a mistake"

He shook his head adamantly "Perfect love casts out fear That’s what the Bible says"

"I’m not afraid, Jamie I’m here for a reason And intimate relationships with humans don’t fall under the job description"

"They ued "How can they put you here, expect you to live a mostly human life and not have someone of your own?"

She turned away sharply; his words tore at her heart Suddenly his ar her nape A sweet kiss, an alainst her skin, a back-and-forth pressure "Go to dinner with ed