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“Yes”

“But you said I had teeks” And she’d asked for nored her

“I’m afraid you’ll have to live out of a suitcase at the local hotel in the interim”

A He was beyond self-assured He was scarily confident of getting his oay, but then wasn’t she letting him have it?

“How did you knoould coree to his deal

“You made the appointment with my secretary last week”

“But still … you made all these plans in a week?”

“Does it matter?”

“Yes”

“Let me rephrase It does not matter”

“Seriously?” It was all she could do not to roll her eyes at hier, but really, did he have to try so hard to bring that out in her? “You haven’t gotten any less arrogant in two years”

“Why should I?”

“Life usually handles that for most people”

“My life has shown s happen that are necessary”

“Mine has shown s, no matter how hard I work, I’ll never have them”

“What has left you so disappointed?” He asked as if the answer really mattered to him, when she knew it couldn’t

“You wouldn’t understand” He really, really wouldn’t And with that, she realized it was time for her to escape She pushed at his hip and chest “I need a shower”

“You have time”

“Weren’t you on your way out the door?”

“Perhaps I will put offof the day”

“No” She practically yelled her denial “My plane—”

“Leaves in a few hours, I know And you’ll want to give your sister the news” His eyes traveled over Chloe’s curves under the thin sheet, saying without words what he’d rather she spend her ti

“You know too rumbled

“There was a time when I didn’t, to my own detriment”

“I can’t iine it”