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She flushed scarlet “You haven’t seen every inch of me”

“Yet,” he said, the word escaping without his per between the the inevitable

“No,” she said, turning away fro down the stairs and into the kitchen

“No?”

“You and I both knoould be a very bad idea”

“Why is that, Paige?” he asked “What har with that sentence He knew exactly what harm resulted from sex and passion Which was precisely why his sexual encounters were void of passion Passion wasn’t required for release It was perfunctory The right contact in the right place and his partners found their pleasure, then he was free to take his Find aoblivion But it had very little to do with the wo

And fun was a word he wasn’t sure he put any stock in He wasn’t sure if he ever had any

“Quite a few bits of harerator and opening the freezer, ruh the contents “What ho! Chocolate ice cream!”

She pulled the carton out and held it high like a frozen trophy before setting in on the granite countertop “Get spoons,” she said “And bowls”

“And the previous discussion is closed?”

“Yep”

He complied with her order and produced bowls and spoons He set them out and scooped thee of the counter and sat, and Paige did the same on the counter across from him

“Maybe I won’t be such a terriblea spoonful of ice cream

“You won’t be But what has led you to the conclusion?”

“I used e the subject and dish rin impish But the impishness didn’t reach her eyes She still looked sad Scared