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He didn’t think she was on the Pill or any other contraceptive Not likely, since she’s not sexually active, he thought At least she wasn’t until you ca But it wouldn’t hurt to ask Still concerned about what this could rees: first her eyelashes fluttered, then her nose crinkled, then her eyes flew open, and she blinked at him, as if she’d dreamed him

“What time is it?” she asked

He raised his wrist and squinted at his watch in the diht

“Nine-thirty-two Plenty of time”

“Time for what?”

“Time to talk”

“Oh” She sounded disappointed, as if she was expecting a repeat performance already, and Cody smiled to himself

He toyed with her curls for a er “Why didn’t you tell me?”

She didn’t pretend not to understand “I didn’t want you to know,” she said in a small voice

“Why?”

She didn’t answer at first Then she said, “I wasembarrassed I didn’t want you to think” She shifted restlessly and added so softly he had to strain to hear, “My two boyfriends in high schoolthey called id Because whenever they touched methat way, I froze I don’t knohy, but I just couldn’t bring myself to”

She drew a sharp breath “Then I went right froh school into the Corps The only h trouble proving to theh as they were I wasn’t about to let one ofabout it”

“Hey,” he said softly, his hand pausing as he stroked her bright curls “Not every s I never did”