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“Sorry to disappoint you”
She smiled “I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed, just very overworked I feel like I ran a marathon yesterday”
“If we’re quiet, we can lay here all day and listen to the storm outside”
“As if Thora, aka Slavedriver, will allow that,” she said, rolling her eyes
“The whole house is quiet I think everyone has the same idea,” he whispered
Lara settled back beside hi “What do we do with ourselves if we aren’t working our fingers to the bone?”
“We could get drunk Tell stories Make love”
“All good for passing time”
He rolled on his side and lifted onto one elbow, gazing down into her blue eyes He winced at the jolt of pain that pulsated through his head
“Hungover?” she asked
“A little,” he adry?”
“Starved”
“Stay here I’ll bring you some breakfast”
She smiled “That’s sweet of you”
He rolled over her, and off the bed on the other side “You know, I don’t even reht,” he said
“You probably don’t remember what you said to me before you passed out then”
He winced Oh no, please, not that Too soon for her to hear those words again Please, not I love you Anything but that It will send her running in the opposite direction Eyes closed, he asked, “What did I say?”
“You prooat today”
He chuckled “I did? Are you sure? That doesn’t sound like so I’d promise”
“Oh, I’m sure”
“If you say so, but you’ll have to show me how”
“The trick is to rab the teats”
He laughed “I can see why cold hands ht be a problem”
“For their size, goats really pack a wallop”
“I’ll keep that in mind”
He crossed the roo the house It was apparent why everyone was quiet They were all nursing hangovers, and the stored outside was of blizzard proportion, so there wouldn’t beAfter a quick trip to the latrine, Reece grabbed a plate of cheese, bread, and s of water before he returned to the roo a coled curls
He had a stirring of faht, perhaps? He wondered how much a fool he had proved hi normally
though Surely, he hadn’t behaved too improperly
He sat down next to her and cut a piece of cheese fro, but he hid it behind his back
“Open,” he prompted
“I can feed myself, Jericho”
“A bit testy this ?”
“I don’t do helpless female”
He ell aware of this “I was in no way ih, you would have a difficult ti that you’re female”
“Are you always this irritating?”
“You do bring out the best in me, sweetheart”
He set the piece of cheese on the edge of the plate She grabbed it and popped it in her mouth
“You could feed e She snitched it fro was obviously bothering her “So what did I say or do last night that has you so up at arms?”