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"As a heart attack," he says with a wink

"How et home? And what about Aaron? Isn't he at home with the nanny?"

Matt rolls his eyes at s Mac tells you"

I stare at him blankly

"This is the day that Mac and I are headed to Pennsylvania We're taking Gabe and Aaron to drop therandparents before school starts"

Matt smiles at me

I return an evil grin

I left work early, went ho on some faded jeans and an old Yankees t-shirt I aveto lay on her

For into be so eloquent filled with such passion, that she was going to immediately see the error of her ways and fall helplessly into my arms She'd pronounce her love for me, followed by a heartfelt pronounce me away, and ould ride off into the sunset

Or, rather, I would push her down on the couch and we'd have fabulous make-up sex

Okay, so those ood the closer it gets to five-thirty I've got right on ot a woman that I know cares very deeply about me The mere fact she pushed me away, convinced it would save my life, tells me all I ever need to know about Macy's emotional commitment to me

I just wish she wasn't still so angry

Did I overstep my bounds?

Probably

Would I do it again?

Absolutely

I protect what is ave Macy the opportunity to do it her hich would have been giving a statement to Dee Switzer She didn't want to do that, and I accepted it without any reservation But that didn't reed to take a backseat and let Luke and Travis Carrington go unpunished

Nope I was committed to do whatever I could to help facilitate those bastards going to jail, and I didn't care if it pissed Macy off or not

And second best thing that happened today--the first being the moment Matt threw reat fucking news He was able to track down a former housekeeper of Coppens orked for hih she's retired now and lives with her son in Antwerp, Keith confir the time Macy was there, as well as at least five years before that She also traveled with him between his two homes in Brussels and Lucerne He has an appointment to visit her tomorrow, and he's convinced she has the dirt we need She didn't speak highly of Coppens over the phone and seeer to spill some secrets

The key scraping the door lock rocks iven lots of thought to the things I'd say to Macy, I didn't give any thought as to how I should greet her

I have a s open and my first look at Macy in four days settlesand loose, and she's wearing a beige skirt that comes down to her knees, a fitted, white blouse, and heels

Her head lifts and eyes lock to mine "Hey," I say casually

Inexplicable joy holds her face hostage for only aquickly replaced by fear She drops her purse and keys to the floor and stalks toward me

Inup the distance between us because she needs her mouth on mine She's missed me the way I've missed her She has iether It's imperative she touch me

Macy's hand reaches out and she grabsme toward the door

"You need to leave," she says fearfully "I' watched"

I i the heels ofand corasp "I' until we talk"

She whips around on one, and in its place white-hot rage "What the hell is wrong with you?" she yells while leaning toward me "My uncle was very clear in his threat Do not underestimate him, Cal"

"I don't," I assure her as I take her by the shoulders Her chest is heaving in glorious anger, her cheeks are flushed, and I can't fucking help myself

I kiss her hard

I think she's going to capitulate ht there, because in my fantasy that's exactly what I need to happen Instead, she bites down hard on my lower lip and shoves o just before the shove, and I stumble back a few feet

Raisingany blood It sure stings like a h