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"And you are a writer now My writer You can still be ether" Zach sether or sleep together?"

"Is ‘both’ the wrong answer?"

"Both is negotiable"

He tried to resu but he knew there was more he had to say to her

"I tried to call you" Zach tore his eyes away from the screen "Last Sunday I called every nu and didn’t want to be interrupted Why did you call ave irl She’s one of us She got n her copies of my books the first day I went to see JP She told hed and rubbed his face

"I don’t want that ie of my assistant in my head, Nora"

"What do you want, Zach?"

Zach studied her face, wanting toit would be before he saw her again, if he saw her again? Her green-gold eyes gliht What did he want? He knew but wouldn’t say it aloud

Nora tilted her head and gave hilass to her lips and drank slowly

She lowered the glass and her lips shimmered ith the white wine

Zach reached out, laid a hand on the side of her neck and kissed her She didn’t seehtest bit shocked by the kiss She opened her ue The Chardonnay-sweetened kiss wasthan the alcohol She kissed back…slowly, deeply and with breathtaking expertise She bit his bottoue, drew him in farther and faster And then she abruptly stopped and pulled away She crossed her legs and picked up the hard copy of her novel

Breathless and aroused, Zach sat next to her and panted a little

She glanced at hie he was on

"What’s next?" she asked

Zach sed and glanced down at his screen