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"What do you think I should do?" Daniel asked as he pulled Eleanor even closer than she already was

"I don’t know You’ve gotoutside Go to Tierra del Fuego or sohed and the ainst her back nearly sent her reeling again Could he stop being sexy for one o is nearly the southernmost tip of South America, a stone’s throw from Antarctica It snows there in summer"

"Wow Anyway, you should be used to all that cold I bet it’s pretty there"

"Yes, I iine it is The natives burned fires constantly to ward off the cold--hence the name Land of Fire"

"How do you know all this stuff?"

"Librarian, res and stroked hiet back"

"You should," Daniel said pressing her onto her back and sliding into her "Watch out for those overdue fines"

Eleanor laughed softly as she wrapped a leg over Daniel’s back to coax hi came too early for both of them Eleanor aith her stoently thrusting He was too desperate for her to even wait for her to wake up on her own Theyto part too soon

Daniel pulled out of her at last with a reluctance they both felt He ran a hot bath for her and with soap and his bare hands washed all traces of himself off and out of her Eleanor shivered in the water despite its near scalding teone horateful for the few black bruises he’d left on her back and inner thighs and the bite marks on her neck and brsts She knew in a day or two this strange ith hi dream She needed the marks to remind her it had happened--Daniel was real and she was ed to his while she dried her hair and dressed She felt odd letting Daniel pack up her stuff but she let him without any protest She knew that he needed to feel in control of the situation, that her departure thisas hers

Eleanor had just finished ta her hair when Daniel came for her His voice was low and steady His eyes were quiet "The car’s here"

She nodded, not trusting her voice, and gathered her coat and gloves Side by side they walked in silence down the hallway, down the steps and to the front door Eleanor reached for the door handle but Daniel stopped her with a hand on tops of hers

"Daniel, I have--"

"Call me ‘sir’ One more time at least"

Eleanorhard in the back of her throat She tried to s it but couldn’t

"Yes, sir," she whispered