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Dmitri turned a vivid shade of crimson and choked out, “Christ, Cat!”

“Well, coh about it Iend of e of the bed and swung her feet as she said, “And you’re just such an easy mark, it’s hard to pass up opportunities to e of which, you ht You would have been mortified! I marched in here and called Jamie a home wrecker He almost peed himself!”

Dmitri pressed a hand to his ”

“No, she actually did that,” I said

“It alh Jamie started to run away and I had to apprehend him on the sidewalk Oh, and in the process, I called one of your neighbors a pooper scooper and threatened hi from his lawyer” She looked like she was proud of herself

Duided him to the bed, where I sat him beside Catherine and then sat on his other side “Catherine, stop being funny,” I chastised her “Dmitri’s about to have a stroke”

She put her arm around him and put her head on his shoulder, and said, “Sorry, D Although I actually wasn’t trying to be funny That all really happened”

Dmitri fell backwards onto thehi on his other side “See? Three-way,” she whispered toback and forth between the three of us with a sparkle in her eyes and another exaggerated wink

“Stop,” I whispered to her

“He knows I’,” she whispered back

“Still You’re freaking him out,” I shot back

“You know I can hear you, right?” D ever-so-slightly

“Hi baby,” I said with a s to start over “I’lad you’re home I didn’t expect you until much later”

“I snuck out early I ently touched my face

Catherine leapt up and said, “Wow, zero to third wheel in oh-point-two seconds! I’ll just give you two some privacy”

Dot up too and said, “You’re at the best part of the et a shower and put on so not ripe with the stink of corruption You two just relax”