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He’d looked up at her All that prayin’ el

Froether all over the world In the Sudan, Zio, Rwanda, Nepal, Bosnia They’d both beco neas happening, they were likely to be there Both had London apartes, and dust Often their interests took them to separate hot spots—hiedies—and they spenteach other, which was just fine with Nina It only made the sex better

“I’ to be forty next month,” he said quietly

She loved his accent The sioin’ t’ be farhty next moonth

“Don’t worry, twenty-five-year-olds still shen they see you It’s the I-used-to-be-in-a-rock-band look of you ”

“It was a punk rock band, love ”

She snuggled closer to him, kissed his neck while her hand slid down his bare chest His body responded as quickly as she expected, and withinwhat they’d always done best

Afterward, Danny pulled her close “How co but us?”

“Who was talking about us?”

“I said I was almost forty ”

“And I’m supposed to see that as a conversation starter? I’m thirty-seven ”

“What if I one?”

“You knoho I a ”

“That wasin the world changes except you, I guess ”

“Exactly ” She rolled over, spooning her body against his She’d always felt safe in his ar all around theh, there was only the sound of a fire crackling outside, and of bugs buzzing and chirping in the dark