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I shake my head “You’re such a pushover”

He sets her on the floor and she i I crossto kill you and I’h”

“Youto save me?” He pouts and his eyes shimmer with humor

“You made your bed, now lie in it”

“It won’t be so bad,” he defends “She’ll learn”

“I hope so” I sigh “But if she chews up my shark slippers, I’m done” I raise my hands to emphasize my doneness

Xander presses his lips together to hold in his laughter “Your slippers are already falling apart

“They’re sacred,” I defend

“Do you even know the definition of sacred?” He smirks and strides forward He’s so tall that he only has to take two steps before he’s right in front of me He places his hands on my waist and bends down to kiss ht, but then I re

“Yes, I know the definition,” I breathe, slightly light-headed from his proxis reflected there Things that scareat me like that?” I whisper the question in the shared air between us

His tongue slips out, wetting his lips “Because I see you”

A shiver runs down my spine “That makes no sense” Yes, it does

His lips turn up slightly but he says noused to these short and powerful moments between us It’s like we’re a rubber band pulled back and we can only go so far before we snap together

Xander picks up Prue and heads for the kitchen

I watch him disappear froht I could resist him