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He stepped under the spray and gathered her in his arry or at least irritated but how could she be either of th

ose things when she was in his arms?

Maybe he was right

Maybe she truly was naïve

Andmuch, much too fast

“You are upset”

“Yes”

“Because I bought you those things?”

“That’s part of it”

“What is the rest of it, then?”

She looked up into his eyes

“Things are—things are happening too quickly “

“Life happens quickly, cara”

She felt another little rush of anger “Don’t answer me with platitudes, Marco Iat the speed of light”

Marco raised her face to his and kissed her