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She pouted a little “I figured I’d have to persuade you”

Anticipation lit wickedly in his eyes “Would you like to?”

She fastened her slacks, kept her face bland “Well, I really appreciate it And since you’re being so accoood time to hit you with part

two”

Idly, he poured lance at the an to scroll He’d recently bought a minifarm on Space Station Delta

“What’s part two?”

“Well, Jess has worked out this one nuht” She looked at Roarke,“It’s a duet, really iht, if for the party—the live portion of the performance—you could do it with Mavis”

He blinked, lost all interest in crops “Do ith Mavis?”

“Perfor it when he paled “You’ve got a nice voice In the shower, anyway The Irish coht it was fabulous”

He ed to shut his e the monitor “Eve—”

“Really, it would be great Leonardo has a terrific design for your costume”

“For ot to his feet “You wanta duet with Mavis? In public?”

“It would et”

“Press” Now he blanched “Christ Jesus, Eve”

“It’s really a sexy nuan to toy with the buttons of his shirt as she looked hopefully up into his eyes “It could put her right over the top”