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She faked a yawn "I’ll long be in bed by then"

Cannon could tell she was up to so, he just didn’t knohat

"You could let s and think--"

He took her mouth, far from brief, far frohtly dazed, she stared at histhat"

He gave her the truth "I don’t know if I can"

Her s softy, "I shouldn’t be, but I’ If she illing--

Pressing against his chest, she said, "Now go"

Da him out the door an hour earlier than necessary She claione all soft and willing from a simple kiss He wanted time to think, and she looked as if she wanted some privacy of her own

He set her back on her feet and went down the hall to change When he came back out, she was at the kitchen table with papers spread out

"Your grandfather’s stuff?"

She nodded "I didn’t find what I needed hat the lawyer gave us, but I remembered that Grandpa always kept the paperwork in the hutch"

Over her shoulder, Cannon saw the wrinkled yellow receipts and a few torn pages

"It’s not as orderly as usual, but I can sort it out He has three different storage units It could take soet it inventoried"

"Sounds like an outing" He could go with her, stop to pick up the things he needed for the house security, roceries, too It’d be a full day, especially if he got everything installed

"I thought of so, she turned, saw him in his jeans, a black T-shirt in his hand, and she stalled

Enjoying the way her face went rosy and she breathed deeper, Cannon took his ti on the shirt

When he finished, her chin went up "I like to jog early"

"Yeah,off a long trip and you’re going to be out late, so--"

"No worries I can handle it"