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Ar sort ofhiht maybe--"

"He’s with Yvette"

Why did Armie always keep her at a distance? And why, for the love of God, did that only make her want him more? "Yvette who?"

"Sweeny You knew her, I think She’s--"

"I do!" Wow, she’d wondered if Yvette would ever return A h her mind, but she settled on one in particular "Why is Cannon with her?"

Arain Cannon and Yvette? Still? It had to have beenwhat? Three years In rapid order, she went through the ti how Yvette had always crushed on Cannon and how Cannon had helped to rescue her--and how he’d gone off to fight in the SBC and she’d gone off to live in California "I see"

"I have co, but he’s at her fa with her, actually"

The surprises kept co "Since when?"

"Since the get-go, far as I can tell" For the first tiave her a sincere smile "She arrived and he moved in"

"That was fast"

"Slow, if you ask Cannon"

When Arly handso on her for a while"

The door opened yet again, and this time the redhead and blonde each wore only their panties

"Oh, for the love of" Merissa turned away, anxious to avoid any more embarrassment

Fro words froers in her ears Instead she concentrated on her retreat

She’d gotten down ten steps when Arain

"Hold up, damn it"

"What?" she asked as she turned to face hi "I’ain

He didn’t argue, but damn him, he followed all the sa low on his lean hips

Using both hands, Merissa slammed open the wide double entry doors and stalked out into the huer, except for the danger of Arer to her peace ofher, he asked, "Why are you so ed on a lock of her hair "You have stea, she rounded on him "I do not!"

He scrutinized her "Maybe your ears, too And just where the hell did you park?"