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Good night, Gideon."
I hung up and took the stairs, deciding the twenty-floor descent would serve double-duty as
both an avoidance technique and a replacement for a visit to the gym.
I was so grateful to be home after the day I'd had that I practically danced through my
apartment's front door. My heartfelt "God, it's good to be home!" and accompanying spin was
vehement enough to startle the couple on the couch.
"Oh," I said, wincing at my own silliness. Cary wasn't in a compromising position with his
guest when I barged in, but they'd been sitting close enough to suggest intimacy.
Grudgingly, I thought of Gideon Cross, who preferred to strip all intimacy out of the most
intimate act I could imagine. I'd had one-night stands and friends with benefits, and no one knew
better than I that sex and making love were two very different things, but I didn't think I'd ever be
able to view sex like a handshake
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