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.Anyone would have done the same.No.You re not naive enough to think that.Fox and Gage, yeah.For the dog, and for me.Laylaand Cybil, maybe.Maybe it was being caught in the moment, or maybe they re built that way.She touched his face, skimmed her fingers under those patient gray eyes.No one was going toleave that dog out there, Cal.Then I d say that dog is pretty lucky to have people like you around.So am I.You crawledthrough the snow, toward that thing.You dug in the snow with your bare hands.If you re trying to make a hero out of me Go ahead, she decided.I think I like the fit.You whistled with your fingers.Now she grinned.Just a little something I picked up along the way.I can actually whistle a lotlouder than that, when I m not out of breath, freezing, and quivering with terror.I love you.I ll demonstrate sometime when What?I never thought to say those words to any woman I wasn t related to.I was just never going to gothere.If she d been given a hard, direct jolt of electricity to her heart, it couldn t have leaped any higher.Would you mind saying them again, while I m paying better attention?I love you.There it went again, she thought.Leaps and bounds.Because I can whistle with my fingers?That might ve been the money shot.pdfMachineIs a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease!Produce quality PDF files in seconds and preserve the integrity of your original documents.Compatible acrossnearly all Windows platforms, if you can print from a windows application you can use pdfMachine.Get yours now!file://C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$EX03.813\Nora.3/3/2008 BloodBrothers Page 216 of 257God.She shut her eyes.I want you to love me, and I really like to get what I want.But.Shetook a breath.Cal, if this is because of last night, because I helped get Lump, thenThis is because you think if you eat half my slice of pizza it doesn t count.Well, it doesn t, technically.Because you always know where your keys are, and you can think about ten things at the sametime.Because you don t back down, and your hair s like sunlight.Because you tell the truth and youknow how to be a friend.And for dozens of reasons I haven t figured out yet.Dozens more I may neverfigure out.But I know I can say to you what I never thought to say to anyone.She hooked her arms around his neck, rested her forehead on his.She had to just breathe for amoment, just breathe her way through the beauty of it as she often did with a great work of art or a songthat brought tears to her throat.This is a really good day.She touched her lips to his.This is a truly excellent day.They sat for a while, holding each other while the dog snored in the corner, and the snow felloutside the windows.When Cal went downstairs, he followed the scent of coffee into the kitchen, and found Gagescowling as he slapped a skillet onto the stove.They grunted at each other as Cal got a clean mug out ofthe dishwasher.Looks like close to three out there already, and it s still coming.I got eyes.Gage ripped open a pound of bacon.You sound chipper about it.It s a really good day.I d probably think so, too, if I started it off with some morning nookie.God, men are crude.Cybil strolled in, her dark eyes bleary.Then you ought to plug your ears when you re around our kind.Bacon gets fried, eggs getscrambled, Gage told them.Anybody doesn t like the options should try another restaurant.Cybil poured her coffee, stood studying him over the rim as she took the first sip.He hadn t shavedor combed that dark mass of hair.He was obviously morning irritable, and none of that, she mused,made him any less attractive.Too bad.You know what I ve noticed about you, Gage?What s that?You ve got a great ass, and a crappy attitude.Let me know when breakfast is ready, she added asshe strolled out of the kitchen.pdfMachineIs a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease!Produce quality PDF files in seconds and preserve the integrity of your original documents.Compatible acrossnearly all Windows platforms, if you can print from a windows application you can use pdfMachine.Get yours now!file://C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$EX03.813\Nora.3/3/2008 BloodBrothers Page 217 of 257She s right.I ve often said that about your ass and attitude.Phones are out, Fox announced as he came in, yanked open the refrigerator and pounced on aCoke.Got ahold of my mother by cell.They re okay over there.Knowing your parents, they probably just had sex, Gage commented.Hey! True, Fox said after a moment, but, hey.He s got sex on the brain.Why wouldn t he? He s not sick or watching sports, the only two circumstances men don tnecessarily have sex on the brain.Gage laid bacon in the heated skillet.Somebody make some toast or something.And we re goingto need another pot of coffee.I ve got to take Lump out.I m not just letting him out on his own.I ll take him.Fox leaned down to scratch Lump s head.I want to walk around anyway.Heturned, nearly walked into Layla.Hi, sorry.Ah I m going to take Lump out.Why don t you comealong?Oh.I guess.Sure.I ll just get my things.Smooth, Gage commented when Layla left.You re a smooth one, Fox.What?Good morning, really attractive woman.How would you like to trudge around with me in threefeet of snow and watch a dog piss on a few trees? Before you ve even had your coffee?It was just a suggestion.She could ve said no.I m sure she would have if she d had a hit of caffeine so her brain was in gear.That must be why you only get lucky with women without brains.You re just spreading sunshine, Cal commented when Fox steamed out.Make another damn pot of coffee.I need to bring in some wood, feed the generator, and start shoveling three feet of snow off thedecks.Let me know when breakfast is ready.Alone, Gage snarled, and turned the bacon.He still had the snarl when Quinn came in.I thought I d find everyone in here, but they re all scattered.She got out a mug.Looks like weneed another pot of coffee.pdfMachineIs a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease!Produce quality PDF files in seconds and preserve the integrity of your original documents.Compatible acrossnearly all Windows platforms, if you can print from a windows application you can use pdfMachine.Get yours now!file://C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Rar$EX03.813\Nora.3/3/2008 BloodBrothers Page 218 of 257Because she got the coffee down, Gage didn t have time to snap at her.I ll take care of that.Anything else I can do to help?He turned his head to look at her.Why?Because I figure if I help you with breakfast, it takes us both off the cooking rotation for the nextcouple of meals.He nodded, appreciating the logic.Smart.You re the toast and additional coffee.Check.He beat a dozen eggs while she got to work.She had a quick, efficient way about her, Gage noted.The quick wouldn t matter so much to Cal, but the efficient would be a serious plus.She was built, shewas bright, and as he d seen for himself last night, she had a wide streak of brave.You re making him happy.Quinn stopped, looked over.Good, because he s making me happy
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