Dancing Tides (92 page)

W
h
e
n
Ke
e
g
a
n
c
ut the
e
n
g
in
e
, th
e
y
s
a
t th
er
e
in sil
e
n
c
e
f
or
a
f
e
w
minut
e
s until she
tu
r
n
e
d
a
nd s
a
id,
“Y
ou
r
ea
l
l
y
w
a
nt to h
a
ve
dinn
e
r
w
ith m
e
?
”

H
e
undid his s
ea
t b
e
lt, n
u
d
g
e
d
G
uinn
e
ss
a
side
w
h
e
r
e
he
c
ould slide
into the
middl
e
.
H
e l
ea
n
e
d in, took h
e
r
c
hin.
“
I
should p
r
ob
a
b
l
y
m
e
nt
i
on
I
’
d like
to do mo
r
e
th
a
n h
a
ve
dinn
er
.
B
ut
I
f
i
g
u
r
e
w
e
g
otta
st
a
r
t som
e
pl
ace
.
”
W
ith th
a
t, he
c
ov
ere
d h
e
r
mouth.

H
is b
r
ush of
lips, a
t
a
ste
of
ton
g
ue
m
a
de
f
o
r
a
ni
c
e
,
ea
s
y
th
r
ill in the
b
e
l
l
y
.
T
he
f
e
e
ling h
a
d h
e
r
d
r
oppi
n
g
into the
kiss, a
g
e
ntle
g
lide
into
pl
ea
su
re
,
a
pl
ea
su
r
e
lo
n
g
a
bs
e
nt.
I
t h
a
d b
e
e
n a v
e
r
y
long time
sin
c
e
sh
e
’
d lo
c
k
e
d lips
w
ith
a
n
y
o
n
e
, l
ea
st of
a
ll a
hun
k
y
, su
i
c
i
da
l
e
x
-
soldi
er
.

Co
r
d
fe
lt h
e
r
su
r
re
nd
e
r
to the
d
a
n
c
e
o
f
his ton
g
u
e
,
fe
lt h
e
r
bo
d
y
r
e
vving
up.
K
no
w
ing
h
e
c
ould do th
a
t to h
er
,
e
l
a
t
e
d him.
B
ut
a
t the
s
a
me
tim
e
, it
fe
lt he
mi
g
ht be
m
oving
too
fa
st h
e
re
.
W
a
s he
rea
l
l
y
r
e
a
d
y
to move
p
a
st C
a
ssi
e?

H
e
pull
e
d b
ac
k
a
nd
a
dm
i
tt
e
d,
“
I
’
m a
little
out of
p
rac
ti
ce
.
”

“
Mmm,”
Ke
e
g
a
n pu
r
r
e
d,
h
e
r
e
y
e
s
d
r
i
f
t
e
d up to his.
“T
h
a
t
wa
s
…
f
in
e
,”
she
f
in
a
l
l
y m
a
n
a
g
e
d.

“
J
ust
w
h
a
t
e
v
e
r
y
g
u
y
lon
g
s to h
e
a
r
…”
H
e
c
h
u
c
kl
e
d
a
nd g
r
inn
e
d
a
t h
e
r
.
“
…
f
in
e
?
”

“
I
didn
’
t m
ea
n
…
”

H
e
c
ouldn
’
t stop st
ar
i
n
g
a
t h
e
r
e
y
e
s.
T
he
look of
wa
nt he
s
a
w
t
h
er
e
e
nd
e
d
w
h
a
t
e
v
e
r ind
ec
ision
c
hu
r
n
e
d in his
g
ut.

“
L
e
t
’
s t
r
y
this
a
g
a
in,”
h
e
o
ffe
r
e
d
a
s he
tilt
e
d his h
e
a
d
a
nd took h
e
r
mouth
a
g
a
in.
T
his time th
er
e
wa
s nothi
n
g
g
e
ntle
a
bout it.

T
he
si
zz
le
a
nd
f
i
r
e
we
nt
st
ra
i
g
ht th
r
o
u
g
h h
e
r
s
y
st
e
m. Co
r
d took h
e
r
und
e
r
a
nd she
fe
lt like she
wa
nt
e
d to
f
lo
a
t, d
r
i
f
t
a
ll the
w
a
y
into lust.

W
h
e
n th
e
y
c
a
me
up
f
o
r
a
i
r
, Co
r
d
re
st
e
d his
f
o
r
e
h
e
a
d on h
er
s.
“
B
e
tt
er
?
”

“A
h,
y
ea
h.
I
’
d s
a
y
it
c
a
me
b
ac
k to
y
ou.”

H
e
c
ouldn
’
t h
e
lp hims
e
l
f
,
looking
a
t h
e
r
w
ith th
a
t unmist
a
k
a
ble
a
ir
of
d
e
si
r
e
s
e
ttl
e
d in h
e
r
e
y
e
s, it m
a
de
him
f
e
e
l lighth
ea
d
e
d,
a
lmost
g
id
d
y
.

F
ee
li
n
g
a
w
k
w
a
r
d,
K
ee
g
a
n
c
l
ea
r
e
d h
e
r
th
r
o
a
t.
“H
o
w
a
bout inst
ea
d of
me
c
o
ming
out h
er
e
f
or
dinn
e
r
tomo
rr
o
w
ni
g
h
t
y
ou
c
ome
to
m
y
pl
a
c
e
i
nst
ea
d?
Y
ou
’
ll be
in to
w
n
a
n
y
w
a
y
a
nd
I
c
ould
g
ive
y
ou
a
tour
of
the
ce
n
t
er
.
I
should p
r
ob
a
b
l
y
m
e
ntion thou
g
h
I
’
m a
v
e
g
e
t
ar
i
a
n.”

“Y
ou don
’
t
ea
t m
e
a
t?
A
t
a
l
l
?
”

“N
o.”

“N
ot
e
v
e
n
b
ac
on
?
”

She
c
ho
r
tl
e
d.
“
I
’
m
p
re
t
t
y
su
r
e
th
a
t
’
s a
p
i
g
.
I
do
n
’
t
ea
t
re
d m
e
a
t,
c
hi
c
k
e
n, or
f
ish.”

“
W
h
a
t
’
s l
ef
t
?
”

“
P
a
st
a
,
c
h
e
e
se
pi
zz
a
,
a
n
a
ss
or
tm
e
nt of
ca
ss
e
r
ol
e
s.
I’
m not a
v
e
g
a
n;
I
do
ea
t
f
re
e
-
r
a
n
g
e
e
g
g
s
a
nd d
a
i
r
y
.
I
just don
’
t
ea
t m
ea
t.”