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vary his emotional wardrobe. Sometimes she even wondered if she
might be better off with another loverтАж Mikhail, maybe, or even
JastinderтАж but no, of course not. She loved Cade. They belonged to
each other forever. Cade was the bedrock of her life. If only he
werenтАЩt so stubborn!
тАЬHave you ever thought,тАЭ he said, not looking at her, тАЬthat we
might skip a fashion season? Just let it go by and wear something
old, off alone together? Or even go naked?тАЭ
тАЬWhat an idea,тАЭ she said lightly.
тАЬWe could try it, Suzanne.тАЭ
тАЬWe could also move out of the towers and live down there along
the Thames among the starving and dirty-mattressed thugs.
Equally appealing.тАЭ
Wrong, wrong. Cade turned away from her. In another minute he
would put the pills back in their little bottle. Suzanne decided to try
playfulness. She twined her arms around his neck, and flashed her
eyes at him. тАЬYou are vast, Cade. You contain multitudes. Do you
really think itтАЩs fair, mmmm, that you deny me all your multitudes,
when IтАЩm so ready to love them all?тАЭ
Reluctantly, he smiled. тАЬтАШMultitudes,тАЩ is it?тАЭ
тАЬAnd I want them all. All the Cades. IтАЩm greedy, you know.тАЭ She
rubbed against him.
тАЬWellтАжтАЭ
тАЬCome on, Cade. For me.тАЭ Another rub, and after it she danced
away, laughing.
He could never resist her. He swallowed the pills, then reached
out his arms. Suzanne eluded them.
тАЬNot yet. After they take effect.тАЭ
тАЬSuzanneтАжтАЭ
тАЬTomorrow.тАЭ Casually, she blew him an affectionate kiss and
sauntered toward the door, leaving him gazing after her. Cade
wanting her, and she off-hand and insouciant.
It was going to be a wonderful autumn.
The next day was unbelievably exciting, more arousing even than
when sheтАЩd walked in on Cade and Kittery in the sum-mer bedroom
and theyтАЩd had the shouting and pleading and knife fight. This was
arousing in a different way. Suzanne had strolled into the
apartment in mid-morning, half an hour late. тАЬThere you are,
then,тАЭ sheтАЩd said casually to Cade.
He looked up from his reader, his long-limbed body sprawled
across the chair. тАЬOh, hallo.тАЭ
тАЬHow are you?тАЭ
He shrugged, then made a negligent gesture with one graceful
slim-fingered hand.
Suzanne draped herself across his lap, gazing abstract-edly out
the window. Today London looked even uglier than usual: cold,
gray, dirty.
тАЬDo you mind awfully?тАЭ Cade said. тАЬIтАЩm in the middle of this
article.тАЭ
тАЬAnd so absorbed that you donтАЩt notice me, mmmmm?тАЭ Suzanne