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placing his hand on my knee. "It wasn't cheap to me, so I didn't want to use a word that would make it sound that way."
    I looked down at his hand, then up into his eyes.
    "I swear I didn't know anything about you when I picked you up that first night other than how fucking hot I thought you were."
    "You swear?"
    "I swear it."
    "Nothing other than my hotness made you come onto me?"
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    Wade smiled. "I promise. Had I known you were that guy, I still wouldn't have thought anything other than what a stupid fucking idiot your ex had to be for letting someone who looked the way you look go."
    I smiled at Wade despite it still stinging that Phillip actually told the hotel staff he was dumping me. "That was a very nice thing to say." I had flashes of calling up to the front desk the day before Phillip was supposed to arrive, ordering an entire dinner to be delivered to our cabin—all his favorites, lobster, champagne, shrimp cocktail. They knew before I did, probably laughing their asses off . The worst part was in all the drama I'd forgotten to call and cancel the meal after Phillip broke it off. I'd wanted to die when I opened the door and there it all was.
    "I think you're really...great, Boone."
    I laughed, wondering if he was checking himself like I was, or if he really did think I was just—great.
    "Can I stay with you, tonight?" Wade asked.
    I chewed my lip, wanting to say yes, especially feeling as low as I did at the moment thanks to Phillip. "I wouldn't dream of asking you, Wade." I opened the car door and stepped out into the snow. I turned to close the door and he had the most pathetic and truly disappointed look on his face.
    "I mean, it's like you said—you can't believe all the disgusting things I've put into my body this evening." His mouth fell open and I smiled at him innocently. "I certainly couldn't ask you fuck me knowing how repulsed you must still be—right?"
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    seconds later I heard, "Asshole!" and I started to laugh as I looked back over my shoulder to see him shaking his head at me with the passenger side window rolled down.
    "See you tomorrow!" I waved and turned away.
    "We'll see!" Wade threatened, in what I assumed was some last minute attempt at defiance.
    "I finally think I'm getting some of my power back," I said, smiling as I rounded the corner of the lodge, disappearing from his view.
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Chapter Five
    I opened my eyes and made a whiney noise as the banging continued. I finally sat up in bed and pushed the sleep mask up onto my forehead. I turned my head and listened, hazy eyed and irritated, not hearing anything now and wondering if I'd been dreaming it. As I began to lay back down I heard it again.
    "Jeez-sus...damn wallz're comin' down." I managed to slur out as I tossed off the covers and got out of bed. I stumbled out of the bedroom as the banging continued, coming from the front door. "Hole-on azzole!"
    I tried rubbing the sleep out of my eyes with the palms of my hands. I looked around, blinking several times as I stumbled, and then catching my balance as I made my way to the door. I ripped it open to find Wade standing there in what looked to be the pre-dawn light as the sun hadn't quite made its usual morning appearance yet.
    "Good morning, sunshine." He pushed past me, carrying a shopping bag and what looked like two cups of coffee.
    "What hell is this?" I asked, slamming the door.
    "My baby's not a morning glory, I see." Wade set the cups down on the counter of the tiny island and walked into the kitchenette, which considering his size made him seem that much more gargantuan.
    "Time is it?" was all I could get out.
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    "About a quarter till six," Wade said, all chirpy and perky as he tossed the bag on the couch and made his way back over toward me.
    I held