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urning　your　husband。　Your　clothes；　your　hair；

your　eyes　all　tell　me　that。　And　I　have　a　past；　too。　The　last　thing　you

need　is　to　hear　me　call　out　another　woman's　name。〃

Anne's　eyes　filled　with　tears。　When　she　pushed　at　him；　he　let　her　go。

She　went　to　the　window；　wrapped　her　arms　around　herself；　and　looked　out。

〃Why　do　you　lead　me　on？〃

There　was　silence；　then　a　begrudging；　〃I　can't　seem　to　help　myself。

What's　your　excuse？〃　When　she　didn't　answer；　he　approached　her　and

goaded；　〃Hmm？　Are　you　that　frustrated？〃

She　spun　around　and　sent　the　flat　of　her　hand　against　his　cheek。　He

caught　it　on　the　rebound　and　had　her　arm　behind　her；　drawing　her　hard

against　him；　in　an　instant。

〃Don't　ever　do　that　again！〃　he　muttered　and；　as　suddenly　as　he'd　seized

her；　let　her　go。　He　took　long　steps　toward　the　door　before　stopping

short。

Anne　was　stunned；　short　of　breath；　wondering　what　was　ing　next。

One　lithe　stride　brought　him　back。　To　her　astonishment　he　framed　her

face　with　his　hands；　placed　a　hard　kiss　on　her　lips；　then　walked　off

again。

〃What　was　that　for？〃　she　cried。

〃Moist　eggs　and　strong　black　coffee。〃　He　half…turned　at　the　door。　〃I

have　a　couple　of　things　to　do。　Find　something　to　keep　you　busy　for　an

hour；　then　we'll　leave　for　the　village。〃

It　wasn't　a　question；　and　he　didn't　wait　for　an　answer。　That　was　what

kept　Anne　busy　wh