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"She just sat there and stared at me," Beth interrupted, "Just sat there and
stared at me for about five full seconds before she gave me one of those fakey
smiles and said 'Good morning, Beth. Did you sleep well?'"
Again shrugging, Cade said, "I didn't tell her a damned thing, Beth. I swear
it."
As she again studied his face for signs of perjury, Cade asked, "Um... and
did you? Sleep well, I mean?"
Beth's eyes narrowed to gunsight slits. She growlingly snapped, "Yes, as a
matter of fact, I did."
Grinning, Cade asked, "Was it because you were dead tired or because you had
a great time?" As she opened her mouth to respond in what looked like a snappy
manner, Cade raised a finger and prompted, "Honest answer only, please."
Smoldering a bit, Beth sighed and answered in a rather grudging tone, "Yes.
I had a good time, Ed. Is that what you want to hear?"
"Of course that's what I want to hear. Don't you think I was busting my ass
to please you last night? You sure seemed to think so at the time, ma'am,
especially when I..."
"Never mind when," snapped Beth. "Yes, dammit, I had a good time.
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