The room had two beds that looked like alien pods right out of a sci-fi movie. The curved tops turns different colors that showed through the frosted windows.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9n555H3Tu
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“You’ll want to get completely undressed and get inside,” the spa consultant, Kaylee, said. “Press this blue button three times”—she held three fingers up—“when you’re ready. The hood doesn’t lock, so you can get out at any time if you need to.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvVIRyjvys
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Tara barely heard a word beyond “completely undressed.” She couldn’t bring herself to look at James directly, but watched for his reaction out of the corner of her eye. He was nodding at what Kaylee said, not seeming embarrassed or anything.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTB862qN8L
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Tara had gone to college. She knew what naked men looked like, but she’d always been careful not to let anyone see her naked—even when she’d lived in a dorm.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF9Tzzo3DK
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Almost before Kaylee left, James stripped off his t-shirt and tossed it on the chair. As he started to undo the button on his pants, Tara turned away automatically. She pretended to inspect the hydro-derma-fusion bed, wondering if she could get away with telling James not to look while she took off her clothes and got in.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJw0NYVqUoq
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“Need help?” James’ voice said in her ear, his breath tickling her neck.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9umN5cjAR
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She wanted to reply in exasperation, but what came out was, “Yes.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd5lfaJ6R5
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His hands curled under her shirt and grazed her skin as he pulled it over her head and tossed it onto the chair along with his clothes. He took a step closer to Tara so she could feel his warmth from behind. He undid her bra clasp with one hand. She crossed her arms over her chest, trying to act casual, even as her skin was prickling.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomxE3Ll2Sg
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She climbed quickly into the pod, comforted by how it enclosed her body. James got into his pod leisurely. When his body was hidden from her, she watched as he pressed the button, repeating what Kaylee told them.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QGY9cQ3Zb
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Tara did the same and faced the ceiling. The bed pulsed with vibrations that reverberated through her teeth. The temperature grew steadily hotter and hotter until it reached the point where it burned the surface of her breast, stomach, thighs, and toes. Sweat beaded at her eyebrows and tickled its way down her nose and under her eyes.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImXtZ8RKVV
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Turning her head again, she looked at James. His eyes were closed, and though a hint of sweat lit his cheekbones, he seemed at peace. Tara liked the chance to trace his profile and imagine painting it without him being aware she was doing so.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGM2UBmf6w
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“Why are you staring at me?” he said without opening his eyes.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdcUZr3Aij
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Tara wanted to deny it, but instead she said, “You look so peaceful.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXn3rQHnHs
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He still didn’t open his eyes, but the corners of his mouth quirked up.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhChXRTKUzS
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She closed her eyes, too, and imagined she was in India. No, not India because James wouldn’t be there with her. Somewhere else hot and humid—maybe Thailand.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxIjcFmnXH
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Sometimes she thought James was just an aspect of her imagination—as if she’d just seen him across the bar and imagined all these interactions. But then there was the fact of how physical and present he was. There were the little details, like how he kept his nails short so he could type quickly; how Tara barely came over his shoulders when she stood beside him; how his forearm was bigger and longer than hers; how he hummed as he cooked.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5wjVFpUcO
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The next thing she knew, the heat evaporated, and the pod gave a low whine. James stood beside her, a towel low enough around his waist that she could see the ridges of his pelvic bone. His skin and the curls at the nape of his neck were damp.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCeSzhC5IN
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He wordlessly lifted the hood so cool air rushed onto her body. She realized with some surprise that she was covered with a sheen of sweat and distilled mineral water. Her first instinct was to cover herself or roll into a ball, but she couldn’t move. All she could do was James look at her. In her stark nakedness, she was forced to confront a stark truth. As much as she tried to keep James at arm’s length, she couldn’t.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47WyRqVWFW
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He leaned over and set his finger lightly against the base of her throat. Tara could feel her pulse beat against it before he ran it down—between her breasts, along her abdomen, through the concave curve of her belly button, and down, down, down until her body ran out. His touch scorched more fiercely than the 118-degree infrared lights.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M3CDnTu8h
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