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nights.   Ok, gotcha.   Let me put my attentive husband hat on.”
    Spencer
nodded.   “Mandated.”
    Kit
wandered into the entertainment room.   “What’s mandated?”
    They
exchanged a look and chuckled.   Sully approached her.   “Nothing, babe.”   He hugged
her tightly and gave her a long kiss.   “How was your day?   Want me
to make you a drink?”
    She
flopped down onto the large sectional sofa.   “Yes.   The stiffer, the better.”
    Sully
raised his eyebrows and snickered.   “Are we still talking about a drink?”
    Spencer
groaned.   “I’m outta here.   You guys are gross.”   He left the room.
    Kit
giggled.   “Maybe.   Maybe not.   But for the moment, it’s a drink.   Later may be a different story,
babe.”   She raised an eyebrow and
grinned.
    He
handed her the drink moments later and took a seat next to her, putting his arm
around her.   She snuggled up against
him.   “Can we spend the night in the
condo tonight?”
    He
kissed her on top of her head.   “Sure.   Whatever you
want.   Is there company that’s going
to pop by that you’re trying to avoid?”
    She
shook her head.   “Not
necessarily.   I just want a change
of scenery.   It’s more intimate
there.   Sometimes this estate is too
damned big.”
    He
grinned, agreeing with her sentiment completely.   “I get it.   Want to have a nice dinner in
there?   We can have something
delivered.”
    She
smiled up at him.   “Sounds
great.   I’m going to finish this
drink, and then let’s pack our bags and head out.”   She patted him on the knee.   “I have a surprise for you too.”
    He
raised his eyebrows and grinned.   “Oh really?
    She giggled
and took a sip of her drink.   “Really.”
    An hour
later, they were headed to their penthouse condo on La Cienega.   It had been months since they had been
there, and they spent a good thirty minutes getting resituated.
    Sully
pointed to the wrapped rectangle that leaned against their bags.   “What is that?   Did you bring that in?”
    She
nodded and grinned.   “I did.   Let’s save that until after dinner.”
    He
nodded.   “Ok.   Want me to leave it out here?”
    “Yep,
please.”  
    He did
as she asked and carried their bags back into the master bedroom.   She looked around and recalled
bittersweet memories.   She, Sully,
and Joe had some fabulous times there.   She opened the sliding doors and admired the panoramic view of the city,
the lights twinkling back at her, winking their approval.   She stared at the table and chairs on
the balcony and remembered talks with Joe.   Her eyes welled up with tears remembering him well and realizing he had been
gone almost five years.  
    Her
thoughts drifted even further back to Kirby, Joe’s best friend, and her first
true love.   She was very much in
love with Sully and loved him deeply, but the depths of love she experienced
with Kirby seemed surreal and unrealistic to ever to find again in this lifetime.   He had been gone almost eight
years.   She felt an ache in her
heart and her mind started spinning out of control, still unwilling to accept
Kirby’s death.   She shoved it out of
her mind and returned her focus to the sparkling dance of the city lights.
    She
felt Sully’s arms wrap around her from behind, and she leaned back into his
strong chest as he squeezed her tightly.   He spoke gently into her ear.   “You miss him too.”
    She
nodded and turned to face Sully.   She threw her arms around his neck and gazed into his steel blue
eyes.   “I do.   And I know you do too. We had some fun
times with him here.”
    Sully
snickered.   “Oh yes, we did.   And there were times when Joe and I got
into lots of trouble when you weren’t here.   I’ll leave those stories in the
vault.   He was a friend like no
other.   I kinda like when we’re
here. It’s like I can feel his spirit.   That fun-loving, happy, friendly, easy going, creativity he had.”
    She
grinned and