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don’t think that I have any other food in the house and tomato soup and grilled cheese aren’t very good after they’ve gone stone cold.”
    She didn’t say one word about his assumption that it would be okay for him to stay for dinner.  Honestly, she didn’t care.  Kaylie didn’t know what he was up to or why; she just intended to enjoy his company.  For the first time in years, her stomach didn’t tie itself up in knots when he was in the same room.
    Two hours later , the pizza had been demolished and they were sprawled on her couch watching television.  It was getting late and Kaylie was sleepy, but she honestly didn’t want to kick Jake out.  The evening had been fun.  Even more fun than the evenings they spent together six years ago.  Beans had taken to Jake like they were old friends.  The usually cranky cat had curled up next to Jake’s thigh and started purring so loudly that he almost drowned out the sound from the television.  Kaylie had done almost the same thing, without the purring.  Her head was resting on Jake’s shoulder, his arm around her, and they were both stretched out on the couch.
    Finally, Kaylie forced her eyes open for the third time and Jake squeezed her shoulders.
    “You’re sleepy, babe.  Go to bed.  I’ll clean up the mess from dinner.”
    Groggy, she nodded and rolled over Jake’s body.  “G’night, Jake.”
    Kaylie yawned as she headed down the hallway to her bedroom.  She was more than ready to put on her pajamas.  She knew she should be polite and walk Jake to the door, but the emotional toll of the last two days and the lack of sleep had caught up with her.  He let himself in, so Kaylie decided he could also let himself out.
    Still half asleep, she did her night time routine and changed into her pajamas.  Beans landed on the bed by her feet and curled up next to her ankles.  Within minutes Kaylie was asleep.

Chapter Four
     
    Kaylie shoved at Beans.  The damn cat had draped himself across her waist and wouldn’t budge.  She snuggled deeper into the blankets on her bed and tried to throw him off.  He was dead weight.
    Annoyed , Kaylie mumbled, “C’mon, you tub of lard, you’re too heavy.  Get off me.”
    When the weight at her waist tightened and dragged her body back until she was touching warm skin, the morning fog in her brain evaporated.  Kaylie opened her eyes and looked down at the tanned arm wrapped around her.
    “Holy shit!” she screeched, flailing under the blankets until she was free of the arm and the bed.
    Jake blinked up at her, his hair tousled and chest bare.  For a second she just appreciated the picture, then she got back to the matter at hand.
    “What are you doing in my bed, Jake?  I don’t recall extending an invitation.”
    He rolled over onto his back and laced his fingers behind his head.  Kaylie swallowed hard.  He looked like an ad for Calvin Klein sheets.  Determined, she held onto her annoyance, keeping her eyes on his face and her hands on her hips.
    “Sure you did.  I came in and asked if it was okay if I crashed with you.  As I rec all, your exact response was, Uh-huh , which I took as an affirmative.”  Even barely awake, he was grinning at her outrage with obvious enjoyment.
    Kaylie gritted her teeth to keep from smiling.  While they were dating, he loved to get her “all riled up” as he called it.  He thought it was funny and, usually, she did too, but she was confused as hell and refused to allow him to jerk her chain.
    “Jake, uh-huh is more of a grunt than a word.  I was probably asleep and just responding to the sound of your voice.”
    He just smiled at her, a real shit-eating grin.  “I thought that might be the case, so I asked you again and your response was just get your ass in bed .  So, that’s what I did.”
    Both infuriated and amused at his manipulation, Kaylie just threw her hands in the air and turned to leave the room.  Before she could take more than a step, Jake’s arm