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match. I felt my mouth hitch to the side; I liked how they looked together, our hands. I liked the contrasts, the big and the small, the dark and the light. I loved how the rings he’d chosen reflected the differences between us, but they complemented each other. They belonged together.
    I felt his chest expand with a large breath before he said on a rush, “I wondered if you would be angrier about us getting married so quickly, not about missing it.”
    I grunted. “Um…no.” I thought about this statement then continued, “Actually, hell no! I woke up that morning, after you left, and I was…” I paused, not wanting to admit that I was panicked because I thought I’d married some faceless stranger. Instead, I opted to say, “I was angry about missing our vows, missing you, but when I saw your note and the marriage certificate, I was so relieved that it was done. Watching and helping Janie and Marie plan this marriage monstrosity has been more than enough wedding planning for a lifetime.”
    “I thought you might have been dragging your feet about setting a date for a different reason.”
    “Like what?”
    “I don’t know. All I knew was that I wanted you to be my wife as soon as possible, and you didn’t seem to be in a hurry.”
    I shook my head, lacing my fingers through his; I tsked , “Oh, Nico, if you thought these things, why didn’t you ask me?”
    “Trusting you with my heart is new. I saw my chance and I took it and I’m not sorry I did. I’m as helpless as a kitten in a tree, you know.” He said this last part quietly.
    I felt like he’d knocked the wind from my lungs; my chest hurt, and my stomach plummeted. I turned in the tub and straddled his hips, gripped his face between my palms, and pressed a fast, urgent kiss to his lips.
    Before I spoke I made sure his eyes were on mine. “Nico, you understand that I am also as helpless as a kitten in a tree with you?” My voice betrayed the desperation I felt.
    He turned his lips into my palm. “Yes. And your heart is safe with me.”
    “Good.” My gaze moved between his, and I kissed him again, fiercely, and said against his mouth, “Your heart is safe with me, too. I promise.”
    He nodded, “I know,” brushing his nose against mine, and his hands moved from my hips to my bottom. “Your other body parts, however…”
    I laughed lightly and rolled my eyes but then quickly gasped as the fingers of his right hand moved to my front.
    He nipped my chin. “Sei deliziosa, ti mangerei di baci... iniziando da qui.”
    “Oh, Nico…”
    He didn’t have to speak in Italian to get me hot, not at all; nevertheless, I wasn’t about to volunteer that fact any time soon.
    ~END~

Scene 3: Hacking the Hacker
    Author’s Note : Dear Reader, This scene takes place sometime after Sandra and Alex’s 1-year wedding anniversary.
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    Friday’s Horoscope : A confession will lead to a very surprising turn of events. When faced with the improbable, sometimes you just need to press the button.
    “I’ve always wanted to taser someone.”
    The clackety-clack of the keyboard stopped. Though Alex didn’t glance up from his work and his facial expression hadn’t altered, I knew I’d surprised him.
    “Is this on one of your lists?” he asked; his cobalt irises looked eerie, the light from the computer screen giving them the appearance of glowing orbs.
    “It is, actually. It’s on my Things To Do Before I Have Children Because They Might Get Me Arrested list.”
    I’d made a list, shortly after our one-year anniversary, of the top ten things I loved about being married to Alex Greene. But then I found ten wasn’t nearly long enough, so I decided to make it a top one hundred list instead. After struggling to fit everything within the confines of one hundred, I gave up and decided it would just be a list with no end.
    Although the ranking was sacred.
    This led me to create other numbered lists. And, because Alex thought it was hilarious, he kept a list of