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fingers to her soft cheek, stroking slightly. His eyes narrowed on the little sparks of light he could see dancing over her skin wherever he touched.
    “What do you see?” Her words were the merest whisper in the dark of the night.
    They were standing in the middle of her driveway, the path to the house to their right. The towering trees and long distance to the road kept them from being seen by the neighbors unless they really tried. It felt like in the whole world, only the two of them existed.
    “A rainbow of light, wherever I touch you.” His voice had dropped to the same intimate whisper.
    Valerie’s hand moved to cup his cheek and her eyes followed the motion. “I see the same thing wherever I touch you. Do you feel it tingle?”
    “Straight to my—” he cleared his throat and stepped back, breaking the spell. “Sorry.”
    He was actually embarrassed by the reply he’d cut off so abruptly. Hanging around with construction workers all day, every day, had removed the filter that should have been between his brain and his mouth. At least around women. Keith cursed himself inwardly. He was about as smooth as gravel.
    Valerie’s giggle surprised him. His gaze shot to hers and he could see she wasn’t completely appalled by what he’d almost said. If anything, she looked flushed with a sort of conspiratorial agreement.
    He moved closer once more, his hands going loosely to her waist, drawing her near. He knew he was grinning, but he couldn’t help himself.
    “So tell me, does it affect you the same way? Those little tingles. Where do you feel them, kitten?” His voice dropped lower with each word until he was whispering near her lips.
    A second later, his mouth captured hers and the magic rose between them again, zinging through his body and straight to his cock. He wondered if she felt the same tingling sensations in her erogenous zones, and if the feeling would intensify if there was no cloth between his fingers and her clit, or her nipples. He wanted more than anything to find out.
    Breathing hard, he ended the kiss, unable to move more than a few inches away from her. She felt too damn good against him.
    “Follow me.” She took the initiative, moving out of his embrace and toward the path that led to her front door.
    The front door that had once been his. Such a strange coincidence. Yet Keith had always believed there was no such thing as coincidence. Perhaps this too was fate—or the Goddess Herself—bringing them together.
    She unlocked the door and stepped through. Keith followed, noting the zap of something as he stepped over the threshold.
    “Another magical shield?” Keith cocked his head as the feeling welled up, gentling and enveloping him for a moment longer, then released him all at once. He almost stumbled, but his reflexes caught him before he looked foolish. “What was that?”
    Valerie’s smile touched his soul. “The house remembers you. It’s welcoming you back.” Her gaze shifted to the ceiling and back. “My dad put a basic shield on the door that won’t let anyone in that means me harm, so you passed the first test.” She winked at him with a mischievous grin.
    Keith wasn’t sure what he thought about the idea of a house being welcoming, but the sensation of eyes on him drew his attention away from Valerie—as much as anything could claim his attention when she was nearby. He looked around, only to find a lineup of housecats sitting about five feet away. They were all sitting quietly, watching him with varying expressions in their eyes.
    “Who’s this?” he asked, enchanted by the two squashed faced kittens sitting on either side of what had to be their mother.
    “They would be the second test. Since you already know more about me than any man in recent history, I figured it was only fair to warn you that what little magic I possess centers around animals. Familiars, to be exact. Matilda is mine. She came to me a few years ago and has since been in baby making mode.