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matter.  The outcome is the same.
    Dragging my lips away, I
lean my forehead against hers and try to get my breathing under control.  My
body is having problems agreeing with my decision to stop things.  It very much
wants to keep going.  “You are going to drive me to distraction.  Perhaps your
father was not wrong in insisting that I act like a gentleman.  For I find when
I am this close to you, I want to be anything but gentlemanly.”
    Her sexy smile does not help
calm my body down.  “And I don’t want you to act gentlemanly.”
    Growling loudly, I roll away
from her and close my eyes.  She is trying to kill me.  “You are not helping.  My
restraint is precarious at best right this moment.  I prefer not to have your
father find us in a compromising position.”
    Rolling up on to her side,
she begins tracing small circles on my chest.  Her voice is husky with passion,
as she says, “Fine.  And you thought you were the only one who’s irresistible.”
    How little she knows of her  many
charms.  But, I do not want her to get a big head.  I open one eye and say, “No,
I did not.  I am fully aware of how irresistible you are.  Otherwise, I would
be back in my realm being adored instead of here where you do not do nearly
enough of that.”
    It hurts when she pinches my
chest.  I flatten her hands against my chest as both of my eyes open and I try
to look serious as I say, “Ouch, why would you do something so mean?”
    “I’ve heard enough about
your Fairy groupies for the day.”
    I laugh.  “You are even more
beautiful when you are jealous.”
    I smile I do not like creeps
onto her face.  “You know, I haven’t given the whole groupie thing a try. 
Maybe after we take care of Grandpa, I should explore that option.  You do make
it sound appealing.”
    I do not know if I am
beautiful when I am jealous, which I am at just the thought of her being with
someone else.  I roll her over onto her back and say, “I prefer your adoring
crowd to be limited to one.”
    It is her turn to laugh.  “Oh,
so it’s okay for you to make me jealous, but you can’t take it?”
    I certainly am not going to
admit to that.  “I am not jealous.  I simply believe you have too much on your
plate right now to think about locating and keeping the interest of a male
harem.”
    A simpering smile touches
her lips.  “Harem?  I like the sound of that.”
    I guess the only way to end
this conversation is to kiss her into silence.  And I do.  Deeply.  It is quite
some time before either of us speaks again.  When we do finally part, she says
breathlessly, “Okay, maybe I don’t need a harem after all.”
    Exactly what I wanted to
hear.  I roll onto my back once again and close my eyes.  “I thought you would
see it my way.”
    A pillow lands on my face
with what I feel is excessive force.  “You’re still a pompous jerk.”
    I take the pillow and place
it under my head and grin.  “Yet, you still hold me in your heart.”
    “You were awfully sure of
that when I performed that spell earlier, weren’t you?”
    That gets me to open my eyes
and look at her.  “I hoped that was the case.  I was happy to have it
confirmed.”
    With a satisfied smile, she lies
on her back and slips her hand into mine.  “What am I going to do if I can’t
control my magic when Grandpa comes?”
    She is getting stronger; I
need to help her realize that.  “You gained control of it this afternoon.”
    She snorts.  She is still
cute when she does that.  “Barely.”
    I give her hand a squeeze.  “Neither
barely nor heartily changes the fact that you did gain control.”
    She shrugs.  “I guess not.”
    We are quiet for a few
minutes.  I try very hard to stay awake to continue the conversation, but it
does not take long for my eyes to close again and for sleep to set in. 

 
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 5
    My short nap does wonders to
relieve my exhaustion.  I am not sure where Xandra is when I wake up, but