as she walked into the room. “I was with you, remember?” She had been , but she’d headed home before me . I’d started worrying about Pagan with neither of us watching over her . “Before you point out that I got back an hour before you, I might as well tell you I made a quick stop along the way. I checked in on Pagan’s mom and did a sweep to see if I felt the little voodoo bitch around here anywhere. He’s gone. Her mom is good.” I couldn’t get mad at her for that. “She’s with him.” Gee only nodded. She and I both knew this had to happen. I couldn’t stop it. Her heart had to choose. But damn , it was hard. Today she’d melted against me the way she used to. She hadn’t pushed me away ; she’d wanted me. I know that part of her remember s . Her body responded to me. I had to believe her heart wa s strong enough to restore her memory. The warmth of her soul’s presence washed over me. “She’s back,” I said standing up. She’d entered the building. “I’ll see what I can find out. But behave yourself in the corner,” Gee replied , waving me away. I wasn’t visible to humans in this form. I backed away to stand in the far corner of her room and waited. The door swung open and Miranda came in chatting happily. I couldn’t understand what she was saying because all I could focus on was the high heeled boots and short skirt Pagan was wearing. HELL. I was burning those as soon as she got them off her body. She could cause wars , the way she was dressed. I was going to hunt him down and kill him if he touched her. I’d take his sorry soul whether it was time or not. Gee cleared her throat and I tore my gaze off Pagan’s deliciously - dressed body to glare at Gee. She must have read the intent on my face ; she gav e me a warning look . Those boots were going missing. The skirt wa s too. “ That wasn’t so bad now was it?” Miranda asked smiling over at Pagan. Pagan rolled her eyes and unzip ped her boots. Maybe I wouldn’t burn them after all. I’d hide them instead. See if I could get her to take them off for me sometime. “You rocked Jay’s world. When did he get so full of himself? Geez. Love the fact that you told him you couldn’t care less that he asked that tramp out. And what was up with that? I mean he was here to pick you up and she was hitting on him. Desperate much?” Pagan pulled the boot off slowly and if I could drool I was pretty sure I w as . Damn that was hot. She reached for the other boot to do the same thing. “I don’t care. She can have him. Why did I date the guy for three years? I don’t see the appeal.” Her words broke into my lustful imagination and I snapped my head up to look at her fa ce. She didn’t like him? What? But h e was her soul mate. “He’s different from what I remember. He was boring.” Gee smirked in my direction. Pagan reached for the button on her shirt. Oh yeah. Then the bathroom door opened and out came a very visible Gee. “So , you bitches have fun ?” she asked , interrupting Pagan ’s shirt unbuttoning . Dammit , Gee. “Miranda had a wonderful time. I suffered through and Miranda owes me big time.” She really didn’t enjoy it… and she was unbuttoning her shirt