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there, leaving Rilynne feeling hot and sticky.  Of all the weathers she had experienced in her life, humidity was her least favorite.  Not only was it murder on her hair, it even seemed to make breathing more difficult.  It was the one condition she refused to run in.
    The cool air conditioning was a pleasant change when they stepped through their front door half an hour later.  While Ben headed straight for the kitchen, Rilynne peeled her shoes off and dropped down on the bed.
    “I don’t want to move,” she said.  “It feels so good in here.”
    Ben walked back in with a plate of leftovers in his hand.  “You’re the one who wanted to work,” he stated before shoveling a large bite into his mouth.  “You’re not allowed to complain about it.”
    “I know,” she groaned.  “It just feels gross today.  Hopefully it isn’t as bad when we go out on our hike later.”
    “Even if it is, we’re still going out,” he replied after swallowing.  “We have reservations for the stuff we need and that’s non-refundable.  Besides, you aren’t going to let a little humidity get in the way of our plans, are you?”
    Rilynne scooted to the edge of the bed and grinned up at him.  “While a hike does sound like a fun use of our time, I can think of something else we could do.  We wouldn’t even have to leave this nice, air-conditioned room.”
    “Oh, really?” he asked, setting the plate down on the dresser and moving toward her, stopping just a foot shy of the edge of the bed.  “And what did you have in mind?”
    Rilynne gently bit her lower lip as her eyes moved slowly up and down his body.  When she made it back up and met his gaze, there was a fire in his eyes that made her chest tighten.  Without looking away, she reached her leg out and hooked it around his as she pulled him forward.  When his legs hit the bed, she reached up and grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down toward her.  A surge of heat spread through her as his lips brushed gently against hers.  He pulled back just enough so that their lips were barely touching.  The heat of his breath and the gentle graze of his lips against hers sent a deep shudder through her body.  Rilynne couldn’t take it any longer.  She reached up and slid her hand around the back of his head and tried to pull him in.  When he pulled back again, she grinned and tried harder.  Her body was aching with excitement when he finally gave in and kissed her deeply.  She dropped back on the bed, pulling him down on top of her as she went.  The weight of his body against hers only made her kiss him harder.  She ran her hands up his back.  She could feel his heart pounding against her chest as he pulled back.  A weak moan escaped her lips as he pushed her hair aside and kissed her neck.  She moved her hands back down his back and had just started to pull up the back of his shirt when her phone rang.
    “Just leave it,” Rilynne groaned.  “I’ll call them back.”
    Ben kissed her just below the ear before whispering, “It might be important.  Besides, I can think of a few ways you can make it up to me.”
    “I bet you can,” she giggled.  He was still kissing her neck when she reached over and grabbed the phone.  She considered for a brief moment just setting it back down when she read the screen, but decided against it.
    “Hello?” she said, trying to steady her voice.
    “You know you vacation wrong,” her partner’s voice sounded across the line.  “The whole point is to get away from work and just relax.”
    “Believe me, I was trying,” she said, running her fingers through Ben’s hair.  He gave her one last kiss before rolling onto his back beside her.  “You actually sound rested, though,” she joked as she pushed herself back up.  “What did you do, sleep at the office last night?”
    Matthews chuckled and said, “No, actually.  Believe it or not, the girls slept through the night last night.  I was so freaked