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had been to be with her. He knew then that his heart was in serious trouble.
    And as his body responded to her just like it always did, hard and fast, he knew he was in trouble again. Before he could do something they would both regret he pulled away.
    “I’ll, uh, see you in the morning.”
    She nodded, eyes dilated, lips swollen, and turned away. “Good night, Gabe.”
    He watched her narrow back disappear through his bedroom doorway and the door close behind her. He took a minute to use the bathroom and brush his teeth then wandered back out to the living room, not exactly sleepy but feeling worn out. His eyes were gritty from emotion and he needed to shave but he could do that stuff in the morning. Grabbing a blanket from the end of the couch he settled into his leather recliner and flipped the feet up. Then he had to take a minute to lift the blanket to his nose. It smelled faintly of Butter’s cologne that he wore when they went out. Gabe’s throat tightened with tears again but he forced them away. As much as he’d loved him like a brother, he was done crying for his buddy.
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    JULIE CRAWLED INTO Gabe’s bed as she had many times before, just not alone like tonight. The alone part seemed very strange to her.
    Was there a right or wrong way to handle this situation? Their best friend had died three days ago. The wedge that had come between them was gone. When she felt the passion in Gabe’s hold and the need in his kiss, it was hard to remember that almost two empty years had gone by. He felt the same and tasted the same and stirred every single emotion the same as he’d always done.
    Was it wrong to want to reclaim his love?
    She fell asleep still trying to puzzle it out.

Chapter Six
    GABE DIDN’T NEED the alarm clock to wake him up the next morning. He’d woken several times through the night and as always seemed to happen, he woke a half hour before his alarm was supposed to go off. Crossing to his utility closet he drew a pair of shorts and a T-shirt from the dryer. Grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge he scribbled Julie a note that he needed to run and took off.
    When he returned an hour later, energized and with some of his anxiety demons exorcised, he opened the door to the smell of cooking food. Gabe stepped into the kitchen and stopped.
    Julie stood scrambling eggs, her freshly washed hair curling over her shoulders to leave damp marks on the light fabric. For a minute Gabe had a serious flashback to her doing the very same thing many times when they’d been together. Then, when she heard him enter, she turned and smiled, and totally wrecked his heart. He mumbled something about taking a shower and disappeared.
    Fuck! Everything she did made his heart ache with want. They’d been damn good together and letting her go had been one of the hardest things he’d ever done. It had been the right thing to do at the time. But now, it was a completely different matter.
    Today was his last day of leave so he needed to make it count. Dressing in jeans and his favorite Lucky t-shirt he headed out to join her for breakfast.
    Julie sat at the little glass top table in the dining room. Two places had been set. The third, Butter’s, had been left empty. As he sat down she gave him a sad smile. “It’s very strange him not being here.”
    Yes, it was.
    The eggs tasted surprisingly good and were exactly the protein he needed. “Thank you for breakfast.”
    She shrugged. “I was hungry, too and I figured you would need the energy after your run.” She poured him a juice and a glass of water. “What time to you want to go to his apartment?”
    Gabe frowned. “I told Gwen I would be there by nine.”
    They had plenty of time to finish breakfast and clean up. By eight thirty they were in his truck and headed across the peninsula to the apartment complex Butter had lived in. The beach had drawn him here, even though it was almost forty minutes away from base. Times when he’d known