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Her voice resumes being low and husky, though still disarming. “Just checkin’ my handiwork.”
    I slip the sling off. She gets real close to look. Even on her knees, she’s as tall as I am sitting. I can feel her breathing against the thin fur of my wing. It washes down over my wing like waves, slow and regular.
    One paw comes up and she reaches for the pink scar, which is now almost flush against the surface. I wince. She freezes, paw curling back. I breathe and let my wing down in front of her, spreading it the rest of the way. It feels tight and stiff, but that’s to be expected. I know it can carry me.
    The wound is close enough to the top of my wing that she is right up against me. Those floppy ears brush the side of my muzzle. Gentle and slow, her paw traces up my wing bones to that scar. Her touch is like a safe air current, smooth and steady. She smooths my fur under her fingertips, feeling along the change in texture. The scar has no fur, naked as her twitching pink nose. “This doesn’t hurt ya?”
    “Not a bit.” Her scent is full and close now, heavy and warm like a thick blanket. The bunny turns my way, her blue eyes showing just a hint of regret. She says “sorry” so soft she starts to sound like a girl again.
    Our muzzles bump, softly jostling.
    “Ya really ought to arrest me.” Her breath brushes hot against my ear, causing a carnal stir within my trousers.
    I do my darnest to ignore it. “Why’s that?”
    “I shot you.” Her paw touches my wing, ever so gently.
    “And saved me from being shot.”
    “Ah am not keen on giving the money back.”
    “Six…” I took her by the shoulders. She feels so light in my wings, like she was air. “Bring it back and testify. I can protect you.”
    “Those fools weren’t Hayes’ only muscle. Ya can’t keep me safe from every hard case he puts on the dime.”
    “I could if you were a deputy.”
    She backs up to look me in the eyes. “Deafness don’t run in mah family, Blake, but I think my ears are startin’ to go. Sounded like ya just said I should become a deputy.”
    I trace her ear carefully with one wing thumb. “That’s good, because I did.”
    “The heck would ah agree to that for? Hayes doesn’t know a blasted thing about me and—” Her ears slip back around the brim of her hat, her face darkening. “—and neither do you. Besides, I’ve got the money. Bully for me. And ya want me to swap it all for the chance to break up tussles between lowlifes? What makes that a square trade?” She has a scoundrel’s smile and an angel’s eyes.
    “Because I…” I stammer. I can feel my ears getting hot. I think about her lips, how nice it would feel to…
    She kisses me. Just takes me by the ears and plants one on my lips. I ought to have been shocked at such forward action by a lady. But, from the taste of her cigarettes to the way she presses in against me, Six isn’t like any lady I ever knew. I find my wings curling around her.
    After a moment, she eases back, leaving me leaning forward just a bit. Her hat is gone, knocked off by the force of the kiss. Her muzzle dips, and she starts blushing again. “Sorry. Ah didn’t mean tah…”
    “I-I liked it.” I run a wing thumb under her chin, bringing her eyes level with mine. “Don’t you go bein’ sorry”
    The hare narrows her blue eyes, saying silently she didn’t quite believe me. “Ya look a touch pained.”
    I grimace, giving a nervous chuckle. “Your gunbelt is digging into my side.”
    “Oh.” And just like that, she straddles my hips. The warmth of her crotch presses against mine. The bunny looks up at me like this is nothing compared to kissing me. “That better?”
    “Umm…” I squirm.
    Six glances around, skittish like I’ve never seen her. Tensing, her body pulls back against my wings. Her ears dangle free now; they brush against my chest, low as they can get.
    I lean against her, nuzzling in close. We touch noses; she gasps. Her muzzle’s shorter than