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door.”
    Seth flushed. He had noticed that on more than one occasion but hadn't thought anything about it, assumed she left it there to put on in the morning when she walked down the drive to get the paper.
    Kaden continued. “There's plenty of times when she thought you might be stopping by, or if she suspects anyone might be coming by, she'll keep a pair of shorts and a T-shirt by the door so she can slip them on quickly. Then she's usually wearing her day collar, not the one she's wearing now.” He worked his wedding band around his finger. “Call your brother and tell him you're spending the night. You've stayed here before. That way he won't worry. We can talk, have breakfast in the morning.”
    “How am I supposed to get used to seeing your wife walking around here naked?” Seth didn't want to voice the last part of his statement.
    Kaden smirked. “Buddy, you have to. Kind of hard to make love to her with her clothes on.”
    Horrified, Seth recoiled from his friend's words. “Dude! She's your wife! I can't ... I can't ask her to have sex with me!”
    “Why not? You're going to be her Master, her husband. She'll want it. I damn sure know you'll want it.”
    Seth tried to reconcile what Kaden had told him earlier. He dropped his voice to a hoarse whisper. “Dude, after what you told me—”
    Kaden shook his head. “This isn't the same. You won't be forcing her, trust me. She likes you, she's attracted to you.”
    Seth fell silent, trying to process this information. He didn't know which shocked him more, the matter-of-fact tone Kaden used, or his friend's obviously well thought out plans. Just when Seth thought he'd hit the high water weird mark, Kaden raised the bar yet again.
    Kaden's dying.
    Kaden stretched back, an amused smile on his face. “We're married, not dead. No, we don't sleep with other people.” His smile faded. “Before now. This will be a first for us.”
    “I'm so not doing you, buddy.” How much more did Seth not know about Kaden?
    And how much did he not want to know?
    Kaden laughed. “Don't worry. I don't swing that way either.” His voice softened. “Remember that girl that one time?”
    Seth finally laughed. “Yeah. Jillian.” He shook his head. “Man, she turned us every which way but loose that night. Well worth the two-day hangover that rotgut tequila gave me.”
    The men fell quiet again for a moment until Kaden broke the silence. “We talk, Leah and me. We use fantasy. You've played a starring role in hers more than a few times.”
    Seth reddened, simultaneously embarrassed and oddly pleased. “Yeah?”
    Kaden nodded. “That's another reason I thought of you first. I know she can love you. She will be as good for you as you will for her.”
    Seth studied his hands. “I cannot believe you are telling me it's okay to fuck your wife.”
    “My life has changed a lot in the past few days, buddy. My whole way of thinking has changed.” Kaden removed his glasses and closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, rubbed it. “I know her,” he softly said. “If I don't hook the two of you up before ... If something doesn't happen between you two, it won't. She won't let it, she'll feel too guilty and that will leave her open to something horrible happening.” He opened his eyes and looked at Seth again. “And let's face it. After, you'd normally not ask her out, right?”
    Seth swallowed hard. “Right,” he softly agreed.
    Kaden sadly smiled. “I have to do this. I don't like that I have to make arrangements like this.” His smile faded. “We should have had fifty or more years together.” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “I want her to be happy, Seth. I want her to love and live and not spend her years in a black hole. Worse, I don't want her to kill herself.”
    “You think she'd do that?” One more worry on Seth's plate.
    “Not if she has you. She'll have you to serve and take care of her. She'll hurt, she'll grieve, but if she has you she'll