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it might be nice if you’d give me back the car—”
    “So that’s it! All this to convince me give back the Lexus? You little, conniving—”
    “Whoa, before you start throwing insults, at least let me explain. Yes, I came to ask you why you had the car towed away but I’m not putting on an act for anything. I was hungry, so I ate. I wasn’t going to eat some smelly, slimy raw fish guts or whatever that stuff is so I raided your refrigerator for something that looked edible, which just so happened to be the product of a land-dwelling species. Shoot me. Sheesh! Who would’ve thought a sandwich would cause such an uproar.” Disgusted with how things were progressing, wishing he’d toss aside his need to figure out why she’d changed and just kiss her, she shoved the plate away. “I’m finished. Will you take me home now?”
    “It’s not just the sandwich.”
    “Whatever.” Now that had to sound like the old Monica he knew. Maybe being rude would set him at ease. She walked across the kitchen toward the front door.
    “Where are you going?”
    “Out.”
    “That’s the wrong way.”
    “It is not. This is the way…” She looked up and down the hallway, certain she’d seen that painting and those doors before…hadn’t she?
    He caught her shoulders in his strong hands—she liked men with big, strong hands—and stared into her eyes again. “Do you have amnesia?”
    “I don’t think so…” Was this the opportunity she needed? He wanted some sort of logical explanation. Amnesia sounded logical—at least a whole lot more logical than a wish on a meteorite. “…well, maybe. I am feeling a little funny.”
    “I’ve heard about stuff like this. Do you remember what happened?”
    “No. Nothing. I just woke up this morning…uh…not feeling myself. I mean, I looked in the mirror and I knew who I saw, but it was like that wasn’t me.”
    “That doesn’t sound good at all. Maybe you should go to the hospital.”
    “No way. And sit there all night just to have some doctor tell me nothing’s wrong? Uh-uh.”
    “I’ll stay with you.”
    “No, I’m not going. I hate hospitals. I’m sure I’ll be fine. I’m probably just a little stressed out.”
    “Fine, then I insist you stay here tonight so I can keep an eye on you. You never know what might happen. You probably shouldn’t be alone.”
    Never know what might happen? She liked the sound of that. “Well…if you insist…” Would he sleep with her? Her body tingled at the thought of curling up alongside that very masculine, very sexy body she suspected hid under the baggy sweatpants and loose T-shirt he was wearing. What was he doing putting more clothes on? She wanted him to take what he’d had off.
    “You can stay in any room you like.”
    How about yours?
    “I promise I won’t try a thing.”
    Bummer!
    “What do you think?”
    She feigned indecision. “Oh I don’t know. Do you think that’s such a good idea, considering, you know? Besides, I really should go home. I don’t have any of my things here and I need to go to work in the morning.”
    “I’ll drive you. I can take you home early so you have time to dress then drop you off at work when you’re ready.”
    “That’s awfully nice of you, Jason.” She smiled, sensing a bit of chemistry as she leaned closer. “Thanks. For being so great about this. I mean, you were a jerk for having my car hauled away, but at least you didn’t throw me out and leave me to find my own way home. Why’d you do that anyway? Take the car?”
    “Insurance. You let the policy lapse again. I told you the last time I can’t afford to have you driving the Lexus without insurance. It’s like driving a billboard that says ‘Sue me, I have money’. I’ve already paid out two settlements and those had been for tiny fender-benders in parking lots. I can’t imagine what I’d have to pay if you hit someone hard. You and your reckless driving are putting me in the poorhouse.”
    “Oh.”