“I’ve tried other women.” He shrugged and
grinned. “A lot of them at times. There’s always been something
missing. The magic wasn’t there.”
“Literally and figuratively.”
“Yeah,” he grinned, but then the smile faded.
“Ilene…” He stopped, sighed, and rolled onto his back while the
last of the magic lighting winked out. The bed creaked as he
reached for the lamp on the table. “You need to know.”
Ilene blinked against the sudden harsh
radiance and closed her eyes for a minute to let them adjust.
He stood up. When he saw her watching him
steadily, he drew the tee shirt over his head and let it drop to
the floor.
Ilene couldn’t hold back her gasp. “God. Oh
my God,” she whispered. Her stomach started to roil, but she
managed to swallow back the nausea. The dark hair on his chest
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