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Kai pulled on his leather jacket, then picked up both their bags in one hand. With the other, he opened the door and waited for Peyton to put on her own coat, then precede him into the hall. Neither said a word as they rode the elevator down to the garage. He set their bags in the backseat, then disarmed the ignition. Backing out of his space, he adjusted the volume and disc on the CD-changer, then merged with the street traffic. After a few blocks, he turned east and cursed the elevation of the sun.
From an inside coat pocket, Peyton pulled out a pair of sunglasses. She didn’t say anything, just held them out to Kai.
He looked from the sunglasses to Peyton, then put them on. “Thank you.”
“It’s a long drive, and though I find the crinkling at the corners of your eyes alluring, these
