C H A P T E R N I N E My eyelids opened as soon as I felt Falcone's fingers at the small of my back. Before his weight struck the bed and he turned me to face him, I had been sound asleep and felt confused with a tinge of excitement. My bewilderment vanished as soon as his arms encircled me and pulled my body against the length of his. I was living with my parents. My hand went up to cover his mouth before his lowering head's shadow reached its target. “What are you doing?" I whispered inaudibly. My wrist was encircled by his extended hand as he drew it away. "What am I continually doing?" he said, also softly. "You entered my parents' house!" I was still hissing and whispering. "Yeah," he said, as if everything was OK. "We can't have s*x with my folks basically next door!" He

