she knocked on the screen door and got no response . the interior door was closed , so she opened the screen and pounded on the wooden door . still no answer . she was n't about to leave without having a conversation with mr. jake hunter , so she banged louder . '' i know you 're in there ,
jake

the different tone , and the mountain of feeling behind it , shook skye into protesting , ' but you must have met other women who were more ... more compatible with your family . ' ' oh , yes . ' his mouth curled cynically . ' i 've had many suitable women paraded in front of me . not one did i want to take as my wife . ' ' why not ? ' ' because i could n't feel with them what i 'd felt with you ,
skye

she kept stealing glances at me from the corner of her eye , but we ate in relative silence . i removed a beer from the six pack and offered it to her . '' would you like one ? '' she nodded . i twisted off the top and handed her the open bottle . she immediately brought it to her lips , likely to wash away the heat from the
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