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Chapter 10

“Are you?” He nudged their noses together. “About me? We don’t have to do anything you don’t feel good doing.”

“Nervous,” Sterling said, “about asking you to do something you’renot ready for?” He’d left the fingers touching Dan’s hand.

“I want you,” Dan said. “I only meant I don’t really—I don’t even go out much. I don’t talk to people much. I avoid big conventions because I never know what to say. I’m only good when I’ve got time to edit and revise and give words to my characters. Not me.” He dropped a kiss at the corner of that enchanting mouth, added, “You’re what I want. Which is apparently a pixie-sized walking rainbow with magic powers and all the words ever. Who needs taking care of.”

“I’ve met one or two pixies,” Sterling complained, “and I am muchtaller than that—”

Dan put a finger over his lips. Sterling blinked, raised eyebrows, smiled. Kissed the finger. Then licked it, a swipe of pink tongue over skin: a promise and a racing heartbeat.4