Chapter 45: Andres

"You've been here before, haven't you," she murmurs, her voice a husky whisper against my throat.

We've been sitting together in silence for nearly a quarter of an hour, naked in each other's arms. I have an excellent internal clock so I can usually tell the time, even when there is no clock available. It doesn't surprise me that Luna is the first to break our silence. What does surprise me is how long it took for her to speak. I stroke the hair from her face in gentle swipes, sifting my fingers through the silky strands. Despite the topic of conversation we are about to discuss I feel completely relaxed, still basking in the afterglow of great sex.

"Yes, I've been here several times," I tell her. "I own this house and the land it sits on."