Chapter 12

"You know, not to bring up crazy things, but when David wanted me to do the breeding thing," Kat said, "that was when I think I decided I’d had enough."

"Is it?" I said.

"It is," she said. "I mean it. I felt like that was a clearly marked line that broke into the part of my life I wanted to keep outside the escort sphere."

"You know, it makes me really happy to hear you say that," I said. "I want some things to be just for us."

We kissed, and Kat got up. She showered, and I helped her pack. We had a simple, early supper of niçoise salad and a bottle of crisp white wine. Things felt more normal, from a relationship standpoint, than they had in a long time. It was a welcome breath of fresh air. There was still more than an hour until I had to drive Kat to the airport. I got a mischievous twinkle in my eye. She noticed.

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