They lay together in the dark warmth, savoring each other, not hurrying their caresses in spite of their desire. He wanted her to lie still, let him pleasure her with his new capacity—
Her bedroom door opened, bringing her awake with her gun in her hand. "Who's there?"
"Mike—I hadn't expected you to be asleep this early. I hope I didn't interrupt a good dream."
Cortin put the gun down. "Only the best I've had in years. Come on in, if you want; is there something wrong?"
"No, just thought you might like some normal company after that Palace to-do." He entered the room, the hallway light showing, to her pleasure, that he was already undressed. "What was the dream?"
"Graduation night, then the first time we got together after you managed to catch the satyr bug." She was not going to tell him about the impossible marriage and children … Letting amused irritation show in her voice, she went on, "Or would have, until you interrupted yourself. Interested in starting over?"
"Any time," Odeon said with a chuckle. "Especially since it seems this is one I owe myself!"
16. Marriage
Cortin lay awake, listening to Odeon's soft breathing and thinking. The dream had been almost pure wish fulfillment, a wish she'd both had and known was impossible since the day she'd met him. She'd never had the slightest interest in any of her schoolmates, or any marriage interest in the Enforcement men she'd met after Mike … but Special Ops men didn't marry, couldn't have children, so she'd settled for what they could have.