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"Well, I certainly appreciated your efforts on my behalf. I can't remember ever being worked into such a lather before."

"Oh that? It's the Mystique shampoo."

I snort. "I wasn't talking about my hair, Bella."

"Oh." She accepts my compliment graciously with a sweet smile. It must be the wine that causes me to elaborate.

"You have to know you have amazing hands, Bella."

Suddenly, all I can think about is feeling those hands everywhere.

"Yeah, how'd you like the part where I scorched your scalp?" she cringes.

I chuckle. "God, you were frantic! It was just a little windburn."