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bed.
 Yes, yes I know that, she said in that same tone, making him chuckle as he opened
up the sleeping bag and spread it over the bed.  That really doesn t explain why you re
still here& in my room.
 Because your room is the smallest room in the house and will be the easiest to stay
warm in, he explained, waiting for her to try and kick him out again.
He d of course ignore her like he had the last twenty-three times that she d asked him
to leave and did what needed to be done. When she only stood there, glaring at him,
he decided that she was probably either trying to think up a different approach to
kicking him out or she d finally just accepted the fact that he wasn t going anywhere
until the electricity came back on.
Until then, she had a roommate whether she liked it or not.
Chapter 13
 Are you planning on sitting there all night? the big jerk asked as he shifted beneath
the large pile of blankets and sleeping bag, getting more comfortable as she sat there,
scowling as she desperately tried to will her body to stop shivering.
 Yes, she said through a clenched jaw, not because she was angry, which she was,
but because she was so cold that the muscles in her body had begun to lock up a few
minutes ago and talking had become a bit of a chore.
There was a long-suffering sigh and then he was shoving the blankets aside and
climbing out of her bed. Before she could ask him what he was doing, not that it was
actually a possibility at the moment, he was walking over to her, scooping her up and
carrying her back to the bed that she d refused to share with him.
When he placed her on the bed and immediately climbed in and wrapped his large,
warm body around hers as he pulled the thick pile of blankets over them, she laid
there seething. She would have climbed right back out of the bed on principle alone,
but unfortunately for her, all of her muscles seemed to have clamped up worse with
the sudden warmth that the blankets and Duncan s heat enveloped her in.
So, instead she chose to lay there, seething as she scowled at the ceiling, watching the
shadows created from the candles that lit the room, shifting along with the flames.
She laid there as pain shot through her muscles as her body tried desperately to warm
up, telling herself that once she was nice and toasty that she was getting right back
out of this bed, returning to her corner where she would seethe and plot all night to
get him out of her house.
 Christ, he said, tightening his hold around her,  you re ice cold, he said, stating the
obvious.
She wanted to roll her eyes. She really did, but that small action seemed to be too
much for her to manage right now. So, instead she lay there, bidding her time,
waiting for the moment when she could do more than just shiver.
 Turn onto your side, he ordered, but of course he didn t wait for her to comply. Not
that she was actually going to let him boss her around, because she wasn t, but before
she could tell him where to shove his orders, he was rolling her onto her side and
curling up behind her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her tightly
against him and even though she glared at the bathroom door, she savored the
warmth that his large body was providing.
Dear God, the man was like a furnace, she thought, nearly sighing with pleasure as
his body heat seeped into her back, slowly spreading through her body and allowing
her muscles to stop contracting painfully. After a while they were just sore and she
was so comfortably warm and relaxed that she decided that she would put up with
him until morning and then, she was definitely kicking his ass out.
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Saturday, December 5 .
 Wait, where are you going? she asked, tightening her grip around him and making
him chuckle.
 Food. I m starving and it will help keep us warm, he explained as he reluctantly
pulled away from her, still surprised how letting her go felt wrong somehow.
 Oh, she said with a thoughtful frown as she grudgingly released her hold on him and
shoved the covers away,  that s probably a good idea. Stay here. I ll be right back, she
said as she pulled on an extra pair of socks and headed towards the bathroom.
More than a little curious, he waited as she used the bathroom, washed up with cold
water, combed her hair and made herself a little more presentable before she returned
to the room, gestured for him to give her a minute and walked out the door. She
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