He forgave her for �Jean�. If it had been a practical joke, he�d have bought a beer for the instigator. Payback�s a bitch ain�t it? Good one, Scooter. �Storm� almost made him laugh. As if. He liked them down and dirty, not mysterious and mystical. Stimulating conversation, but I�m not gonna fuck with a woman who can shoot lightning bolts up my ass. Thanks, but no thanks. But Marie. In his arms. Pressed against him from chest to ankle. Her mouth one breath away from his. Just this once? Feel the scars, asshole. She�s not real. �Get out,� he growled. "We all chase something and maybe this is a dream"

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