Angie awoke slowly, her body snuggled against Rollie's, his arms holding her gently in his sleep.  They'd made  throughout the morning, ing and ging ceaselessly, neither of them wanting it to end. Angie had never known that she could be so . Rollie was her , in every sense of the word now.  and . That's what they were. She knew that them sleeping together wouldn't hurt their ship. It would make it even better. She d him even more now than she had before. He was everything to her. 

Angie felt Rollie stir and lifted her head from his chest to watch him awaken. A  came to his face, and his arms tightened about her as he slowly opened his eyes. He looked down at her ingly.

"Hi again," he said softly. Then he brought his  to hers in a slow, gentle . 

"Mmm. Hi yourself," Angie murmured, pulling his  back down to hers as she ged him tightly. She could never get enough of ing him.

"Mmm," Rollie hummed, repeating her sound of contentment. "I really like waking up to this.  Beats the heck out of waking up alone in my bed." He ned. "We should seriously consider doing this every morning." He lowered his head and began ing and nibbling on her neck, moving slowly down to her chest.  Angie felt her respiration and  rate speed up again.  What this man could do to her! 

Regretfully, she pulled his head up.  "Well, if we did THIS every morning, we'd never get anything else done.  Do you know what time it is?"

"Haven't a clue," Rollie said, totally unconcerned as he stubbornly went back to ing her, this time working his way down her side, from her armpit to her waist, pulling the covers back as he did. 

Angie moaned, her breathing growing erratic as her ecstasy rose.  She was just deciding to forget about the fact that they'd missed both breakfast and lunch when her stomach very forcefully reminded her.  She lifted Rollie's head again and ed him deeply. Then she slid across the bed and off it.

"Hey, where're you going" Rollie asked. 

"I'm going to go take a shower, then eat something. I'm starving."

"Oh." 

Angie almost ed at the expression of crushing disappointment  on Rollie's face. She turned and went out the door, heading for the bathroom. Rollie watched her go, cursing the human body's need for food.

Angie had been gone maybe a minute when she stuck her head back around the door. "So, you coming or not?" she asked, ing seductively.

The biggest  Angie had ever seen beamed across Rollie's face.  He very quickly leapt out of the bed and joined her. ing delightedly, Angie took his hand and led him into the bathroom, shutting the door behind them.

**********

Dani stared at the front of Angie's apartment. She'd been there since leaving Jeff that morning. Rollie's car was parked out front, which could only mean one thing.  The thought of Rollie and Angie in there making  made her . She wanted to break the door down and scratch Angie's eyes out.  How could Rollie prefer Angie over her?! Angie wasn't even that pretty, and she certainly didn't have Dani's figure. She remembered what it was like to feel Rollie touching her, and the thought made her  skyrocket. "I hate her, I hate her, I HATE HER!!!" 

Breathing hard, Dani tried to calm down.  This wasn't going to do her any good.  She had to keep a level head if she was going to succeed in breaking Rollie and Angie up. And she WAS going to break them up. Unlike what she'd told Jeff, she didn't want Rollie and Angie to just go back to being . She wanted Angie GONE, out of Rollie's life permanently.  But first things first. The first thing to do would be to make Angie doubt that Rollie d her or could ever be faithful to her.  Once that was done, then Dani would home in on the kill, destroy Rollie and Angie's ship forever.  Oh, this was going to be sooo sweet. She couldn't wait for the moment when she saw their oh so ing relationship go down in flames. 

Continuing to watch the apartment, Dani ed and thought about her .

**********

Jeff looked at the double doors of Rollie's loft. The Australian wasn't home.  Jeff had sat there throughout his lunch break, waiting for Rollie to return.  Though he had no proof, he just KNEW that Rollie was with Angie.  They were probably at Angie's apartment making love right at this moment.  He was tempted to go over there, but Dani had been very adamant about him staying away from Angie until their plan had worked. 

Jeff's thoughts went to the actress. There was something about her that made him . Sometimes as they talked, he'd seen a  and  in her eyes that  him. But the next second, it would be gone, and she'd be ing at him sweetly and telling him that what they were going to do was in Rollie and Angie's best interest. 

Jeff had made it very clear that he didn't want Angie to get hurt by this, but he was beginning to wonder if that was possible. What if they really did  each other? What if they were meant to be together? Thinking about that made Jeff  and . No. They weren't right for each other. No way. Not with what Dani had told him about Rollie, about him hopping from bed to bed, dumping each woman when he saw one he liked better.  That wasn't what Angie deserved. She deserved someone who would  her and her alone forever. Besides, Rollie and Angie had known each other for a few years now, and they'd never been romantic before. Didn't Dani say that Angie went to work for Rollie after she got out of college? In those years, they'd just been  and coworkers. Obviousy, what was going on between them now was only a fling. It would be better for this to end quickly, before Angie got hurt.  Jeff just hoped that he could make Rollie see that.  If Rollie really cared about Angie, he'd realize what was best for her.

Looking at his watch, Jeff saw that he was going to be late getting back to work.  Tomorrow was his day off. Hopefully, he'd be able to get Rollie alone and talk to him.

Jeff started the car and pulled out of Brewery Lane, heading back to the bank.

**********

Angie ed at Rollie over the kitchen table. They were just finishing a combined breakfast and lunch. All through the preparation of the meal, Rollie had ed and caressed her, making it very difficult to concentrate.  Then there was what went on in the shower.  Angie had had no idea that Rollie could be such an incredible . Now, she was finding out, and she couldn't be er about it.

The  on Rollie's  abruptly disappeared. "Damn," he cursed. "I forgot that Tom's dropping by the loft this afternoon to pick up the footage we worked on Tuesday."  He looked at his watch and stood. "I've got to get over there or I'll miss him." 

"Wait. Just let me throw some clothes on, and I'll go with you," Angie said.

Rollie ned, looking her up and down in the thin robe she was wearing. "I like you as you are." 

Angie came toward him, ing sexily. "Well, you are welcome to take off any clothes that I put on once Tom leaves," she murmured. 

A huge  split Rollie's face. "Well, then let's get going, woman!" he said excitedly. 

"Down, boy. I still have to put the clothes ON."

"Want some help?" Rollie's eyebrows waggled. 

Angie ed ly, ing mildly. "Rol, if you ‘helped' me, the clothes would never get put on."

"Yep, you're right about that." 

Angie shook her head, ing. "You're incorrigible."

The  on Rollie's face faded. "No, I'm just utterly in  with you," he murmured softly. The  returned, though it was a gentle one. "And I'm completely addicted to making  to my  and my ."

Angie gazed at Rollie, feeling her  melt at his words.  "Me too," she whispered.

They came together in a long, slow . ing into each other's eyes, Rollie gave Angie a pat on the rear. "Go on and get dressed, . I'll be waiting."

**********

Dani quickly hunched down in the seat as Rollie and Angie came out of the apartment building, looking disgustedly .  She watched as they got in Rollie's car. Waiting until they were pulling away from the curb, Dani started her car up and followed them at a safe distance. After a while, she realized that they were heading for the loft.  Sure enough, they turned onto Brewery Lane. Dani kept driving, parking her car half a block down the street. She got out and walked back toward the lane. As she did, she saw another car pull onto it.  Hiding behind the building on the corner, she watched as a man got out and knocked on the door. He disappeared inside a moment later. Dani got closer to the loft and hid in a little alcove. The man was there for around five minutes, then left. Cautiously, Dani crept up to the door of the loft. She rested her ear against it to listen.

"Well, he's gone," she heard Rollie say in that tone of voice he used when he was very aroused.

"Yes, he is," Angie replied.

"So, does that mean I can take back off these clothes that you put on?"

"That was the deal, as I recall."

There was a peal of ter from Angie, then Rollie. The ter soon turned into moans. Their voices faded away, and Dani realized that they were going up the stairs to Rollie's bedroom,  the bedroom that she and Rollie had made love in. 

Just about ready to spit nails, Dani spun around and stormed back to her car. !!! Breathing hard, she sat in her car for long minutes. So, it was confirmed. Rollie and Angie were sleeping together. The thought made her want to scream. 

Getting control of herself, Dani ed.  Well, little miss Angela may have him in her bed now, but not for long. Rollie was going to belong to Dani again, one way or another. 

Starting the car, Dani drove off, thinking about her  against Angela Ramirez.

**********

Angie stood in the kitchen area, fixing tea. They'd only just barely made it to the loft before Tom showed up. And only moments after he left, she and Rollie were in the Aussie's bedroom making wild and passionate .  They didn't leave the room for three hours.  At this rate, they'd be incapacitated through exhaustion by the time the sun went down. 

Angie turned as she heard Rollie come down the stairs. He was barefoot and dressed only in jeans.  His shirt was presently being worn by her.

Rollie came up behind Angie and gave her a , ing her neck. "I like seeing you in my shirt, , especially since I know that there's nothing underneath it." His hand snuck beneath the material to caress her upper thigh. 

"Mmm. So, are we actually going to drink this tea I'm fixing or are we going to go back to what we were doing?" Angie asked, ing mischievously.

"Oh, we'll drink it--THEN we'll go back to what we were doing." Rollie gave a deep, throaty .

Angie ed with him, turning around in his arms. "You're insatiable," she said as she placed a kiss on his bare chest.

"When it comes to you, you'd better believe I am."  He grew serious. "Ange, we haven't talked about what this is going to mean for us, I mean with work and all."

"Well, I don't think anything has to change, not as far as work is concerned."

"No, I suppose not." He ned. "But it's gonna be bloody hard being with you all day long and not make  to you.

"Aw, poor baby. I think you'll survive." 

"Just barely."  Again, he became serious. "What about the future, Ange?"

"The future"

"Yeah, you and me, us. OUR future."

Angie studied Rollie's face. "What do YOU want for our future?" she asked, surprised to feel ness building inside her.

Rollie ged her more tightly. "I want to wake up with you in my arms every morning.  I want to belong to you and you to belong to me.  I-I want to . . . have children with you." 

Angie's eyes widened.  "Ch-children?" she stammered, feeling a little .

"Well, I don't mean now, sweetie," Rollie said, seeing the look on her face.  "But, yeah, someday, I do want that. I'm thirty-four years old. I'd like to have kids while I'm still young enough to fully enjoy them." 

"I-I just hadn't thought about those things." 

"Don't you want kids?" 

"Um, well, yeah, someday, but it hasn't been something I've given a whole lot of thought too." Angie looked at the ness that had filled Rollie's eyes. She caressed his cheek. "I'm , Rollie. I didn't mean to make you think that I don't want that for us. You just took me by . We only just became  yesterday."

Rollie ed. Then he ed. He gave her a  on the nose. "Yeah, you're right. It is way too soon to be talking about things like that. We have plenty of time."  He looked at the teapot. "Let's just have a nice cup of tea--then we can return to our previous activity." 

Angie ned back at him. "That sounds like an excellent plan." 

Rollie ed and moved toward the couch. Just then, the front door opened unexpectedly--and in walked Frank and Mira.

"Hi, Rollie," Francis said cheerfully. "We. . . ." The detective's eyes opened as wide as they could get as he caught sight of Angie in her present state of undress.  "You. . . . You're. . . . I. . . ." He suddenly ed brightly. "Uhhh uhhh. You two are, ummm. . . ." His voice trailed off again.

Rollie  at the look on Frank's face. "Yes, Francis, we are."  He looked at Mira, who was also staring at them in , though her  didn't seem to be as great as Frank's.

"How long has this been going on" she asked.

"Not long." He looked back over his shoulder at Angie, who was also ing. "Only since yesterday."  He turned back to Frank and watched as the man's  faded and was replaced by a gigantic . 

"Well, this is fantastic!" he exclaimed ly. "Sarah and I have been hoping for ages that you two would get together. 

This time, it was Rollie's eyes that widened in  "You have?" 

Frank ned. "Yes, we have. We've thought all along that you two should be together as a couple." 

"Well, you sure did keep it a secret from us," Angie said, coming up beside Rollie.

"We didn't want to interfere. We figured that, sooner or later, you guys would stop hiding from each other without our help."  "I can't wait to tell Sarah about this!" 

Angie ed faintly again. She looked down at the shirt she was wearing. "I guess I'd better put something else on." The  deepened.

"Would you mind if I went up with you?" Mira asked. 

"Umm, no, I don't mind."

The two women went up to the bedroom. Mira looked at the bed, the covers half-off, the pillows this way and that. It didn't take a detective to recognized the signs of passionate making.

"So, you and Rollie. . . ."

Angie followed Mira's eyes to the bed. "Yeah, all night long--and all morning and the better part of the afternoon." She ed at the admission, then ed ly.

"Really? , you guys must have lots of energy." 

Angie ed too. Then she gave a . "It is so wonderful, Mira. I've waited so long for this to happen. When Loubar. . . ." Her  faded. "I thought it was perfect then, but I was a fool. That night was nothing compared to what it was like with the real Rollie and me."  "We really ARE perfect together." 

"Well, I'm happy for you, Angie," Mira said.  "To tell you the truth, these last few months, I've been afraid that you and Rollie were going to split up. It didn't take much to see that you were both .

"Yeah, I know. Things just weren't the same after it happened.  We were both hurting, and we both had feelings about the other, but we just couldn't talk about it.  Yesterday morning, things just kind of . . . blew up. I started yelling and Rollie got upset." She ed again. "Then, he suddenly ed me, just like that." She ed. "It was incredible ."

"Well, that's great, Angie. I'm  that things are finally working out for you two." 

"So am I, Mira. And, now that we're together, nothing is going to tear us apart."
 

Emotion	Face		Emotion	Face		Emotion	Face
Smile			Frustrated Sigh			Love
Cool Smile			Happy / Happy Sigh			Heart
Grin			Sad Sigh			Kiss / Lips
Cool Grin			Huh?			Wow! / awe
Laugh out loud			Crazy			Mad
Laugh			Frown			Furious
Sad			Nervous			Eek!
Wink (animated)			Hug			Playful
Wink			Friend / Friends			Discontent
Wicked Grin			Lover / Lovers			Oh, Well
Evil Grin			Grumble			Surprise or Shock
Misery / Miserable			Evil / Devil			Nooo!
I'm Sorry			Sick			Scared
Cry / Crying			Jealous / Jealousy			Blush
Wail / Wailing			Scheme / Crafty