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Оглавление“Hello. This is Kal Johnson calling. Is Erika there?”
His voice was low and resonant. Masculine. God help her.
“This is Erika.”
“I thought we should talk on the phone.” Brilliant, brilliant, keep it up, Kal.
Erika bit her lip. There was a bellows stuck in her throat, and it was opening and closing with each beat of her heart. Talk, she thought. Say something that will make him…
Oh, she wanted it. They could settle into permanence—permanent celibacy, permanent family—and her life would not change again. Safe.
“Your daughter’s beautiful.” The ensuing pause was so long that at last she asked, “Are you still there?”
“Yeah. I…Erika, I’ve thought a lot since I got your letter. Are you serious about this?”
This. As though he couldn’t say it himself. Erika swallowed. She wanted a family—and an opportunity like this wouldn’t come again. Normal people wanted sex. Kal and his grief were her only hope.
“Yes,” she said. “Yes, I am.”
