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in！

〃Your　eyes　are　red；〃　he　challenged　softly。

〃I　have　hay　fever；〃　she　snapped；　feeling　a　growing　fury。　〃You　planned

this；　didn't　you？　You　had　it　all　arranged　with　your　parents。　You

orchestrated　the　whole　thing；　using　Rachel　to　get　me　up　here；　then

conveniently　having　her　vanish。〃　Every　muscle　in　her　body　had　tensed。

〃Yes；〃　he　admitted　and　offered　no　excuse。

Anne's　eyes　blazed。　〃And　you　really　think　I'm　staying；　now　that　she's

gone？　Hell；　she　was　the　only　reason　I　agreed　to　e　up　here　in　the

first　place！〃

He　began　to　move　toward　her。　〃Was　it；　Anne？　Was　it　really？　Be　honest

with　yourself〃

She　was　suddenly　afraid。　〃I　am！　That　was　why　I　came　up　here。〃　She　put　up

a　hand　to　ward　him　off　and　took　a　step　backward。　〃Don't　e　any　closer。

Don't　you　dare　touch　me…〃

〃Or　what？　Haven't　we　been　through　this　before？　We're　right　back　at　the

beginning；　Annie。　Face　it。　No　child。　No　deposition…taking。　No　other

pretense。　Just　you　and　me。〃

〃It's　not　that　simple！〃　she　cried　and　took　another　step　back。　He　was　too

tall；　too　attractive；　too　near。　〃I　can't　forget　those　things。　They're

all　here；　even　if　you　try　to　deny　them；　and　nothing　can　change　the　fact

that　I　didn't　want　to　see　you；　that　I　don't　want　to　have　anything　to　do

with　you！〃

But　her　body　was　trembling。　It　remembered　how　he　felt　and　responded　the

closer　he　came。

He　continued　his　advance　until　she　was　backed　against　a　wall。　〃I　don't

believe　you；〃　he　informed　her　smoothly。　〃I　think　you　want　the　opposite。〃

She　shook　her　head　in　denial。　〃Don't；　Mitch。　Get　away　from　me。〃　But　her

warning　was　a　whisper；　and　a　faltering　one　at　that。　She　was　between