When I'm With You: Part VII by Beth Kery Page B

me to my house, please.”
    “
Laura
, you just—”
    “Joey is out of town,” she interrupted calmly. She noticed his skeptical glance. “I’m telling the truth, Shane. He and Shelly took a van-load of kids to Springfield for the high school girls state volleyball championship. Carlotta is playing in the finals.”
    “Carlotta can
not
be in high school,” Shane proclaimed flatly, referring to Joey’s daughter.
    His gaze caught and stuck on the tantalizing image of Laura’s small, wistful smile. “She’s a junior at Marie Curie High School.”
    Shane shook his head. You could ignore your advancing age as much as you wanted, but the next generation refused to allow you to remain secure in your denial.
    “You’re thirty-four years old,” he said as he drove down the silent, dimly lit city street.
    “Since November,” Laura replied in a hushed voice.
    It took him a half a minute to realize that she was crying. She never made a sound as she stared straight ahead, the tears clinging like ice crystals against her smooth cheek.
    ***
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Beth Kery lives in Chicago where she juggles the demands of her career, her love of the city and the arts, and a busy family life. Her writing today reflects her passion for all of the above. She is the
New York Times
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bestselling author of
Because You Are Mine
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When I’m With You
    PART I: WHEN WE TOUCH
    PART II: WHEN YOU DEFY ME
    PART III: WHEN YOU TEASE ME
    PART IV: WHEN I’M BAD
    PART V: WHEN YOU SUBMIT
    PART VI: WHEN YOU TRUST ME
    PART VII: WHEN I NEED YOU
    Because You Are Mine
    PART I: BECAUSE YOU TEMPT ME
    PART II: BECAUSE I COULD NOT RESIST
    PART III: BECAUSE YOU HAUNT ME
    PART IV: BECAUSE YOU MUST LEARN
    PART V: BECAUSE I SAID SO
    PART VI: BECAUSE YOU TORMENT ME
    PART VII: BECAUSE I NEED TO
    PART VIII: BECAUSE I AM YOURS
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    PARADISE RULES
    RELEASE
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