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Autumn, Not Winter

“You’ve reached the autumn of Sydney’s discontent,” Weiss’ deep voice boomed like a television announcer’s. “Leave a message after the beep.”

Sydney hit stop. “It's winter, not--”

“Think outside the box.” For a smart girl, Sydney could be dense sometimes. “Autumn can be nice.”

Ever the covert operative, she reached for his wine and stole a taste. “Bare trees and dead leaves are nice?”

“No, but eating pumpkin pie in bed with you is.” He grinned, then rewarded her skepticism with a warm kiss. “Besides, if things don’t work out between us, I’d change the machine to say ‘winter.’”


      



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