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Pausing, she listened as he sighed, unable to keep his expression of deep disappointment down. He left her regretfully. Re-buttoning her shirt properly, she walked toward the door, putting a hand to her neck, wondering if Jaime had left any marks.

Juke looked up at her as the door opened and then he peered inside. "I know you're not asleep yet."

Vivian smiled. "Why did you come here?"

Juke did not answer but asked. "May I come in?"

"Uhm... of course," Vivian said and let him in.

Clutching the large book to his chest, he walked in and stood at the side of the bed, looking first at Jaime and then back at her. Wide eyes filled with innocence. "Are you two fighting?"

Vivian's first reaction was to frown and then she saw Jaime's shirt coming out of his pants. Faking another smile, she said. "No. We didn't fight."

"So why does it look like you're fighting?" Juke asked, moving closer to the bed to get a better look at Jaime but Vivian quickly stopped him.

"Let's go out, Juke," Vivian suggest