"Go on in before you make yourself sick," she cajoled, pushing him toward the door, and he stupidly nodded. He messed up the security code twice before she pushed him out of the way and entered it herself with hands that quivered only slightly less than his. After she had the door open, she reached around and caught his face in her cold, damp hands and kissed him unceremoniously. No finesse whatsoever to the kiss, only sheer passion, and Theo was slightly dazed and a bit unsteady on his feet when she let him go a few seconds later.

"Good night," she grumbled curtly, pulling the collar of her dripping...