" Benni, I said yes to you. Can't you just leave it at that?"Her plea sounded genuine, but he wasn't moved. This woman was going to be lying next to h...m while he was unarmed, which was more naked than walking around without clothes. The issue is trust, he finally decided, and that was something she hadn't earned yet. She was everything a young man could want, and, though it surprised him, he was willing to throw it away to get to the truth."I can't leave it," Benni said. "I have to know who you. .Marcus sat on the edge of the bed and fastened the cuffs to his neatly pressed shirt.Miranda had insisted on washing and ironing his clothes before allowing him to climb back into them, and in truth Marcus had been more than happy to stay naked with Miranda whilst his clothes were in the washing machine.They had had a lot of fun over the last couple of days, but he thought that the shower would be one thing, he would not quickly or easily forget.He was smiling as he pulled on his trousers, his. It did seem to be all he was saying at the moment, but it had taken so long to decide what to do about Korian and in the end he was still nervous about the fate of the person that mattered more to him than anyone else. He knew the transition wouldn’t be easy, and he knew his nephew would probably resist it as much, if not more, than he had at the beginning, but it was the only real option he had, and he’d say the same things to Korian hundreds of times if it would do anything at all to ease. Andy asked whether she was going back to Evanston. She was.“Me, too. Taking your books?” She hadn’t planned to, but... “Think it’s a good idea?”“Sure. You get a chance to get ahead of the lectures. Maybe we could study together.”“I’ll look forward to it.” And, after some thought, she packed her Psychology book, too. While the most attractive feature of studying with Andy was being with Andy, his idea of studying over the break was a good one.They arranged to go north together on the same train..