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explain, she’d kept that costume… along with several others.  But, she wasn’t going to let Griffin know about that!
    Victoria gathered her thoughts and quickly put bacon on a tray and placed it in the oven.  She’d learned it was the easiest way to make bacon, even though it took a bit longer than using the microwave.  While that was cooking, she peeled some potatoes and shredded them, added fresh onions, and then put the hash browns on to cook.  She broke some eggs into a bowl, and melted butter in a skillet.  When it was ready, she added the eggs and cooked them until they were light and fluffy.  The toaster popped, and she lightly buttered the pieces and added strawberry jam to Griffin’s.  She poured juice, and then took out the bacon and put it on paper towels to drain off the excess grease.  She filled their plates and then picked up the heavy tray and headed for the bedroom.
    “Now this looks like the best food I’ve had in a very long time,” Griffin said truthfully.  He accepted his plate and managed quite well with his right hand.  “This is so good, honey.”  She’d even remembered to put strawberry jam on his toast, even though she detested jam of any kind.  “I’m surprised you keep it on hand,” he made the mistake of saying.
    “I do have guests occasionally, Griffin.  You aren’t the only person in the world who eats jam for breakfast.”  She watched the brown eyes turn almost black and knew exactly where his mind had gone in that instant.  He was wondering if she’d been with other men, or was even seeing anyone else.  She wasn’t, but it wouldn’t hurt to let him think otherwise.  With his sexual appetite there was no way he hadn’t filled his bed with countless women, just as he did before they discovered each other.
    “Don’t use jealousy on me, honey.  I couldn’t handle it,” Griffin said honestly.  “I know you aren’t the type of woman to sleep around, and if you were involved with someone else, I would know.  You aren’t.”  He said it so simply and so factually that she wanted to smack him!  But in the next breath he added, “There hasn’t been another woman since you left me, Victoria.  There isn’t another woman who could ever take your place.”
    She was stunned by the admission, and the knowledge that Griffin was telling the truth.  Before she could say anything else, however, he changed the subject in typical Griffin Conway fashion.  “When is Xavier going to get here, Victoria?”
    “I didn’t call him!” she announced, turning her chin up in pure stubbornness.  “I don’t want Xavier in my home!”
    “You know what happens when you don’t obey me, little girl!”
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    "We are no longer married, Griffin Conway, and Xavier is not welcome in my home." Victoria was adamant on the subject. She truly hated Xavier and it would be a miracle if she did not shoot him on sight.
    "Don't you think it's time you got over that little tiff?"
    "Little tiff? Little tiff! Are you insane, Griffin Conway? The man almost got us killed!" She almost lost Griffin that time, and it was all because Xavier compromised their cover while they were on a cruise ship out in the middle of the ocean and with nowhere to run and hide. They were hurt and bleeding and had to take refuge with a young couple on their honeymoon. She and Griffin took turns holding guns on the frightened couple until they reached port. By then Xavier had realized his mistake and he got them off the ship and to the hospital. A few more hours and Griffin would have died, and she'd come close to losing a kidney. Her back was still scarred, but Griffin bore more scars than she did. It was at the end of their recuperation, when Griffin decided he was ready to take on another assignment, that she decided to get away from him for a while. She needed the distance to keep from shooting him herself! Victoria was positive that she and Griffin would still be together if Xavier