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Walking halfway across the island with a throbbing shoulder's not Declan's idea of a good time but he's all right with it considering Kate's appointed herself to come with. He's always been fond of Kate, always thought she was brilliant with weapons and hand to hand and their senses of humor (sometimes) gel but it's different here on the island, somehow.

On the island, she's the only one who knows most of what's going on back home since Magnus and Zimmerman are clueless about Kali even, not to mention Hollow Earth. She's not from as late as he is, true, but it's close enough.

He lets them in and turns to her, grin on his face.

"Make yourself at home, then. What's mine is yours."

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"You kinda already are," she points out, smirking just a little before she ignores his Britishness completely and snuggles up. "Plus, you've got me in your bed. Nice job, babe. Smooth. I didn't even notice you trying."

Yeah, she's tweaking him, but she really, really wants to change the subject.

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"Yes, because that was completely my intention when you invited yourself in," Declan says dryly, sliding one hand down her back to let her know he's perfectly all right with the current arrangement.

"Always knew you wanted to come to bed with me."

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"Always knew you were smarter than the average bear." It's been a really long time since she let her guard down like this around anyone. Kinda scary, kinda awesome, and maybe a little erotic too. There's something seriously hot about...everything, especially the way he touches her.

Kate's beyond tempted to kiss his chest, but she restrains herself, petting with her hand instead. "Tell the truth, babe. Is this how you imagined it, you and me in bed together?"

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Declan laughs, incredulous. She's laying it on thick but he's all right with that if that means she's comfortable and not thinking about how much she hates the place when she's with him.

"Assuming I've imagined it, no. Not exactly."

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"Assuming, my ass. I saw you looking at me." Kate grins and rests both arms on his chest, folded, with her chin on them. "C'mon," she sing-songs. "You know you wanna tell me."

She really likes this. Like too much. But for tonight, she's going to enjoy it. Tomorrow she'll worry about whether she's mixing sex and cuddling in dangerous ways. Usually, she keeps them separate.

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"I don't know, have you been looking at me?" Declan says, tossing it back at her. He looked, yes, and he'll always look because she's gorgeous and sultry in a way he's never really seen in a woman but Kate's a friend and he doesn't want to ruin that.

Stupid, perhaps, when it seems like she wants something else and it would be fun but he's too loyal to the friendship to do otherwise.

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"I'm not blind, babe. I know a catch when I see one."

He's so British. Any other guy in existence, probably even Will if he wasn't with Magnus, would have her under him by now. But Declan's going to act like he doesn't know he could do her six ways to Sunday, and... Kate kind of loves him a little bit for that. She's pretty sure from that kiss, it's not that he doesn't want her. So he's got other reasons and she can respect that.

She's still going to tease the crap out of him, but if he doesn't want to tap this, she's not going to get her feelings in a knot like a chick who got dumped at prom.

Smiling, genuine and maybe even a little sweet but she'll kick anyone's ass who says so, Kate tips forward across her arms and kisses him again, a soft, lingering kiss. "If you change your mind, Declan, the offer's not going anywhere."

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That actually hadn't gone as badly as Declan might have expected and the kiss is a pleasant surprise, soft and sweet in a way he doesn't normally expect out of Kate. Perhaps his expectations should change.

"I'll keep that in mind," he says lowly, cupping her face in his hands and catching her for another kiss. Still slow, but with a little more heat than she'd put into hers and he slid his hands up to tug the elastic out of her hair so he could bury his fingers in it.

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Okay. Definitely has to have other reasons, because ohholyfuck there's nothing innocent about that kiss. She feels it all the way into her toes, and they're already curling when he gets his hands in her hair.

Not expecting this, definitely not expecting the fire kindling low in her body or the surge of heat to her cunt. Fuck, she really should've remembered how dominant he was from the kiss before. What was she saying about him not being his type?

She gives up a quiet whimper into the kiss and lets him take what he wants. He's exactly her type.

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Declan doesn't want to break the kiss but he figures it's likely prudent, given the way she's responding to him. No sense in pushing it to sex when he didn't want to hurt what they had and no sense in working her up with no follow-through.

"Think you can sleep now, Katie?"

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"God, if you were a girl, you'd be the worst cocktease," Kate huffs, but it's mostly to cover how freaking hot he just got her with one kiss.

But she's smiling at him Cheshire-hot the next second. "That's one hell of a lullaby, babe."

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"I do my best," Declan says, but he's pretty pleased with himself that he pleased her. It feels...right with Kate and he's not exactly sure what that means but it's not anything he needs to rush. He's still stroking her hair lightly when he speaks again.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, you know."

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"Yeah, yeah, but abstinence gives you blue balls." Kate smirks. She's pretty proud of coming up with that the way he just scrambled her brain.

What they're doing, she has no idea, but it's good and fun and he's got his hands in her hair and she loves that. She stops fighting that urge and presses her mouth to his shoulder and then his chest. Sue her, she's a cuddler.

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"Got a healthy case of that," Declan agrees, but he doesn't push her off him. Instead, he keeps holding her close, and decides it's worth the risk if it means she'll stay like this.

"Nothing I can't live through, though."

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She's already told him a couple of times today that she'd do him and he knows she's nobody's virgin. So she's not going to tell him again and make an ass of herself.

Your choice, is what she thinks, but all she says is, "British."

Pretty soon, she's going to start calling him that. Maybe tomorrow, after they sleep, though, because this feels good. Safe. She can almost smell the Sanctuary on his skin, she thinks, almost taste it.