11 Six days. Sam was amazed at how many emotions had churned up within him in six days. First, disappointment that Patsy was gone and he didn’t have an immediate opportunity to test if what had been between them that morning was real…or even repeatable. This near stranger, naked and unabashed in his kitchen, had been a revelation. His first time with her had been better than any time with Christie—and throughout their marriage they’d both always remarked on how good they were together physically. Until she was also good, and unrepentant, with her married boss. Patsy had been incredible, responding in ways he’d never imagined. And where Christie had been delicate, cultivating it into a fine, fragile art form, Patsy was powerful. She definitely gave back as good as she got, and she was