Page 45 of Kiss Me Forever

"Awesome," she replied as she ended the call.

She really wished she'd kept up her gym workouts the past few months. If there was ever a time she needed to keep up on a run, it was probably today.

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"What do you think? Do you want to go another mile?" Alex slowed his run down to a jog as they neared the base of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. He looked over at Andrea with amusement in his eyes. "Or are you tired?"

She had a pain in her side, but she couldn't tell him that because she was still trying to catch her breath from the two miles they'd just run.

"We'll take a break," he said decisively, slowing down to a walk.

She nodded, relieved by that decision. She walked with him another fifty yards then came to a stop by a low cement wall that ran along the bay.

"Okay?" Alex asked, coming up next to her.

"I'm fine," she finally got out. "How often do you run?"

"Four or five times a week. You?"

"Almost never. But I do the elliptical at the gym when I have time."

"Which is how often?"

"Almost never."

He grinned. "You should have told me."

"I wanted the time to interview you."

"And you hate to admit weakness. It's just like when you didn't tell me you get seasick."

She made a face at him. "You don't have to worry. I'm not going to throw up today."

"Thank God for that. So what do you want to ask me?"

"Many things."

"Let's start with one."

She thought for a moment and then asked the question that had been rolling around in her head all night. "Is there something in your past that you don't want me to know?"

He didn't flinch at her words, but the light left his eyes as he stared back at her. "Why would you ask me that?"

"Just wondering why you're trying to keep me at a distance. I figure there must be a reason why you're so cagey."

"I like my privacy. I don't think anyone in the world would enjoy someone poking their nose into every corner of their life. I doubt you would."

"If I agreed to an interview, I'd expect that."

He waved his hand in the air. "Next question."

"Fine. We'll move on. You push yourself hard in business. I was looking through your company brochure, the list of new releases planned for the coming year. You're moving at a very rapid pace."

"That's the gaming world."

"But you have done so much already. When will it be enough? When will you slow down?"

"I don't know that it will ever be enough, or that I'll ever slow down. I like what I do. My games are not just entertaining; they're educational. And kids need to be able to learn and have fun at the same time."

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