He swept the curtain aside and stepped through. The hot smell of sex was on Hilde's breath, like a gasp from a kiss. This new neighbor wasn't like any neighbor she had ever had before. He didn't say anything, just took her head in both hands and kissed her tongue down to the base of her throat. Then his strong arms slipped around her hips and he lifted her into him, untangled from her robe. "I'm Ryan," he said, setting off toward the bedroom. "And you must be Hilde."