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Fierce satisfaction lit his features and he curled his hand behind her neck, pulling her down to him as their lips met in a heated rush She went down on top of hiertips pressing deep into his flesh

He kissed her hungrily, hisravenously from hers His free hand slid up her side and around to cup her breast until her niles were taught and rigid, tingling, wanting his touch, his mouth

"You have no idea what your happiness means to me," he said as he pulled his mouth from hers "That I make you happy … Kylie, you can’t possibly kno much that humbles ret imers to his mouth

"Jensen, no That’s behind us You’d never hurt me I know that You have to know it too You have to believe it like I believe it Trust yourself as much as I trust you I love you," she added softly "No one believes in you more than I do I just wish you’d have that same faith in yourself I don’t want to tie you to the bed at night because you’re afraid you’ll have a night the look on your face when I tie your hand to uts me Because I know it’s unnecessary But until you believe that, until you can have the same faith as I do, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you with me In my bed, my life, my heart"

Her i, the unfurling of hope--real hope--in his eyes Had she finally been able to reach hi out at her in an unguardedher physical hurt?

"I’ll work on it," he said hoarsely "We have that appointment with the counselor I kno hard that was for you What ato bare your soul to someone other thanto do the same, Kylie If you can do so oing to be right there beside you every step of the way I swear it"

She curled into his side and threw one arainst him with his arht above his heart

"I’ive it another day before I call her If I know Joss, she’s every bit as worried about Chessy as I a it out and having a glorious anniversary weekend I’ll get all the juicy details later," she added with a smile

Jensen groaned "Just don’t venture into the TMI stage There’s only so much I want to hear about another woman and her husband I’d much rather focus on what I have in ly, with confidence she’d never possessed until recently Not until thisanother woh his chest

"You’re h woman for me, baby You keep me on my toes, and swear to God, you were made for me There was never a h Kylie’s heart as she snuggled further into Jensen’s eht indeed, despite her concern for her best friend and her ht Chessy and Tate were likely even now enjoying their weekend and reconnecting as Chessy had hoped they would

JOSS Corbin dug her toes deeper into the bottom of the sheets and lay as still as possible so her already churning stolanced at her phone, which was lying to the side of her just underneath the pillow, and frowned It was late afternoon and she’d expected to hear fro out with Dash

She and Kylie had both exchanged a flurry of texts the evening before, worrying that Chessy’s night would not go as well as she planned The silence was killing her Silence could be good Or it could be bad And she hated to think of the worst-case scenario, which was Chessy at ho to seek support from her two best friends because of embarrassh of both lately

Dash entered the bedroolass of apple juice, though the thought of the sweet juice turned her sto as he closed the distance between the doorway and the bed, her stoh her nose to stifle the urge to e of the bed and positioned the tray over her lap as she scooted up on the fluffy pillows arranged against the headboard His eyes were shadoorry and concern as he took one of her hands and pressed a kiss to her open pal any better yet, honey? Has your stomach settled at all?"

Even as he spoke, he slid his free hand underneath the tray and rested his palm over her still-flat abdo wonders for the tur sickness--an ailnancy had been confirmed

After a call to one of the nurses at her obstetrician’s office, the nurse had laughingly told her that it wasn’t unconancy was confirical in Joss’s case Or perhaps it had just been too early in her pregnancy for ly head