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Eazebody She rested her head against his warm chest as her mind drifted over their relationship As with anyone, there were quirks, and he was full of theet used to all of it, but in the e for her At first, their differences didn’t seerew and blosso in his, there was a lot she needed to accept

Trophy girlfriend wasn’t on her top-ten list, and since she’dto see Froone out with hi her around to the few friends of his that she’d met Over the last feeeks, she also noticed a possessive shift in his demeanor Sometimes it was cute - in a boyfriend kind of way - butNonetheless, in that ood he had done for her, Emily accepted it for what it was

She curled her body closer to his,a ard strand of hair away fro out a yawn, he smiled at her "You’re up early," he said, his voice husky fro you into a co her nose in the crook of his arm, she smiled "If you had sexed ain, sir"

"Ah, that you are incorrect on, my love I’d still take it from you - coled, sitting up

A predatory glimmer sparkled in his brown eyes "Ready for round two?"

"Aren’t you takinglike you promised?"

"Of course I am"

"Well, I have to be at work by ten o’clock, and I still need to shower"

"You know I’ to his feet and then pulling her from the bed

Unable to say no to his sexual advance, she folloithout a fight as he undressed them both before they reached the bathroom She propped herself on top of the vanity and watched as he turned on the water She could feel the edgy energy radiating frorin that got her every time He pulled her into his mouth and kissed her so softly that she felt her lips shiver against his She could no sooner free herself from the hypnotic spell of his kiss if she wanted to With his hands sainst her skin, fervor fueled in her blood,her body strain for more He shifted his mouth to the valley between her breasts and suddenly slid his tongue across her nipple It drove her wild

Staring up at her, he sucked and swirled his tongue around its taut peak "You like that, don’t you?"

"Yes," she breathed out as her hands gripped his hair

With a slow, ers inside her wet pussy The pressure was excruciatingly wonderful, correlating with the sudden tightening sensation between her legs He pushed harder against her rasping at his flesh Dillon groaned as she ran her hands across his chest, her fingers slowly sliding down every s around his waist, and he carried her into the shower Backing her against the wall, she let out a gasp of pleasure when he sank perfectly deep inside her, every nerve ending lit on fire as her body ether as one with his

"Ah, Christ, you feel so good, Em," he hissed, his voice thick with desire

E to his shoulders as the hot water trickled down their bodies Her ache for him increased with every pulse and thrust With their lips locked in a ratification, Ehter around his waist to allow hi her body rhythive Dillon’s eyes dilated when he felt her hot, slick flesh contract tighter around him Emily moaned out in satisfied coainst her Burying his face in her neck, he let out a guttural groan as he cli steady as their breathing slowed to a norently placed her down and pulled her into him "I’m happy you’re here with me"

"I love you, too, and I’ht before you left" She started feathering kisses across his chest, her hands fra with your wacky schedules frorin "I know you will"

They spent the next half hour showering one another Dillon playfully ran the soap over her body, and Eesture as she cleaned his back It was then that she realized what he said last night was correct She needed to be there with Dillon She loved hiht she could live so far away fro they didn’t have ti for theot ready for her shift and then called her sister, Lisa, who lived in California She missed her tremendously Older than Emily by ten years, Lisa was like a second h-school sweetheart, Michael, six years ago Because of her absentee father, Emily looked to Michael in ways that she would’ve looked to her own father had he been there Lisa and Michaelthe on opposite sides of the continent now, Emily knew that their visits would be less frequent However, they made a tentative date to try to see each other within the next few months

Once finished, Emily jumped in a taxi and headed to work On her way, she found herself re how much hertickets to a show on Broadway, but she fell ill shortly after The rapid-fire pace of events after she was sick prevented her froht in Emily’s head at that ed to visit, but she wasn’t there with her As she made her way into the restaurant, Ehts to the side

"Hey! You no gonna say hi to me?" Roberto, the Spanish cook, asked Emily "Me like you, Ehed "I like you, too"

He blushed as Eh the ti enough to have her own station Since she was able to pull her weight during the rush yesterday, they gave her a few tables to start with Her first set of customers was a fe York City police officers

Antonio watched her closely as she approached them

"Hello,care of you today" S, she pulled her pen and pad out of her apron "Would you gentlemen like to place your drink orders, or do you knohat you want?"

The oldest officer, a man with salt-and-pepper hair, sular waitress"

"No, sir, I’entleestured over her shoulder to Antonio "My boss is watching"

With warhed, clearly aest cop chimed in "Who? Antonio? Nah, he’s harave a smirk "Don’t worry We’ll try to be nice, but sometimes we can be a pain in the ass"

"Well, don’t be too hard on me, boys" Emily set you gentlemen to drink?"

Emily took their orders and sent them back to the kitchen She had another few tables come in before the lunch rush really picked up The place went fro pretty calm to a madhouse layered with every type of custoined

As Emily walked out with one table’s orders, Antonio called out to her "Hey, Country," he said, ot sat again Are you okay to take another?"

She adjusted the tray she was carrying on her shoulder "Yeah, I’ht there"

He nodded and whisked off to the front door to greet more customers

She reached for a tray stand, sat the food down, and handed the plates out to a party of five "Does anyone need anything else?" she asked the group

An attractive brunette in a sulass of soda "I need a refill, please"

Elass "I’ll be right back"

She headed over to the soda fountain, glancing over to the table where she could barely see the lone gentlereet "Shit," sheto the party of five, she handed the wo else?" she asked, inwardly praying no one did

They all shook their heads no

Eh of relief and let the away, she pulled her order pad fro her hand across her sweaty forehead, she approached the table and accidentally dropped her pen to the ground in front of the booth She knelt down to pick it up, but before she could, the stranger’s hand reached for it

"Thank you," Emily said, still crouched on the floor "I appreciate that Can I" Her voice trailed off when she made eye contact with the patron

It was Mr Tall, Dark, and Fuckable Handsoht of hi there casually as she slowly stood up She literally had to hold onto the table for balance He was even better looking than she remembered Not that less than twenty-four hours could erase his ie from her head, but noas just so there, soHe sparked that all too fale across her skin He had his suit jacket off, hung neatly on a hook next to the booth He earing a crisp white button-down shirt, and the stark absence of color only emphasized his clear blue eyes

Gavin’s lips curled into a smile "You don’t look too happy to see led to find her words

Gavin wasn’t about to ad intense that he actually canceled aher at work Nor would he tell her that when the elevator doors closed last night, he was left feeling oddly robbed by her departure

"You ran off so quickly last night that I didn’t get a chance to give you a tip for delivering the food"

"Ooohhh" E to say since he seehtabout the way I leftI’m sorry about that" She bit down on the pen cap and quickly asked, "Can I get you soaze to her beautiful lips and sht to be a nervous reaction on her part "Yes, I’ll take a coffee, please"

"Do you take creaar in that?"

He cocked his head to the side "Do you?"

"Do I what?"

"Take creaar in your coffee?"

Thrown by his question, she shifted on her feet "Why do you want to know?"

Gavin paused for ato find out as h topic to conquer I h escaped Emily’s lips "Seeree?"

"Mmma stalker That’s a new one and pretty brutal," he laughed, a up his eyes "I’d like to call it curiosity"

She shook her head and smiled "Okay, so you haven’t answered ar?"

"You haven’t answered my question" He arched one, perfect brow "Do you take crea it was a battle she was sure to lose, she gave in "Yes"