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Even against herself

But he didn’t get a chance to dwell on the matter because she pulled hi in a frenzy, hot kisses, liquid and steaainst her, laving her breasts, adoring her flesh, breathing her in Then he hs as he kissed her abdo e his shoulders, and the softest, sweetest, ic left, no thought, he ue She was transfor sensuality beneath hi hiainst him, arched and whispered, and drew hiainst her then, parting her thighs, sliding s sexual pleasure at being enclosed within her tight hot flesh Her arhs, and their an to move…

He felt the climactic explosion of her body and allowed hi him to shudder slowly as he sank back down to a place where he are of flesh and bone and the beating of their hearts once again He rolled to his side, carrying her with hihtly as their heartbeats slowed

He smoothed her hair, kissed the top of her head The sensation that he had felt before, that he cared for her far too deeply, that he knew her laughter, knew her soul, swept over hi about how he felt He would sound like an idiot if he suddenly whispered, "I love you"

So he fought the teed in on raph"

She went still for a moment, then rose, her hands on his chest and a smile on her lips as she replied, "Call it fate, because as ht have wanted it--" she blushed "--I’ about it I’ up men"

She eased back to his side, and he looked down at her, grinning "No? I don’t suppose you have to I i their brains trying to think of a way to bring you hohed "Thank you I think I ht?"

"Oh, yeah" He was silent for a minute, then said, "So tell me about your love life"

"Nonexistent," she told hi, and she looked at hied He was in the service, and he was killed in the line of duty"

"I’uy I still miss him"

"I’uy, he had to be great, Caleb added silently

"It was three years ago now," she said

He frowned "You haven’t…gone out with anyone since then? Even for dinner?"

"No I haven’t given up on life or anything I just never met anyone I wanted to…I just neverup her hand and kissing her fingertips He loved her hands, he thought Delicate, clean, manicured but not ostentatiously They ell-tended but not fussed over Like her hair Clean and silky, but not cut in sohted, just…

Just beautiful

She turned to hied once, too"

"Oh…?" she asked in a tone that said she wanted to knowdramatic We just went our separate ways She didn’t like my job or my hours Or my occasionalYou listen to people You see what’s going on You…you wear a mask," she told hi"

He stroked the skin of her face, aoes with the territory of what I do, I guess And we broke up a long tiht that--well, quite frankly, I’d be surprised if wo themselves at your feet"

"I suspect they can tell I wouldn’t be interested I haven’t felt like this in ages Maybe not even in this lifeti at hi the flattery--or of being insane

"Hht was ininto your roo--" she blushed "--about sex With you"

"It was the boxers, right?" he said, and laughed

"Actually, ht But her se meant just for him, and she added, "I think this is more than sex No pressure intended, plus I’ve been known to be wrong On occasion"

"This is htly and tenderly "Though the sex…fully da"

She chuckled, a deep and throaty sound that aroused hi at a one-hit wonder"

"Oh, Lord, is that a challenge?"

"I’m not sure," she said honestly and a little breathlessly "It’s been a very long tiain