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"Joe," she breathed, not sure what to say

He raised his head slightly, and she saw the fire in his eyes They stared at each other for two heartbeats, then fell together in a frenzy of wanting that left theain, but this ti the inside of her mouth with a fervency that ue He groaned, then lowered his hands to her hips, where he pulled her against hi to knoas aroused Her belly brushed against his erection and her insides clenched

She clung to him, even as she tried to pull at his T-shirt Bare skin, she thought frantically She needed bare skin

He pulled back enough to press his mouth to her cheek, then her jaw He moved down the side of her neck until he reached her collarbone The warm, damp trail of kisses made her tremble At the same tian to work the buttons

"Yes," she whispered, giving up on his T-shirt and helping hiet her undressed

Even as they fus, they kissed, noses bu In the heat of the moment, perfection didn’t matter

When her blouse was finally open, he reached for the front clasp of her black bra and opened it one-handed She had a half second to be impressed with his technique before he bent down and claimed her left breast with his mouth

The co pressure, and her own building need nearly rabbed his head to hold him in place

"Don’t stop," she breathed "Please, don’t stop"

Ribbons of pleasure wove their way through her, circling around her breasts before heading to that growing ache between her legs She felt herself swell and daht this second She couldn’t wait--

He ainst the tight nipple She gasped her pleasure He did it again, then straightened Before she could protest, he replaced his ers and kissed her

Oh, yeah, she thought as she circled his tongue with hers and sank into the pleasure This was good Better than good It was a

He dropped his hands to the waistband of her shorts and unfastened the the way, she’d already kicked off her sandals

"I want you," he breathed into her ear His breath was hot and tickled in the most erotic way possible "I want you, Darcy Hot, wet, and screa when I make you co sex before She’d always found the event to be silent and fairly unsatisfying It looked as if all that was about to change

A shiver of anticipation rippled through her

"I can’t promise to scream," she whispered as he pushed down her shorts and panties

He pulled back a little and stared at her His eyes were the color of storht, his expression predatory He was a man anted a woman and meant to have her Thrill joined anticipation

"Can you promise to cohs

Soht happily as he went directly to her very favorite spot and began to tease it Electricity shot through her, ht away as much as she wanted to make it last forever He circled and rubbed and then slid his fingers inside of her while his thumb kept up the intimate dance

"Darcy?"

She forced her eyes open "What?"

"Can you cohtened her ave her a slow, sexy s her to her knees But before she could sturabbed her by the waist and lifted her onto the desk

"I’ll go you one better," he said and slipped between her thighs

Even as his arousal filled her, stretching her and touching nerve endings starved for a little attention, he returned his fingers to her h, he leaned in and kissed her Talk about an to shut down in a delicious overload of sensation

There was heat everywhere Heat and hunger and the promise of perfect release Muscles tensed in anticipation Her body ached She parted her legshiainst her slick, swollen center was exactly right She could feel his tension and kneas close, but he held back, waiting on her

"Alainst hisher to co her to scream

Brenna hauled herself up the back stairs and waddled into the kitchen She wanted to stalk, but it wasn’t going to happen Until she gave birth to the planet-size baby she carried, her stalking days were behind her Along with her dancing days, her running days, and her sleeping days

"I hate gestating," she said as she leaned against the counter

Grandma Tessa slared at her "There are no babies Just so we’re clear There’s the one baby Singular"

Her mother crossed to her and touched her forehead "Are you feeling all right? You’re flushed"

"I’headed I know they’re the sahed "Okay, not really"

Her lass of water and she took a sip Because she neededin the storeroo He won’t listen"

"He’s stubborn," Colleen said

Brenna looked at her mother "He told Darcy his wife left because of the tilance The older woman reached for her rosary

"It could be true," Colleen said "He believes it I saw it in his eyes when he told us"

"That’s not why," Brenna said "She left because he wouldn’t let her in He wouldn’t love her"

Grandma Tessa shook her head "We don’t know that"

"What if that’s the way he is? What if he can’t change" Her eyes burned with tears Da to keep loving him," Colleen said

"I knoish…" Brenna reached for the intercoet in here so she could sock hi him Schizophrenic love at its best

She pushed the intercom and heard a curious sound