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"Baby, look at me Please, look at me"

She shakes her head and burrows deeper into my body

"Come on, where’s my wildcat?" I soften ing silently for her to just look atand love that she needs froht now So she will see that I’ you, please, look at me See me Let my love in Please, Baby"

She has her mouth pressed into my shoulder, so when she speaks, I can’t understand her She is still crying, but at least her body has stopped heaving violently "Say it again I can’t understand you"

She lifts her head and her tear filled puffy, red eyes just stare atto be fine, and she lets out a shaky breath She closes her eyes for a few seconds, but when she opens them, and I can see, not only the old Dee that I’veback at me, but I can also see all of that love that she’s been running frohtly back at me, and even with her swollen eyes and splotchy face, I’ve never seen her look more beautiful

"Oh, Baby I love you so ain atbefore she opens her mouth, and when she finally utters the words that I’ve been drea, the sense of peace that hitsshort of a miracle

"I love you, too, John Beckett I love you with all of my scarred heart" She s that my jaw hurts

"You’re finallymy face

"No…" She pauses and my heart stops "You’re finally mine" All of the earlier pain and sadness drains froe, her bloodshot eyes full of love and trust She looks at ive a second of thanks that I’h to have this woman in my life

"Whatever works but we’re finally us" I cup her cheek and guide my lips to hers She tastes like her tears mixed with hope She tastes like heaven

"I Love You" I punctuate each ith a kiss before I take her lips in a slow lazy kiss

Her hands are running all over et ainst h les and it’s like music to my ears I break away from her mouth to pull my shirt off and then hers She unhooks her bra and drops it to the floor I take a second to look over every inch of her exposed skin, drinking in her tan perfection Her nipples pebble under the attention of my eyes, and I reach up and cup each of her heavy breasts, rubbing htly Her head rolls back on her shoulders and she moans low in her throat

I shift her so that she straddlesher againstles with ainst my lap

I pull ainst hers Both of us are panting deeply When she shifts slightly and her warrowl "Dee, it’ll be over before I even have a chance to get out of ain Giveyou every single ounce of love I have in er than a second to cal in my pants if she soback to my head, I push my hands under her ass and stand She instinctively wraps her legs tightly around , licking, and sucking lightly againstout the

"Dee…" I hen she starts sucking on hs and her warm breath dances across my wet ear I have to stop in the e to come in my pants is almost too much My dick has craved this woman for oing to go off unless her wet pussy is wrapped tight around me

She finally takes pity on ain When I hit the hallway, it looks a htenEvery tiroan When we finally cross the threshold into the bedroo

Finally