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"Are you okay?" he asked, pulling back as her body shuddered Haven nodded, her eyes starting to well up with tears as she avoided his gaze, once again terrified of seeing that look in his eyes, the look of regret

"Do you want to go inside?" he asked when she didn’t speak

She nodded again

He grabbed her hand, leading her to the back door instead of the tree He pressed the code in the keypad, unlocking it, and ushered her inside

Haven took her coat off as soon as she ht inside the door Her pants were da her shirt off next and tossing all of her clothes on the floor in a pile She turned to Car it on the back of his desk chair

"Car He turned his head and froze when he saw her standing there in her bra and underwear, his eyes scanning the length of her like it was pure instinct

His gaze reached her face and their eyes connected, goose bureen shining back at her He stared at her curiously, the sadness still there, butshe could see the love he had for her

Thank God, she silently pleaded in relief

"Make love to led whisper, the words catching in her throat She needed him in that moment She wasn’t entirely sure why, but she could feel it deep down to the bone She didn’t want to just see his love--she wanted to feel it It had been months since they had been intimate, since before the devastation had taken hold, and she desperately needed to be consuain

He appeared torn as he stared at her, but the agonized expression on his face faded away He slowly took a few steps toward her but didn’t say anything, no words necessary They both knew they would give in to the need, unable to resist the pull between them that had been there since the moment they first touched

He paused in front of her, his hand running the length of her ar around and unclasping her bra, he pulled it off slowly and allowed it to drop to the floor A ently caressed her breasts, her nipples pebbling under his gentle touch

His hands drifted down to her hips as he slowly backed her up to the bed She scooted back onto it and he hovered over her, not once breaking their kiss

Haven closed her eyes as histhe wet spots left behind Shivers ripped down her spine as he trailed kisses down her stoue dipped inside her belly button It tickled, her body tingling fro and caressing every inch of exposed skin, before slowly pulling off her panties She clutched the sheets tightly as he kissed along her inner thighs, gripping her hips, holding her in place as his tongue gently caressed her flesh

Haven’s noises grew louder and her legs treo of the sheets, reaching out for hiroan vibrating in his chest at the sound of it He pulled away fro as he grabbed the botto out, Haven ran her fingers over the ridges of his sto the lines of the tattoo on his chest as he unbuckled his pants He pulled theht of hiht trail of hair on his sto a few ti his hand on top of hers

"Noho’s second guessing?" she asked "Don’t you trust me?"

He smiled, amused she would turn his words around on him, and pulled her hand away She held her breath as he pushed inside of her, filling her completely with one deep stroke

"Of course I trust you," he whispered "I’e your e my mind," she said "Not when it coentle at first as he kissed her softly, whi her throat She wrapped her ar to him as her hands roamed the sculpted muscles of his back

The pleasure was intense as it swept through her, and it didn’t take long before the pressure built again, her body quivering

Carrew more frantic after a while, his thrusts harder and deeper His breathing grew labored, his body tre in her arms as he slid in and out of her body with fervor She could feel the desire seeping froave hithe raw passion between theh to take her breath away

Skin soaked with sweat, Haven felt as if she were on fire, every inch of her aching for all of hi her fir her closer than she had ever been before It was as if they hadbut a blur

Bodies pressed together, she could feel his pulse, blood furiously rushing through his veins "Your heart," she whispered "It’s racing"

"You feel it?" he asked "You hear it?"

"Yes"

"What’s it saying?"

She s you love me"

"I do," he said "No h her "Sempre"

Carmine’s body shook as his climax hit He s Haven so tightly it was as if his life depended on it

He stilled hisinto her neck, and let out a shaky breath as a shudder ran through his body

"Good night, bird," Carmine whispered "I’ll keep you inat the bottoripped his unruly hair, his eyes fixed on the black duffel bag full of clothes near his feet His old acoustic guitar was carefully balanced against it--half teetering on the bag, half on the foyer floor