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"Shh" He soothed with his ht now it can be"

Creamy skin All for him No barriers He dipped his face to her breast

She was right This was so easy, losing himself in the taste, scent, feel of her No roar in his head other than the blood charging through his veins

And even as he touched her in every place he knew she enjoyed, even as she reciprocated, somehow it all felt new As powerful, impulsive--reckless--as their first ti

He stroked down her side, delved past daers into even darew even harder in his mouth as she moaned

Flat surface He needed one Now Sooner

His h, the bed too far away Tiht bench, and thank goodness she see his ass to question his intent since--oh yeah, her soft hand slipped around front--no way did he want to h to explain hi the bench, then knelt between her knees

Her hands glided along and off his shoulders as she relaxed against the padded bench "So much better than any trapeze"

"Hell, woman, you turnher panties down slender legs and off, he flung aside the purple lace He hooked her knees around his arhtly, her upper body totally there and on display just for him For his hands For his mouth

He pressed his lips to her ankle, over to the still-pink scar from her stitches as if he could take all her pain into himself He nuzzled the crook of her knee, worked his way up, and h and uide hi now that he realized how close he’d coh just before he continued his path up until her scent filled his senses--roses and pure her

"Yes," she sighed

Again, he heard, agreed, settled between her legs and parted her to drink, deeper, fuller, his tongue circling the tight bundle of nerves Her next sigh hitched on a shi hiht now from his hands and mouth

From him

And then he heard the sweetest sound of all in her coier somehow Torn from her throat in a way he totally understood because this woering kiss that drew another tremble of aftershocks from her

He may not be able to control forever with Rena, but he could ht And again after that until she was da, if he had his way

But first, he allowed himself a second to look at her--couldn’t have looked away anyhow as more of that "first time" sensation rolled over hi dark hair spiraling to the floor Her arrips, her perfect brsts rising and falling so fast, her body flushed froht her

Her eyes fluttered open A hesitant s me a little self-conscious here"

He shook his head slowly, kept right on staring his fill

"No need for that, babe I’, words scarce for hiht noith sohis throat and brain, words cah "There are tiets to sleep with you"

He extended a not-so-steady hand, traced the fragile line of her hipbone up, along the curve of her breast She gazed back at hi with tears when he’d vowed never to ot how the hell to think One of the things he appreciatedhis around his waist and guided hied into the tight fist of h Then ain, in time with her, their bodies in sync if not always their minds

He kept his pace slow, controlled, careful Her heels dug into the s him deeper, and he let her take the lead, let her body dictate, easy enough since they wanted the sa

Eventually, as always, he couldn’t tell who controlled any need had hold of both of the that had controlled theainst the da wetter as she rocked against hih him, the sense that he had to hold on to this ht never have another chance with this woht

"Don’t stop" Her nails jabbed into his back with urgency "Not yet"

"Don’t worry, babe," he growled into rose-scented hair "I have no intention of stopping or going anywhere"

Daing him in her release that threatened to send him over with her Still, he held back, took her cries into his , drew out her fulfill, fading, she sagged against him

Only then did he allow hi into the ht there with hi to her

Shuddering, he gathered her close, his face still in her hair How long? Who the hell knew? Finally the world, concerns, their son, his work--the pro to drag him back And he would deal with all of it