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This was all she got out before she went sailing through the air

She landed on a huge bed Before she’d even bounced once, he was on her He’d re the both her wrists in one hand, he raised them above her head and pinned theed to see if he’d free her hands

"Not yet," he said

"No?"

"No" He nipped at her chin "We need to talk first, and if you touch et what I want to say"

This surprised her "The big, bad sheriff has a weakness?"

"When it cohtly squeezed her wrists, silently telling her to hold still and stop squirainst, warth barely held in check "You don’t really want to talk right now, do you?" she murmured "Really?"

Sawyer let out a breath and dropped his forehead to hers "Hell, no But I have to ask You said before you couldn’t have orgas," she reminded him

"Yes, at your cost" He paused "So you don’t usually…"

"Not in ivereal calm and still"

His eyes dilated black "That’s a hell of a contrast Trying to coe" Fascinated by the way he was looking at her, as if he wanted to gobble her up whole, she heard herself say, "I could…show you If you wanted"

"Yes," he said very seriously "I want you to show me" He backed off of her and sat at her hip

Suddenly a little shy about this venture that had been her idea, she hesitated

"Here, let me help" In five seconds flat, he had her out of her shoes, socks, and jeans He stared down at her sunshine-yellow, boy-cut panties and then ran a finger over the s her eyes, she slid her hand into her panties A very rough, male sound of appreciation rumbled above her, and then Sawyer encircled her wrist with his warers Her eyes flew open

"Slow," he commanded "Real slow and easy"

"I didn’t say slow," she said "It doesn’t have to be slow Just calm"

"Lots of calm" His thumb scraped over the pulse at the inside of her wrist "But let’s try slow and easy, too"

She knew that he didn’t want an ER run Probleirl She was irl "Fast is better That way I have a shot at it"

"Slow and easy," he repeated firers beneath hers so that he was the one touching her Gently, so gently that she wanted to weep, he glided his fingers over her core Back and forth, then again And again Teasing

Arousing

Her rip his wrist What he was doing was ic, but she needed…"More"

"Shh," he said and kept up that light touch, opening her a littleher wetness until she rithing beneath hi, she sat up

"You okay?" Sawyer asked, eyes on her face

When she nodded, he put a hand over her chest and nudged her flat on her back again "Good," he said "Keep it slow and--"

"If you say easy, I’ to hurt you"

"I researched asthma online," he said so quietly that it took a moment for his words to sink in Orher to the point ofher ability to process But he’d actually taken enough interest to research her proble, it had to, but she wasn’t sure what That he liked her? Okay, she could deal with that She liked hi had scared him Yes, of course That made perfect sense

"I learned that the key," he said, "is relaxation and having a partner that pays close attention to your breathing patterns I’ close attention, Chloe" His shten until she thought she aze narroith concern "Are you--"

"Fine It’s not the asthma It’s" --she aze immediately went back to her poised hand "Then don’t," he said a little thickly

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath Or as deep as she was able She wasn’t feeling asthmatic--yet--but she did feel a little…exposed "Maybe you could tell me a dirty story," she whispered and heard his soft chuckle

"Okay," he utsy redhead…" He leaned over her on the bed "She has curves that drive me insane"

"Curves? Is she chunky, then?"

"She’s perfect" Sawyer unbuttoned her top and spread it open She felt his lips on her collarbone, then the swell of a breast "And she has this way of , so confident and sure of herself It’s sexy as hell"

"Sometimes," Chloe whispered, "she fakes the confidence"

"My story," he said and kissed her nipple through the silk of her bra Hisher hand faster Her breath hitched, but his fingers settled over hers, stilling herher about the slow-and-easy decree Before she could object, he tugged down the cup of her bra with his teeth and ran his tongue over her bared nipple "You were pierced," he whispered against her skin, kissing the pebbled peak

"Y--yes"

"Why?"

There was no recriment Only curiosity "I don’t know" But she did

Sawyer lifted his head andin that way he had that made her want to spill all her secrets