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Love or lust?

Hard to tell For all she’d done in her life, she’d had little experience with either But it’d be nice to knohich had driven the the passion between the her in a ti quickly, as if he’d just finished a run Watching hie turn-on

It was her, she realized, herhim pant Her eyes drifted closed as a sweet clax washed over her She heard herself cry out, and then Sawyer’s low, ragged answering groan as he joined her

When she opened her eyes, she was lying on top of hi to him with a quiet desperation that surprised her

"You okay?" he asked, his incredibly sexy voice ru up from his chest where her face was plastered

Since words were still beyond her, she nodded

He lifted her head to look into her eyes "Sure?"

She licked her lips "Yes," she ed in a croak

"Okay, good Maybe you could loosen the grip just a little?"

She realized it wasn’t just her ar into his back "Oh! I’rip on her "Just the nails," heher still "The rest stays"

She relaxed again Actually, sluainst him was more like it She had no idea howher against his side, lightly stroking her back from the nape of her neck down her spine, over her bottoain as their breathing slowed

Love or lust? she asked herself again And if she asked him, would he have any more of an idea than she? No She didn’t want to know Because maybe it was a little bit of both And besides, it wasn’t a question that needed answering now She’d just take their odd mix of frustration, heat, affection, and desire and…enjoy it

For as long as it lasted

She lifted her head again to look at hione froood to be inhaler worthy," he said

She grinned "I didn’t even need it, not during, not once"

Reaching up, he tugged on a strand of her hair, ed through her, and she sat up, unable to contain herself "I got an orgasht special," he said, shaking his head in aot a twofer"

This was true "And no asth at that "No ER visit"

Nothing to stop the this at the sa her into the mattress, his expression dialed to Wicked Intent

He was hard, and she shivered with anticipation "Again, Sawyer?"

"Oh yeah," he said, dipping his head to kiss her breast "And then again"

Chapter 20

"You have the right to reht be er

Chloe slipped out of Sawyer’s bed and scooped up her clothes Sawyer came up on his elboatch her dress, hair tousled, eyes sleepy, looking for all the world like a lazy, sated wild cat

"Gotta get back to the B&B," she told hi her responsibilities "Jax is working on the spa roo Lance so to spend so her how to uest A runaway bride, actually She’s been with us a few days and I’ve been giving her spa treative her a body wrap today before I head to Seattle I’y at the Four Seasons"

She’d pulled on her panties and riggling into her bra when Sawyer rolled out of bed and headed toward her with that singular- his prey

"Oh no," she said with a laugh, backing up "I told you I’m busy today" She pointed at him "Stay"

"Stay?"

"Yes" She put a hand to his broad chest, feeling the strength of him beneath her palm It was ridiculous to think that she could push hiiven her all the power she’d wanted in his bed, and at the thought, her niles got perky

Sensing capitulation, he reached for her but she evaded "I don’t knohat this is exactly," she said on a shaky laugh "But for two polar opposites, we sure get along in the sack" Turning away, she picked up her shirt

"We’re not all that different, you know," he said

She turned back to him and saw that he was serious He’d found a pair of jeans and had them pulled up but not yet buttoned Buttery soft, they fit hi one of her very favorite parts of hile," she allowed "Alone"

He looked at her for a longthat, I think That you’re on your own"

"I am on my own"

"And your sisters are what, chopped liver?"

"Noooo," she said slowly, not sure how they’d gotten so off track "I et that I have them"

"And not just them," he said "There’s Jax and Ford noell"

"And Jax and Ford," she agreed, looking around for her shoes, trying not to notice that he hadn’t included himself

"And the people of Lucky Harbor who care about you," he said "Lance, Tucker Arowing resentment, she realized Which was ridiculous He didn’t owe her anything, certainly no pretty less words that she’d doubt anyway "Fine I stand corrected I’ otherwise is a hard habit to break"

"Because you like thinking it"