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She loved everything about it, and she was desperately afraid she loved everything about him as well She’d loved the teen he’d been, the one who hadn’t left her for the les He’d left her because he’d had to go toof himself

He’d done that, in spades

Clearly, he wasn’t sure if he’d succeeded, if he was good enough But he was That was soht for hithe hair along her heated te what you wanted?"

It was all the invite she was going to get "You always do whatever it takes toher hands on his face to tilt it down so that he was looking right into her eyes Nothe point, not this time She wanted hi of every word "You’d have gone to the ends of the earth to save my dad, and I want you to know you’re the bravest ered as he dropped his forehead to hers

"It’s true, Adam You’re a hero to me You alere Even when you left uided, stupid atte, stupidyourself" But his ar He wasn’t necessarily buying what she was saying, but he was listening

Usually it was the other way around Usually he drove their conversations Their fights Their…everything They were in uncharted waters without a navigational syste, she honestly didn’t She just knew she had to make him understand howhiaze as she slid her ar now"

"If only I could believe that"

She sht her hand in his "If we do this," he said, "it’s going to last all night"

She came undone "Yes, please" Up on tiptoes, she kissed first one corner of his mouth and then the other And then full on If it was possible to take Adam unaware, she did it in that moment She felt it in every line of his body, and knew she’d done the right thing, ressor Well, she was done with that She was her ooman now, and she went after what she wanted

And what she wanted was to ood she felt when she ith him He deserved that She nipped at his lower lip Not hard, just enough toon her as he kissed her

Deep

Wet

Hot

He kissed her as if nothing else in the world s, sending shock waves to her very center, so strong that she had to hold on to him for dear life He kissed his way up her jawline and licked the shell of her ear, and she lost track of her bones Her balance shifted, and with a low laugh, she lurched against the door and fell into hiht

He wouldn’t let her fall He’d never let her fall Instead, he turned theh to rub up against the front of his body, which was heaven She couldn’t help herself, and she peppered his jaith kisses, everywhere she could reach

Growling out her na over her nipple, which instantly tightened in response, begging for h her sports bra before gently using his teeth to worry the turgid tip With a gasp, she wriggled her hips, desperate forhow hard he was, she moaned a little Maybe a lot She couldn’t control herself

Ada her brsts to the cool air and his hot breath, dragging an "oh please" frory plea

He sucked her into his ue and the hot roof of his as more, her hands slid south past his rock-hard abs and exposed hip bones, all of which were perfectly cut She dipped into the loose waistband of his jeans but couldn’t access enough of his goodies And da the button free

He caught her face in his big hands, pressing her into the door so that she couldn’t ht, barely controlled

"I’ to be a bad influence," she said, breathless "Is it working?"

"Yeah It’s working"

Giddy, she kissed hi into hih caused goose bu, aainst her "Hell, if you do it any ht here"

"That’s aze met her "That’s not my plan"

She leaned into him, laced her hands around his neck, and stared up at hiht I have the solution for that"

He didn’t say anything to this but his gaze dipped to her breasts, bared now, one of which was still wet froood solution," she said enticingly, and gave him her best smile "Admit it, I’m irresistible And kinda cute"

"The fk you are Puppies are cute You’re hot as hell Hot enough to inspire acts of coroaned, dropping his forehead to her shoulder "Tell me what you want from me, Holly"

"I would, but I’irl" She slid her hands over his shoulders, down his sculpted chest, past his delicious abs The ers He’d lost a few pounds this past week, but he was still ripped as hell "Stop fighting it, Adam"

The button on his jeans undone, she helped the zipper along and then slid her hands down the back and cupped his perfect butt in her hands, pulling him flush to her

They both sucked in air at the sensation of skin to skin Raining openmouthed kisses over his chest, she stopped to lick each of his nipples, registering his lol just as he fisted a hand in her hair "When you touch ainst him, "I feel it all the way to my soul" She tipped back her head "Tell me you don’t feel it, too"

His eyes darkened and she knew she’d hit a nerve She pressed her lips to his heart and it kicked hard She felt her own heart flip-flop in response as she looked up at hi it"

Ignoring exactly nothing, his ainst the door She rubbed up against hi she’d lied She was here for more than this, and she’d have to live with that Later "I want you," she whispered "So much"

"And I want you That’s never been the problem"