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"You are so fking beautiful," he whispered hoarsely, one hand sliding up her back to cup her head, his touch gentle and sure, tempered by his care of her injuries "And you’re led not to rock up into him like she wanted to do "And you’re an to move It was heaven He’d had her every way she could have iht took her over the edge, and she took hi hard, he lifted his head, his gaze searching hers She put her fingers over his lips to still any questions of her comfort, because in truth she’d never felt better Satedfor their heart rates to return to so time for you," she finally said

"I know" He wrapped his arms around her and buried his face between her breasts "Turns out I’m a little slow on the uptake" He breathed her in deeply--taking co He’d never allowed himself to take comfort from her before, but he did now

"Sometimes I think about my life before I let you in," he said "I was afraid that loving anyone this much would make me weak"

"So I take it since you’ve dropped the l-boer worried about that?" she teased

His ar to drop more than the l-bomb, Holly I want you The forever kind of want No s, and so new replaced it Hope Affection And a love that war all her doubts, of reinstating her confidence He could ht in her world with one word, a touch She hadn’t been sure a htto do it for the rest of her life, but she had to be sure She’d been wrong before and couldn’t bear to be wrong now "Maybe you should define forever"

"Is therefor the word?" he asked

"So…youand white picket fence, that kind of forever?"

"Yes But not white picket," he said with a head shake "Rail-horse fencing"

She just stared at hiht," she said "You went fro a fence withweak You’re the only thing I care about You make me whole You make " He pulled her tighter to him "It’s always been you, Holly And it alill be Say yes"

"Yes," she said instantly "To everything"