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I thought about what his full lips ht feel like on ht feel under my hands For a moment I could understand why those sick fans wanted to pull his shirt off Now I thought about pulling his shirt off too and right after that, his shoes, his belt, his jeans

I had to banish those thoughts froerous

"You should be able to get the rest," Ion my heels to hurry back into the cabin Don’t do this to yourself, Taryn You can’t have hihly at the sink and unpacked some of the food from the cooler

"What are you up to?" he asked when he joinedthe two enormous lobster tails I picked up at the seafood store under the water

Ryan peeked over ether "Need help?"

I noticed when he stood next to me, he was careful not to let our bodies touch He kept a small, but safe distance between us I wondered if he did that on purpose

Ryan sat down at the dinner table, in the same chair that my father always sat in Thepleased with the man who now took his place at the table Ryan andvery well

We had a lovely dinner together as the fire crackled behind us; the radio was playing soft round It was actually quite ro alone with him in a secluded cabin in the middle of the woods All alone… with him, my mind repeated Bottle of wine… fireplace… bedroom just down the hallway I sed hard Would he be expectinghie for a convenient tryst

"That was delicious, Taryn" Ryan stretched back in his chair, patting his stolad he enjoyed it, but now the flow of panic was surging in like the tide What’s next? I had just started to sain He helpedthe dishes when the wave of nausea hit

"I don’t feel so good" I rubbed one for so long that Ryan had washed all the dishes and was kicked back on the couch by the fire

"Are you all right?" he asked I could hear the concern in his tone

"No I feel really sick"

"My sto so hot either"