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He’d been co her that one night wouldn’t be enough for hiht turn so quickly into more

But how could any wohtest flick of his tongue over her neck sent a shiver running through her, head to toe As her brain warred with her heart over what the right thing to do h so that he couldwith need just that quickly, when he shifted their hands on her chest so that they were both cupping one breast together, as his nahtly raw

A dozen sensual visions froht before came at her then She’d never been one of those women who felt they had to put on a show in bed, but with Jack, she hadn’t been able to stop herself froainst her bottohtest shift of his legs and her hips for hiain But where they’d rushed to have each other in the darkness the night before, thisher with sloeet caresses, as if he wanted to commit every inch of her to memory

Froh, then front to back before starting all over again, Mary didn’t knohether to praise or curse Jack’s boundless patience as he lazily stroked her naked skin and curves No man had ever taken so much time, so much care with her before As she reveled in his caresses, her hunger for hi that she had to turn and slide her hands into his hair for a deep, heated kiss

Oh, but there was soive a woive her what she actually needed Hard and fast would have been a, but as she realized he wouldn’t be rushed--and that all she could do was relax into the stroke of his hands, the kisses froainst her skin--Mary finally stopped trying to fight, to lead…or to worry

Gasps of pleasure were followed by ht as he discovered her secret pleasures inch by inch Kisses landed like butterflies across her skin until he was fluttering theer and brighter than any happiness she’d known before Jack

And when he finally s and Mary tumbled into ecstasy with his name on her lips, even then he didn’t rush to finish what he’d started Instead, he rolled her onto her back and slid his hands over hers to keep her steady as he cahtened all over again froht of his body over hers

Jack’s heart beat hard against hers, his eyes dark and full of emotion as he loved her And in that ave herself to hiht back

In theof Mary’s life, Jack re as he stared into her eyes What, she wondered, was he thinking as he looked at her the way he was now?

As if he was seeing her anew…

Reaching instinctively to smooth her hair, she realized it was knotted behind her head She’d loved it when he’d slid his hands into her hair and tangled his fingers in it as he’d made wild love to her But in the aftermath of that wildness, she knew she didn’t look anywhere near her best

"I should probably go clean up And then," she said with an attempt at an easy ss?"

"Breakfast can wait" Jack draped an ar over her and held her where she was beneath hirimace "I’m sure I look like a mess"

As if to confirh her hair, and it got caught on a tangle as he rolled the lock up around his finger "You’ve always looked so perfect," he murmured "I’ve never seen you like this, rumpled, with lines from the pillow on your cheek"

Her heart sank to her stomach as she realized her mistake She’d been so comfortable with Jack, so head over heels for hiotten to keep up theMary Ferrer

Before Jack, she would have worked to glide over it with a laugh and a witty co, her eh to the surface that she said, "It’s a good thing then that I have a big bag of ain"

Surprise ju? What did I say?"

Her looks had been her ticket to adventures all over the world and a glittering career that had exceeded any expectations she’d had as a girl full of drea that ticket validup her appearance She’d never owned a pair of sweatpants She’d never gone out for a cup of coffee without at least some mascara and lipstick

She would never take what she had for granted, but if she had known the price it would co her ht have walked h that childhood door into her adult life

Despite everything they’d shared since last night, did Jack only want to see the perfect version of her? Mary had to close her eyes against a bolt of pain that hit her at the thought