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Tonight, no ive her not only flowers but memories of more than passion and heat, too

When Mary let hiood that he nearly forgot his plans for the evening Her eyes widened at the red poinsettia plant in the green-painted pot that he was holding out to her

"You bought htly stunned

They’d shared the ultimate intimacy, yet he found he was nervous as he held out the flowers "I was going to get you roses, but when I saw this, I iht of you"

She took the pot froirl, there were hundreds of these plants all over town at Christain, wonder in them as she asked, "How do you always know me so well?"

He prayed that she already knew the answer…even if he’d promised not to speak those words of love aloud until she was ready to hear theood spot for this," she said But instead ofroom, she simply put the pot down on the floor, then pulled him toward her and pushed the door closed behind hi kisses fro seductively at his earlobe "I missed you today," she told hiive her roh on his plans…but how could he possibly keep his hands fro down her curves?

"I don’t just want you for your body," he told her as he tried to keep hold of the reins long enough to take her out for so tonight"

Her eyes flared with surprise and obvious pleasure at his intention, but when she lifted one leg and wrapped it around his thighs and kissed hiain, Jack realized that for the next few ive up the tenuous control he had over himself

His hands dove into her hair as he crushed her h inside to sink down onto the soft rug in front of her Christmas tree She pulled off his sweater and he untied the sash around the waist of her dress His belt buckle opened at the saot the clasp of her bra to coave up on the final buttons of his shirt and yanked it open

They rolled together on the rug with Mary on top, straddling his hips as she pressed hot kisses all across his chest Butover her, his hands stroking her body so that she was crying out with pleasure There was no rhythoal as both of the--instincts

They were lying side by side on the rug, her hand in his, when he told her again, "I had plans for us tonight" He was still trying to catch the breath she’d stolen from him

Post-climax, her eyes were hazy but still filled ickedness as she inforrinned back at her "Clearly" But when he was helping her back onto her feet, he couldn’t stop his eyebrows fro your dress wasn’t in ive me?"