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They made love to each other with lips, hands, hearts Joy, pleasure, love--there were no boundaries anymore No more shadows Only the wild, perfect rhyth, their sounds of pleasure, their whispered words of love

And when they fell, they fell as one

Chapter Thirty-Two

Paige sat in the passenger seat of Evan’s Tesla the following night as they zipped along to Modesto He’d asked her to come with him to see his family He’d said they were as much hers as they were his, that they would love her as much as he did Even now, itthis step I kno hard it is"

Evan picked up her hand to kiss her knuckles It was such a beautiful gesture, one she could never have io But she’d dreamed of it a million times

"With you by ers with hers on the console "I want to know my brother and sister better And it’s time to reconnect with my ave her the look that ht through "And with you Especially with you"

She knew her heart was shining in her eyes "I wonder what everyone will say about us being together"

"They’ll ask why it took so long Especially Susan I’ether soon, she was going to lock us in a bedroom and not let us out until we found our happily ever after"

"She didn’t just adopt you and the other Mavericks," Paige said in a soft voice "She adopted rooe lifted her eyes back to Evan’s "Our fa to be as happy as theirs"

"It is Because we’ve learned from the best"

He pulled over to the curb a few moments later where all threeby the short hedge around the sed the porch, ready for spring flowers in a few e and Evan were received with ss from Tony and Kelsey, then they all trooped inside

"Have you eaten dinner?" Theresa had obviously wanted to hug Evan too, but she’d held herself back

"We have," Evan said "But I brought dessert" He set a pink bakery box on the kitchen table "Mrs M’s trifle is legendary"

"How lovely I’ve put coffee on"

Kelsey flipped open the bakery box "Oh hed "I’ll just have to run an extra fivethis"

"Need soet down thethem on a plastic tray