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He’s hugging me fiercely I expect him to make me look him in the face, but he doesn’t, which is very un-Mark Instead, he cradles ers and rocks us soothingly Finally, he lays me on my back, shucks out of his jeans and covers ainst ainstmy clit and I can’t help but circle my hips in invitation Mark’s eyes are intense, hot, and I can’t look away from them Finally, he pulls his hips back and slides insidetears forood," I whisper roughly

He hasn’t said anything in response to uts, which worries y need to someday live with hi to conclusions?

Maybe I’ love to lides up my side to cupme bite my lip His lips turn up in a half smile as he watches my body’s reaction to his touch

"Do you have any idea," he whispers and brushes his cheek againstme His stubble tickles me, but makes my body clench even more "Any idea how often I’ve wondered what it would sound like to hear those words come froertips up and down his back A light sheen of sweat covers his strong body as he begins toelectricity zinging through ertips

"Oh my God," I whisper and closeintowords of love and forever and I can’t take it It’s just tooout his naht, baby," he whispers He reaches over rips his headboard as he thrusts intooverme onder

Finally, he scoops me into his ar me in his arms

"I’ll keep the house and we’ll take it one day at a time Is that okay?"

"Yes Thank you"

He kisses uess you’ll have to help ives ot you to admit that you’ll want to live with me one day, you should have a say in how your house is furnished"

"It’s notagainst his chest

He rolls his eyes and pulls me back in his arms effortlessly "Will you make up your mind? It either is or it isn’t"

It so is

"It’s your house that I don’t want you to sell"

"We’ll work on it"

Chapter Ten