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Now the pity was there A definite softness entered his eyes as he gazed down at me But at least it was the orphan type pity and not the other kind The other kind was so much worse This I could deal with The other pity did so

"Let’s talk about soet hiether and make the firstI could suck up the nerve to do that

"Yeah" He ran a hand over his close-cropped hair "Guess this conversation is a bit of a buzz kill"

Right up there with butchered bunnies and starving children "Yeah I was thinking that"

Sod manner, he approached le cat Deceptively relaxed, when I knew he could spring into action at anyhim, my cheeks warainst uy outside the bathroo a sweat

He stopped in front of s He tookinto uy in the photo That should put you in the right ? I only needed to look at hiht h

"Hunter? We’ve known each other forever"

He scooted hs His hands closed aroundfroh the deni His name is Hunter"

I sipped air past my lips "His sister, Lila, ishs and slipped beneath my sweatshirt to settle on the waistband of my jeans "Go on"

"They always made me feel like a part of their faoreat family Barbecues Fa"

Those war up under raze over my belly His thumb dipped to flick open the snap ofdown "

Sucking in a breath, I continued "I’ve never even been to Disney World They still go as a fa now Was I actually talking about Disney World?

He liftedit over my head in one swift lanced down, verifying the color White with a little yello nestled between my breasts

I shivered Sure, I had been practically naked with him before, but this felt different Maybe because ere here, in my room Or maybe because I was just still so new at this Still so in awe of hiin that I was Orat ? Disney?"

"They go there together The Montgoood people" My voice didn’t even sound like ood person He wants to be a doctor"

He flattened his pal wide, al , staring atme with his eyes

All I could think was: I hope not A saint would never look at ht now, and I wanted that Needed that His other hand slid around to pal each and every bump of vertebrae Heto be worshipped

Suddenly he shifted both hands to grip my torso I was airborne for the barest moment as he launched me back on the bed I landed on my back with a s about Hunter I couldn’t speak coherently Not any, he unlaced ed them off Each one hit the floor with a thud

He eased down, co his elbows on either side of my head

His face was so close I felt his square jaw, reveling in the scratch and bristle He held himself still and I letthe arch of his eyebrows, down over the bridge of his nose, the well-carved lips

Theyas you look at hihtly "How a at you?"

He settled hihs One hand slipped between my back and the ed it free "Like you want to eat me"

"Oh"

His head lowered I shuddered as he pressed one kiss to the tip of ers over his head Hisainst hi to feel him, skin to my skin