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She was quiet for severalon his chest

"I love you, Mac"

His heart slaainst his chest Jesus Christ, he hadn’t expected that

She shteen I fell in love ho you were, at first because you were so different than any guy I’d ever known I was crazy about your bad boy ie, your independent nature, the fact you threw caution to the wind and did whatever you wanted I craved that kind of life because I was imprisoned here; my life had been entirely laid out before ot to know you, I realized you were e I had of you There was an inherent kindness within you, an honor and integrity that you couldn’t hide, no matter how hard you tried That’s the Mac Canfield I fell in love with, the one I wanted to give my body and heart to"

He closed his eyes And he’d taken her heart and sto it carelessly back at her as if she’d ain, he looked up at Lily

"Lily, I need you to knohat happened that last nighteach other…"

"I know You did what you thought was best for me

You didn’t want to taketo runlike my father"

"I loved you" As soon as he said the words, he realized they were true He wasn’t justexcuses for the way he’d treated Lily He’d dumped her because he loved her, because he was scared to death she would follow him down the black road of his life, that she would end up miserable if she’d stayed with him "I didn’t want you to be with , and I didn’t want to tell you how I felt, didn’t want you to be able to see it in o after I ht, I would have never let you go"

Tears streamed down her face "Thank you I needed to hear that"

"I’m not finished" He brushed a tear aith his thu you now that I still do"

Those words were true, too He’d spent a lifeti froh

Lily had always been in his heart, had never left She never would "I love you, Lily"

"You’ve never said that to anyone before, have you?"

she asked, sniffling

"I’ve never loved anyone before" He was on unfae Good, but really strange

She was still crying when she leaned over and kissed hi hiood for hiht to love her--maybe he did deserve someone like Lily now

He didn’t knohat the future held for theht now, not toain--really love her

He tunneled his fingers in her hair and deepened the kiss, letting his tongue slide over hers, licking her,he wasn’t used to, but it ainst hishis knee to part her legs and ease inside her There was no hurry this ti as he rind against her clit, wanting to feel her coht on he could watch her eyes, see theood to her Her body and her face told hihtened around his cock and whimpered her need

He cupped her cheek with one hand, wrapped the other around her butt to bring her closer, kissing her as she spas cries and came with her, surprised at the tenderness and emotion of the moment Afterward, he drew her to his side and wrapped his arms around her, content to hold her

If he could have his way, he’d shut out the world

Leave this mess they were in behind them and run, so they could just be Mac and Lily, a couple They needed ti on around the to happen The world intruded in a big way

"Tiainst him

Didn’t he know it "Yeah What do you want to do?"

She lifted her head to peer at the clock on the nightstand "It’s still plenty early Daddy won’t be in bed yet

And I need to slip into his office and get on the computer"

"Do you want to wait until he’s asleep?"

"No, because then he’ll be upstairs, and he’s a light sleeper This will be easier to do when he’s awake"

He nodded "Okay, you’re in charge Tell o downstairs and distract hiest I do that?"

She sat up "You won’t have to do anything, knowing et so to drink Once he has you to himself and away from me, he’ll no doubt try to convince you to leaveequally repulsive, but at least it’ll give h tied"