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E against it, she drew in a breath, hoping she’d successfully pulled off the lie gnawing away at her This wasn’t the way she’d wanted to start off with Gavin Not even close Keeping anything fro after Dillon tightened her chest, and Dillon’s threats the night of her rehearsal dinner screamed loud in her ears With that, she settled the internal battle She was protecting Gavin and wouldn’t say a word about what’d happened thatEmily turned the handle to exit the bathroom On the other side, she found Gavin with his ar blue eyes h her nerves skyrocketed, she couldn’t keep her gaze fro over his naked form The utter masculine perfection of his solid body had her instantly breathing faster, unconsciously biting her lip

"You startled me" She pushed up on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on his cheek "But I’ve always known you were a stalker" She feigned playful and draped her arms around his neck, but his stare was all over her, as if he aiting for her to tell him the truth All she wanted to do was ‘fess up, but she wouldn’t "Speaking of stalker, how did you get a key to the suite?" Ee, but she was grasping at anything to keep Gavin’s attention from Dillon

"I called Colton from my house and told him to add my name to the reservation" Gavin leaned down and brushed his lips against her forehead "So, what happened the night you left hi in her throat and clenched the sheet to her chest She looked at hi really happened"

Gavin pulled back, his expression tight with skepticis? He just let you walk out the door and didn’t say a word?"

She grappled for an answer as she crossed the roo onto the bed, she slid a stare back at hied "Yes I left his townhouse after he fell asleep, stopped by your place, and then went back to , and we got into an argument In the middle of it, my sister and her husband showed up, and Michael made him leave That’s it"

Forehead creased, Gavin palmed the back of his neck and stepped closer "And he hasn’t bothered you at all?"

"No, he hasn’t" One truth she could ad to bitch her out after bailing Dillon out of jail, Eed him out of her apartment

Gavin closed the distance and knelt in front of Erip her waist "You would tell ht?"

Nearly paralyzed by her lie, Eainst tears She lifted her hand to his face, cradled his cheek, and nodded "Of course I would," she whispered

Rubbing his thumbs in slow circles on her skin, he closed his eyes "I’m sorry I wasn’t there when you told him You shouldn’t have had to do it on your own"

"Gavin, no," she choked out, standing She buried her hands in his hair and pulled his face to her stoh her heart as she watched hient His guilt seared her stoht I’d married him Please don’t do this to yourself" Es around his waist

"I’ sorry, baby" Gavin kissed her deeper as he scooted back against the nightstand "I shouldn’t have left We said ere going to tell hiether"

Emily tore her mouth from his and took his face in her hands Tears broke loose as she stared into his eyes "Please stop," she begged Heat whipped over her flesh as she fitted his heavily veined dick between her wet folds A paradox of the worst kind splintered through her as she relished feeling hi and beautiful, in that uilt held the