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With a yawn, Jake turned to me "I had no idea two kids would wipe hed "I know But they’re really good kids"

"Oh yeah, Bray’s a luckyath, do we seriously have to watch Sports Center?"

Jake snorted "If you think we’re watching so"

"Well, at least letfor the re the re room and bounced onto the floor Jake and I ed off the couch for it Pushing and shoving each other out of the way, I finally grabbed it "Aha!"

It was a brief victory because Jake flipped me over on my back After he straddled me, he pinned my arms above my head "Not so fast"

As he s out of his hold "Let ry"

"Don’t ain," I threatened

At the mention of our first encounter, our eyes locked, and in that brief instant, the reainstmy lips with his I craned ainst each other the ainst ainst his His hand abandoned mine and moved to cuphis mouth from mine, Jake panted, "Abby…"

"What?" I h his hair

His brows creased in worry "Are you sure about this?"

"Because of Brayden’s kids being in the next room?"

Jake chuckled "Well, yeah, that’s a buzz kill in itself, but I was thinking more about you" He stared down at me with such a mixture of lust and desire in his eyes that I shivered "I just can’t help myself around you I want you so bad that I can’t help but devour you any chance I get I’m just afraid this is too fast and too soon for you"

My chest constricted at his concern for ive me the time and space I needed, and that made me love him all the ht then and there that I didn’t want him to stop I was al a frolic on the hotel roo his shoulders

His eyes widened in surprise "I want this, and I want you" I tore , "Just not all the way"

"You ain

"Yes," I whispered

"Thank God," he groaned before he brought his lips back tome feverishly, he eased my t-shirt up and over my head Then he snaked his arm around my back With just a flick of his wrist, Jake unhooked my bra deftly with just one hand and then slipped it off "Nice work," I panted

He grinned down at me "It’s tricky, but I’ve had a lot of practice"