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I loved the way he kissed, how he tastedue My breath quickened as he shifted closer and there was only an inch or so separating us

Need rose swiftly, and I was so hot for him The desire for hi to be in between us

He ainst h my veins "You are what I want"

His hands skirowled deep in his throat I swayed into hi his tongue overot snared in his silvery gaze

Jase had been right to stop things the night before I didn’t want our first ti to it Like him, I wanted it to be perfect I wanted to look back on this rets

But I knew it couldn’t be perfectly planned It was all about both of us wanting the saht way melted s in the right way

Taking a deep breath and drawing one and knowing all eyes were on me, but this was different--­ht noas his entire world

I tugged the knot free and let the towel drop

"Christ," he groaned, lips parting on a sharp inhale

Completely bare with the exception of my very sexy blue knee brace, I was more vulnerable to him than I’d been with anyone inhi hi to his sides He opened and closed his fists "Do you kno beautiful you are? How it affects me?" A pleasant haze invaded my system as my body and heart responded to his words He slowly shook his head "I don’t think you really understand, because if you did, I don’t think you could just stand there God, Tess, there isn’t a part of you that’s not perfect in my eyes"

There was a lot of , I’d lost the lithe figure about fifty cheeseburgers ago My hps were hs not as lean as before Instead of the perfectly flat stomach I used to rock, it was now convex and , but so was my ass

But in his eyes, I felt more beautiful then I ever did before

I’d never felt such anticipation before His stare was doing crazy things to ht decision

"I’ve neverbeen this bold before," I said, voice shaky "But this is the right moment for us I want you, Jase Do you want aze up, lingering on my chest until I ached and throbbed there for his touch "I want you"

Jase touchedaround my upper arms as he dipped his head Strands of his soft, still damp hair brushed my cheeks "Are you sure this is what you want?"

"Surer than anything," I breathed

His bare chest rose, brushing h me He ht here Don’tdeeply before he broke off and left the bedroom He returned a few seconds later with several foil packets in his hand I arched a brow as I started to grin "You carin appeared "I wanted to be prepared with you" He tossed thes hit theanywhere else"

My breath caught as a full smile appeared, but then I heldout the button on his jeans The zipper caone in a second and his boxers were next

I gasped at the sight of hinificent The deeply tanned skin of his rippled in all the right places

Jase waswell, he was endowed And then soaze "You like what you see?"

I shivered "Oh yes"

"Good" He kissed me, and the very air in the roo I’ve wanted this," he ainstnited a fire "Or howof you like this with me"

"As many times as I dreamed of this," I said as he lowereddown the er"

"Neither do I" He grabbed a condom, ripped the foil open, and slid it on

He lowered hi his lips overa path acrossuntil ainst him The moment my hps pushed into his, he shuddered His hands were everywhere, caressing ht to etch the lines ofand tense as I ran my hands down his chest Desire floodedstorm

"I want to takea finger inside as he nudged hs apart "I want to kiss and taste every part of your body, because that’s what you deserve, but I don’t think I can wait, baby I really don’t"

And he was shaking as he spoke those words He sloithdrew his fingers as his gaze fixed oninto me