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He was too starved for her to slowly drive her to the detonation point He pushed back the skin hiding her clit with his lips and settled hissweet"

"You’re so a at that"

His response was to suck harder in precisely the way she liked

Wasn’t long before she started to rock her hips into his face, and he felt that first spasainst hisagainst her tender flesh When her legs stopped treh As he eased her off the pool cover, he kissed straight up her belly He latched on to her nipple, which had gone tight in the cold night air

As around his waist When she was fuzzy fro about his injuries appeared to be the farthest thing fro the to slide her body down to where he ached and slip inside her He kissed his way up her chest to her chin "Amery, baby, I lo--"

She slanted her lips over his and kissed him with deliberation "I do taste pretty sweet on you," she ain, she’d stopped the words in his heart froh his lips Why?

Because she’s scared

Then she proved it by pushing away froo inside"

• • •

AFTER they crawled into bed, Ronin said, "I should let you know that Shiori will be calling you to have lunch tomorrow"

"Did she say why?"

"No"

"Huh That’s weird"

"You don’t have to go"

"I know"

"In fact, I wish you wouldn’t"

She turned over and gave him a cool look "Why’s that? Afraid she’ll askhonest with her either?"

"Either? It’s been a week since the fight I’m nearly back to normal"

"Then there’s no reason for me to stay here and tend to you, is there?"