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He took her ain and kissed harder now With the excite her and after what he’d just told her, she was hot and tingly all over She brought her hand around his strong back, running it up and down and beginning to feel a little crazed herself

Feeling his heartbeat thunder against her chest as he held her tighter had her having second thoughts about the nothing-ht head Her insides were a burning mixture of desire and excitement but at the saued by hi her he wantedinto No attachments ever? No friends? Was she ready for so deep into his aentle yet possessive embrace as he continued to kiss her endlessly, she could already feel herself giving into the idea

He finally pulled away to catch his breath and stared deep in her eyes "Brandon?" she asked, breathlessly

"Hain softly then her chin and working his way down her neck

"Are we friends now?"

His kisses ceased for a moment before he kissed then sucked on her neck softly "Nope," he said before sucking her neck a little harder, every part of her body treiven her this speech about hoas ht--"

He lifted his head and latched his teeth onto her bottoh to ood--a sensation she’d never felt before Sucking it one last ti away, he stared at her very seriously, and his expression went soft again "Silly girl," he said with a peck "I already told youfriends"

"But--"

Hisher in that crazed way he had the first day, the way that made her ith desire, and she moaned in reaction to it She wrapped her ar careful that he didn’t touch her bad ankle Pressed against her like this, there was no denying he was as aroused as she felt, and he continued to devour her ue, like aher

Just when she thought she couldn’t take it anyht shamelessly moan, he pulled away and stared into her eyes very seriously, his hands cradling her face as he tried to cal "We’re not friends We never will be, okay?" She nodded, not sure if she should be hurt or not "I’onna be upfront about this now so there is no doubt I don’t o as slow as you want, but if, after this weekend, we’re not o back to the way they were before Friday If I’ Anything in between is unacceptable"

He stared at her for afor a reaction from her She tried not to look as alarmed as she felt about the loaded statement he’d just dropped on her

"All?" she asked cautiously "What exactly do you mean by all?"

His brow lifted, and he continued to look at her very intensely "Imy rule of no attachments to becoet enough of kissing It would never work Since I did offer my assistance for the entire weekend, you have it until then, but if you’re not looking for , then I’ dense, because she wanted to , she had to ask Her insides were already going nuts, and she didn’t want hiht he was saying?

No longer able to remain composed and hold back how secretly thrilled thishere in bed with Brandon was so just a few days ago So asking what she was about to ask after spending just two days with hireed to anything, she wanted it uneant Billings?"

Finally, a slare after she’d apparently taken a bit long to respond for his liking He nodded, but like so often when he responded to her before, he said nothing more

As absurd as it seeirl already Not since college had she done the casual thing, and she certainly didn’t plan onnow Although ever since last year, she hadn’t considered doing anything She still wasn’t sure she was ready, but he was being so all or nothing about it, and she didn’t want to risk hiht hily sweet he could really be She set the feeling I won’t be getting any sleep now I know ht"

"What’s there to toss and turn about?" he asked "I’ you to marry me, Ms Brady" He leaned in and kissed her softly "Not yet anyway I just need you to understand this now" He looked into her eyes, suddenly going very serious again "I don’t do the friends’ thing So if you decide it’s all you wanna do, I don’t want you to be upset later because it’s not gonna happen If you prefer we don’t take this any further, Monday things go back to the way they were before"