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Melting the Ice Jaci Burton 29720K 2023-09-01

"Look outside, Lina Do you think they can see us?"

"No"

"What would you think if they could?"

Breathless, she rose up and braced her hands on the , giving him deeper access to her "I don’t care"

Drew laid one hand on theabove her and thrust into her "Good Because this is just about you and me, in the dark I want you to feel htened and she felt every glorious inch of him And when he reached around and found her clit, it was a burst of pleasure that made her whimper She both hated and loved that he as her was like nothing she could do on her own

She wanted this With hiainst his cock "More"

He grasped her hand and dragged thee deeper, never once losing the rhythm he’d found on her clit

"You’re close," he said "I can feel your puy gripping me"

She laid her head on her ar into her, of the way his fingers danced over her sex She i, lost herself in his war the air around the to come"

He strummed her clt faster "That’s it Squeeze my cock Make me come with you, Lina"

His words were the last she needed to crest the wave She cried out and shattered, her entire body rocking as her clax shook her Drew groaned and pu with her

Her legs were shaking Without Drew’s tight hold on her, she wasn’t certain she could have stood upright He pressed kisses along her shoulder and back, the aftermath just as sweet as the act itself

When he withdrew, he turned her around and cupped her face, then kissed her, a long, slow deep kiss that curled her toes and warmed her from the inside out

"There’s a bathroom down the hall," she said

She led hihtened their clothes Drew hit the lights and helped her put all the clothing back on hangers and racks Then they grabbed soerator and took a seat at one of the empty tables

She was surprised and a little touched that he dragged her chair right next to his and pulled her legs onto his lap So a lot about Drew

He looked around her studio "You’ve ress Or maybe you already had all this stuff here before"

"We had so hard the past feeeks With Christ to be faced with so full stea your people ti them to work in an office with no coal to heat their frozen little fingers that are stiff and sore froet the holidays off I’m not that driven"

"Yes, you are If you had your way you’d work straight through Christmas and New Year’s Except youryou by the hair and hed at that "You’re probably right Iwith the family, but no way in hell will I be permitted to skip Christmas, too"

"I can see that about your mom"

"I’m sure yours is the sa on a cruise for the holidays"

She stared at hi or the Greek Isles or so about it for o"

She crossed her aret my dad to leave Oklahoma But Mom has been after him to slon and take a vacation for years This is the year for thely Moed histo do for Christuess No reason to go home since no one else will be there"

She knew she shouldn’t say anything, but it tugged at her that Dreould be spending Christmas alone "Come home with me"

He arched a brow "What?"

"You heard me Gray would love to see you, and so would my parents Come and spend Christmas with us at the ranch"

"Seriously You do realize you just invited me to spend the holidays with you"

"Yes Well, with Gray and with the entire family Not just with me"

He smiled at the qualifier "Okay"