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She felt her heart pounding, heard her own staccato breaths as she struggled with each inhalation "It did?"

"Yeah It’s low here," he said as he traced his finger over the scoop neck,her heartbeat skitter Then he se, and grasped a handful of the h here"

She shuddered as he slipped his hand under her dress She expected hioods, but he didn’t Instead, he smoothed his hand over her hip

"You have the softest skin, Mia It’s what I ree It’s like sliding aze was locked on hers as he rubbed his thumb over her hip and all she could do was hold on to hienous zone, but she was quaking And when he slipped his fingers under her panties and skimmed her skin there, she let out a lowkiss that set her on fire She wanted so ainst the wall She wanted the inside of her

She wanted an orgasm so badly her entire body throbbed with the need of it

Nathan pulled back "You’re shaking Are you okay?"

"No I need" She couldn’t put it into words

He swept his hands down her ar You and ood start"

His lips curved into a wickedly sexy smile "I can make that happen"

He led her into the room and over toward the bed "Turn around"

She turned to face the bed She’d left the drapes open and stared out at the full low Nathan undid the zipper of her dress and she shivered at the contact of his knuckles against her bare skin He kissed her shoulders when he pulled the dress away She turned around to face hiht

She let the dress drop to the floor

She was so glad she wore the black underwear to match the dress Maybe subconsciously she’d knohere this night was going

Nathan’s gaze was hot as he looked at her, froain

"It’s been three years since that night, Mia, and you knohat? I’ve never forgotten a ht"

He undid the buttons of his shirt, then shrugged out of it "Yeah, ere I still remember all of it How beautiful you were You’re even more beautiful now"

So was he He’d always been lean and ht andBut she’d never felt threatened or powerless when she ith Nathan He always made her feel safe and cared for

She reached out and spanned her hands over his wide chest "You’re beautiful, too"

One corner of hisand muscular"

"Yes, that, too But there’s a beauty in the way you’re sculpted You work so hard to achieve this strength I adertip over her shoulder, and down over her bicep "You’re strong, Mia Not in the same way I am, but I kno hard you work on your body, and on your inner strength, too Your spirit is the strongest thing about you"

He couldn’t have complimented her more "Thank you"

He reached around and undid the clasp on her bra, then pulled the straps from her shoulders He cupped one of her breasts and teased her nipple with his thu about you fits perfectly"

She didn’t have large breasts They were actually kind of small But she was petite, so for Nathan to say she was perfect made her feel that way And when he bent over and fit his mouth over her nipple to suck it between his lips, she let out a moan of pleasure

This was exactly what she needed, what she craved from him He popped the nipple out of hisequal pleasure It was glorious and breathtaking She wound her fingers into his hair, losing herself in sensation

He rose and kissed her again and she couldn’t resist cupping his erection He groaned against her lips Her body flared with a quake of its own

He pushed her gently onto the bed She looked up and watched as he undid the zipper on his pants and let the with his boxer briefs Then he was beautifully naked

Talk about a work of art

"You should always be without clothes"

He smirked "Around you? Hell, yeah"