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She kneasn’t just her i body and the sofa, and once again wrapped her legs around hirind against her until she splintered with her orgasrip on her hip as he shuddered with his own orgasm, which only served to deepen the intensity of her climax that rolled on and on, a tihout it all they reaze, a naked reveal of their emotions as they came Nathan kissed her lips, her neck, and ran his hands over her body She felt as if she were suspended on a cloud, so euphoric she never wanted to come down And maybe he did feel the sa tiainst each other

She ht have fallen asleep She wasn’t sure because she was in a groggy state when Nathan finally got up and left the sofa He cao upstairs"

He took her hands and pulled her up to stand They got into bed together and, just as they had been on the sofa, he wrapped his arainst her back

"Better now?" he asked

She smiled "Much better"

As she lay there with him, she wasn’t shocked at all to realize that she was in love with him This emotional connection she’d felt earlier, the passion she felt for him, the way he was always there for her to listen to her--that was all love

But she didn’t kno he felt and she didn’t want to upset the balance in their relationship She knew she had to talk to hiure out where they stood

But not tonight Tonight had been perfect and they could talk another time

You’re a coward, Mia Cassidy

She mentally shushed her inner voice and closed her eyes

THIRTY-TWO

IT WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD GAME TODAY NATHAN could feel it He had the hoame, and he felt more prepared than he ever had before

He actually just felt really fucking awesoeneral He was stoked for the season to start, the teaood year for the Sabers, and all that nervousness he felt before the preseason started was gone

He was confident and he knew he could lead this teaht about Mia Soht when they were together At first he couldn’t put his finger on what it was, if he had fed into Mia’s mood or what But it had been intense and eot emotional about sex

Until then

He finally had to coht be in love with Mia

He considered that further as he finished getting dressed in the locker roo on around hiht" about it Because you either were or you weren’t in love with a woed hi He trusted her like he’d never trusted another woman before She was his friend She’d been his friend froe She knew ine not having Mia in his life In his bed In his future

Yeah, he was in love with her No ahts and turned to face his teas were new, and he sure as hell wasn’t going to talk about them with anyone else until he talked to Mia first "Yeah Ready to win this one"

Jamal bumped fists with him "Hell, yeah"

By the tihts of Mia, but he was happy to know she was at the stadiuame was over, he intended to talk to her, so he could tell her how he felt But for now, he was going to use that knowledge and this sudden feeling of euphoria to fuel the team to victory today

Kansas City won the coin toss and they deferred, so Nathan and the Sabers had the ball first After the kickoff, he went out there with his offense Kansas City had a solid defense this season, so this wasn’t going to be a cakewalk for them

Nathan took the snap from center, rolled back, looked to his left to find no open receivers, so scraht and hit Randy La Salle, the wide receiver, on a post play for a twelve yard gain

Great start The next play was a run, and they gained six yards, giving the play on second down and gained five yards for a first down

So far, so good They went for a pass on the next first down, but Kansas City blitzed around their offensive line and Nathan was in trouble He scra to throw the ball away