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"Yes, Moht of stairs to our rooet her up there

"Good, because I don’t think CliffsNotes is going to cut it on the final"

"You, too? I already have one hard-ass ridingyou that your grades affect us all, et that," I tossed back as I opened the door toour bedroolass door, which was already open to the private balcony

My chest swelled with that inconvenient love when I saw Leah in the lounge chair, Physics book in her face, her eyes squinting to read in the dying light "Hey, Firecracker," I said softly, and she dropped the book

"Hey, you" She stretched, her shirt riding up over her s here for hours What happened to you?"

"Sorry, I went for a workout," I said in laled ht you takeout from the cafeteria since you missed dinner" She motioned back inside our roo the cushioned lounge chair at the same ers tangling inyou’re not hungry?"

"Not for dinner," I answered I raised her shirt over her red lace bra and, just like that, my body screamed for her, the need that had built since I’d realized that I was in love with her finally overtaking every other logical thought in ue over her lace-covered nipple, my name the sweetest whisper on her lips Damn, I loved when she did that, like it was instinctual Like to her, my name was synonyed the shirt off, sending it to the deck "Pax…we’re outside," she said as I pulled her yoga pants off her long, beautiful legs

"Surrounded waist-high by steel on three sides No one can see us," I promised I’d never let anyone see her naked All of this wasred lace panties "Red," I whispered, nearly sing ," she said with a sexy smile

I ripped off ainstup to cradle rin, thankful I’d snagged a quick shower at the gym

Then I kissed her, and she ues, teeth, and softabout her intoxicated me, demanded every ounce ofdisappeared, and it may as well have only been us on the ship--on the earth