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"It’s the way it is, Ellie-girl I knew that when I signed up for security detail and I was fully aware of it when I went to your rooht"

She looks back over her shoulder Her blond hair shihs as she twists

"Is that why you stayed away all those years in New York? Even after you knew youliked ive up your job?"

"I stayed away because you were young And I wasn’t sure if you’d want to stick with a bloke like me"

Ellie she shakes her head "Dummy"

Then she appraises her handiwork around the s, tilting her head, stepping backright intoher underher out of

She co to do, Logan?"

"Right now? I’ to fuck you senseless"

My Ellie likes that idea She s "Then I’entle, beneath the stars"

That gets her giggling

"And tos, sliding h her soft, lovely wet heat

"I’ll repeat the process" My breath picks up, because she feels so good "But we’ll use different positions You’re easy to lift and spin around--I can get quite creative"

"Logan" Elliewithout words for me to thrust inside To take her, ride her, make her writhe andacrossiving ht here"

A jolt of passion blazes upone to stop

"I can’t get enough of you, EllieI’ll never, ever get enough"

I WAKE TO THE FEELING of Logan kissing the back of my neck

He’s always up before ure out a way to pry ht of his handsome face, relaxed and peaceful I wonder if his mouth smiles while he dreams, or if it frowns in that serious way it sets when he’s on duty One day I’ll know

His breath tickles ainstrooly bright, thanks to ht--I wore the boy out--ore out each other The sheet is soft and warm beneath my naked body, the mattress a perfect cushion

Andfor it

I turn ontoup into the deep brown eyes that I have adored from the firstinto his eyes, others sticking straight up, an’s sazes down ataway a tear that trickles from the corner of my eye

"What is it, Ellie-love?"

I didn’t even realize I was crying Maybe it’s knowing that he choseexactly what thatin this house that smells like fresh-cut ti up in his ar tofor I didn’t understand those words before, not really, but now I know I knohat my father felt for my mother, what Liv feels for her husband

I want to cherish Logan Adore him My heart,left to give hian" My heart swells "I love you I love you I love you"