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Gabriel adjusted the lighting, di into the bedroom A moment later, he returned, and Julia heard the voice of Astrud Gilberto floating froave her husband an appreciative look “Whoever took the test nant But if she is, you’ll be an uncle again Uncle Gabriel”
Without reacting, he unbuttoned his shirt He pulled it off and re of dark hair on hishis shirt on a hook before his hands went to his belt He s her
She rolled her eyes “The bathwater will be cold by the ti out here when I finish”
“Why not?”
“Because I intend to finish inside you”
With a s himself of his boxers
Julia knew her husband’s body well, but even so, his figure always took her breath away He had wide shoulders that tapered to a narroaist and hips, which fra with his abdominals, ell defined, as was the V that sloped to his all-too-prominent sex
“It kills rily
“Why?” She stared at hi forward in the bathtub to make room for him
“Because you look as if you want to lick me All over”
“I do”
In a flash, Gabriel settled behind her, wrapping his long legs around hers “That scent is faht the bubble bath because it ree oil you used in Florence You rubbed my back, remember?”
“As I recall, I rubbed more than that” Gabriel nuzzled her ear with his nose “You have no idea what that scent does tohiainst her lower back
“Before we move on to—ah—other activities, I’d like you to talk to me”
“About what?” Julia tensed
He placed his hands on either side of her neck and began toto persuade you to confide in me a little You tend to take bubble baths when you’re stressed And you’ve been taking them daily”
“I just have a lot on my mind”
“Tell me”
She used her left hand to ski the suds back and forth
“I worry about grad school and flunking out I worry about my lecture”
He squeezed her shoulders
“We’ve spoken about your lecture and I gave youto flunk out of your prograrad school one semester at a time You don’t have to entertain our relatives this week To on your paper They’ll entertain therill steaks for dinner I’an to soften under his fingers “That would help Thank you”