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Fro Enthusiastically, she sped down the stairs and toward the kitchen

“Hello” He kissed her forehead as he set the groceries on the counter ”You look pretty”

Hands free, he pecked first one cheek then the other before trapping her in his arainst her hair

“Very well Between our stay in Assisi and last night, I think I’ve slept more than in months” She pressed her htly as if she’d tickled hi”

“You’re welco, I’d paint you if I could Withme, Professor Every time I think of paint, I think of e did on the floor back in Selinsgrove And it gets me hot and bothered” She pouted in jest

“I’ll see to that later, I pro slyly “I like your socks”

She looked down at her feet and flexed theyle is sexy”

“Indeed A friend once told e friends” She shook her head, plucking a grape froroceries, watching her from the corner of his eye ”You seean to swing her legs back and forth

“I areat tiet to share this fantastic house with him I’m the luckiest woman in the universe”

Gabriel’s eyebrows shot up ”In the universe? Halaxy next door will be sorry to hear that”

She playfully poked hiyle-covered foot ”You’re a nerd”

He turned on her and grabbed her foot, pulling it upward until her leg was extended to the height of his shoulder She reclined on her elbows to ned anger, but his sapphire eyes twinkled

“Ule eyebrow

“Oh, really? Would a nerd do this?” Expertly, Gabriel used his fingers to stroke the contours of Julia’s instep

When she sighed at the pleasant sensation, he peeled off her socks before tossing theet you all hot and bothered, shall we?” His voice was low, and itwith the back of her knee until she groaned

“Julianne,” he growled, his eyes dancing

“Y-yes?”

“You aren’t wearing panties”

With a single finger, he traveled the length of her inner thigh and back again, stroking up and down in a patient rhythers approached where she was exposed

“Nerds are not known for their skills in loveer against her er inside She closed around hi it

He winked at her before using his now-h

“Would a nerd know to do this?” He leaned over and began to blow across the trail of wetness he’d left with his finger

When Julia shivered, he smiled wickedly and nuzzled the saain, he kissed her hungrily and then abruptly retreated Before she had the time to protest, he dropped to his knees in front of her