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She leaned against the post of his bed and started to explain “Keeping wounds cleanhealthy so your body’s defenses have a chance to heal helps, but the biggest power against infection are antibiotics You’re going to have to wait until the 1800’s before any of that will be available”
“We’ll have to stay healthy and avoid cuts,” he said She laughed at his conclusion “Don’t h I’m still mad at you”
He forced his smile into submission “As you wish”
They stared at each other, silent
“I’ve missed you, Tara”
He sat across froht of his rippled chest muscles made certain parts of her body clench Her desire for hi with each , reached for hers “I hope you know if I could have done things differently, I would have”
His touch made her heart beat faster His words reached out and touched her soul “I know Yourto e the outcoh time?”
Her eyes moved froht his gaze “It takes a lot of energy staying pissed-off at you”
“Ay yet” She was half joking
“Is that what you’ve been waiting for? An apology?” He moved closer She didn’t have any room to back away Not that she would have
“It wouldn’t hurt”
He inched closer
She rief, Tara
I’ you alive”
“I should be thanking you I suppose,” she said against his lips
He used her words “It wouldn’t hurt”
“Thank you, Duncan, for savinglips
A lifetime could have passed in the moments before her lips met his
Her reedily Their kiss was a ho of their lips
Her hands reached into his hair, hair she had dreah daily since they et him out of her led his head and deepened their kiss
Duncan lowered her to his bed Butterflies ings the size of dragons filled her belly Her hands drifted to his back and she pulled hi length of his body felt delicious against hers
Tara dug her nails into his flesh A moan of pleasure escaped him
When his hand slid up her side, molded to her breast, a sob of pure pleasure burst froainst the stone wall
They sprung apart
The sensation of Duncan’s lovely body heat, the sheer weight of him, suddenly disappeared His absence left a cool breeze drifting across her bare brsts