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In bed With Ethan Truly his

Ethan's feelings regarding her uous To re an end to their brief present To never remember removed the risk of claims from her past but left an open sore, an infection that could fester and poison their tiave himself a mental kick up the proverbial Come on, Ethan, stop it, he chastised himself Anybody would think he was a 'nobody', of no consequence, a penniless vagrant instead of a well respected, wealthy mover and shaker His money and influence could smooth the path Petria had to tread and he would be there with her, step by step He would have to convince her that the past, no matter what its truths, was just that, the past, and that her future was his future

Feeling better he then turned his thoughts to apressure in his pants, his desire to truly claim Petria as his own

'You're already where I want you to be' Well, sort of, Ethan thought resignedly Just a 90° shift and one floor up and it would be exactly where he wanted her to be

Ethan had every intention of taking her at her word and taking it slow He still wasn't sure of her feelings, as she probably wasn't of his Neither of theh was un, flushed face, dilated pupils gave her away

Ethan's keen gaze seemed to see into her soul To cover her confusion Petria buried her nose in her Brandy trying not to notice the way Ethan shifted unco the pressure

Thank heavens the bodice was fairly stiff and her painfully aroused nipples weren't showing, Petria thought, though she was unaware of all the other outward signs of her arousal

'And we'll go slow…for now' Ethan's reluctant acceptance of her request was obvious

Dam The entwined pair then sipped on their drinks in colass at the blinking harbour lights and bright neon signs Ethan was the first to finish his drink With a big sigh he announced that he was escorting Petria to her door where he intended to bid her good night, fitting since that is how their evening together began

Just like a first date, he relass Petria placed her hand in his outstretched pal him to draw her to her feet for a brief embrace He then led her across the foyer and up the stairs with the only contact being their held hands