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The resignation in her tone drove him crazy

"There has to be a way"

"How?" she asked sione? When will you be back? How long will you stay when you are back?"

"I don’t know, damn it" He pushed her head back and devoured her ue fast and deep As stea, she whi bad enough--"

"It hurts," she cut off "That’s all Doesn’t et it or can have it"

"Bullshit," he spat, furious with himself, with the Elders, with the lies and deceit thatunavoidable

"I told you I tried to ainst hers "Walking away isn’t the answer"

She laughed softly "You’re too stubborn"

"Maybe But I know I can’t stand the thought of not having you"

"You’re doing wonders for o"

"Stop it" He shook her a little "Don’t hed and released hi all her wet delicious curves against his hardness

"Connor Neither of us needs this angst It’s not healthy"

"What angst?" he scoffed "Teenage girls have angst I don’t"

"You will" She aze head on "You haven’t seen the hell Aidan and Lyssa go through

The struggles to share a phone call between flights Staying up way past their bedtimes just to hear the other’s voice for a moment or two The pain of separation when he has to travel soone for weeks"

"If they can do it, we can do it"

"No" Shaking her head, she said, "They knew each other before; you and I are strangers Lyssa is by herself; I come with a child and an ex who may or may not become a more active part of my life Aidan works for a local collector; you work for…" she shrugged, "whoever it is you work for"

Connor’s jaw tightened and he rolled his hips into her

"Very iently

"But the occasional bout of great sex isn’t going to keep two people together who are living apart"

Stumped, he tried to come up with counterpoints and failed He could only stare down at her, scowling "We can at least try"

"I’ back and seeing her with someone else made him want to howl "You wouldn’t be alone I’d be yours, even if I wasn’t here"

"A hly sexed as you can’t be expected to rein it in for htly, insulted He set her away froet out of the shower He could win her over in bed Torree to whatever was required for him to slide into her and fill the emptiness He could ruin her for other men

"Sorry" She set her hands over his when he cupped her breasts "I s, not yours"

"Shortcos?" He snorted "I like to fuck In fact it’s one of laive, which I usually begin doing while the sheets are still warm"

A finely arched black brow rose

"Oh yeah, sweetheart," he drawled, squeezing her firm, full tits "There’s even a joke abouts There’s no post-coital cuddling Wo more