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Four hours later I was standing outsideThe street was peaceful and just as I remembered it Cookie-cutter houses lined either side of the street Their laere pristine--triray siding and a concrete path leading to a wrap-around porch Rebekah and I stood in the drivehile Dorian waited in our rented car

"They talk about you, you know?" My sister said "Mom and dad," she supplied "I think theyFor ten years, I wondered if they regretted their decision to sendfrom them, I assumed they didn’t

"Maybe they’ll allow me to visit you sometime," I said

"I hope so"

"Me too," I e "You have ht?"

She nodded "Yes and you have ing, I watched my sister disappear into the house

Chapter Twenty-Six

It was late when Dorian and I got back to Flora He had been unusually quiet on the drive hohts of my own When I unlocked the door toa word to each other Dorian shrugged out of his leather coat and I headed toward the bathroo a shower," I called over an to strip offthem for two days now Fiona offered some of hers, but there was no way I could squeeze into her size fours I clasped the brush and ran it throughit wet My naked body reflected back at e mirror over the sink A couple bruises dottedfrom where Holly had thrown me

I turned the water on and waited for it to warht about being in the tub at Dorian’s house and the way he had trailed the washcloth over o back in tis differently, I would have seduced hi Dorian… It wouldn’t have takenhands would have roaue rolled over my lips before I bit the upper one softly My fantasy continued tohis shirt over his head, exposing the hard ue over each valley and taste every inch of his as I fantasized about where he’d tastethey were his, and trailed a path up ether and ht about his mouth on my erect nipples An involuntary moan escaped my lips

I opened y with stea my daydream, I stepped into the tub As the hot water poured over ined Dorian was in here with ainst ainst it It was nice, but I iainst it I would succumb to his dominance and let him clai toup a fantasy when I could have the real thing Dorian was just outside the bathroo the razor overmyself The entire time all I could think about was how stupid I’d been where he was concerned I let s for Dorian Well, now Aiden is gone and I have been denying what I want for too long For all of his faults, Dorian stayed beside me when he could have just walked away He’d put up withNow that I was thinking clearly, I wanted towhen I shut the water off and wrapped a towel around my body My hand only hesitated on the door handle for a fraction of a second before I opened it Fiona’s bedroom door was open so thatrooe into soh not made of skiood aht hold My wet hair was brushed back to expose

I padded down the hall and rounded the corner to the living roo on the floor His eyes were closed and his sunglasses on the coffee table Was he sleeping already? I didn’t care; I would wake him up

The floor squeaked as I moved into the room My body trembled with hthem on my skin

"Dorian," I said softly

He didn’t ainst his face and the shadow of stubble lining his jaw enticed ainstWithout another thought, I bent over and placed my mouth over his, just a soft brush of lips

"This better not be a drea one eye

"Not a dreaive hi on his lips There was sos were spaced far apart, his hands resting at his sides--so inviting

"What are you up to?"

I sot the opportunity to finish e started in New Orleans"