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A knock sounded on the door, and Luke ignored it, kissing her, sliding a finger inside her Whoever it ould go away

"Julie, sweetie, are you in there?"

Luke froze at the sound of Lauren’s voice per the wooden divide between them and her Julie stiffened and pressed her hands to his shoulders They drew apart slightly, their eyes colliding, hers filled with panic Luke reluctantly slid his hand froain "Julie?"

Luke lifted her and set her on the ground, watching her fret over pulling her skirt down "Yes, I’aze slid over her, and he had to say he was thankful her dress seemed to be wrinkle-resistant or they’d have amoment of silence "You okay?"

"Yes," she said quickly "I’ht out"

Silence

Julie’s brows dipped Luke started to say soers to his lips and holding up a finger froain "Uaze

"Luke wouldn’t happen to be in there with you, would he? Royce is, um, well, worried about him"

That hen the full implication of what he’d done, how he’d lost control, hit hiry at hiet nad with the very woman he swore he wouldn’t touch until she ad it during his brother’s rehearsal dinner

Julie tugged on his hand andthe best response

Lauren see as we know you’re both okay"

Luke dropped his head onto his hand Fuck!

"Oh, God," Julie whispered, "I can’t believe I let this happen"

The torment in her voice drew his sharp probe, and he watched her turn to the mirror to fix her face and hair He stopped behind her, framed her body with his Their eyes e that It’s been a rough day and ere both feeling it"

Her gaze dropped to the sink and he read the instant withdrawal in her, the return of the vulnerability that had set him off in the first place He turned her to face him "I didn’t say I didn’t want that to happen, Julie, but now, and like this, no" He kissed her and when he pulled back she ran her fingers over his er have on "