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They clung to each other andto becoe with her They collapsed together Ti evened out

Until Julie said, "Luke–"

"Don’t say it," he said, pressing his forehead to hers "You’re not going I’ll find another way"

"What if you can’t"

"I will" Because he had to Because he wasn’t letting anything happen to her

Gina threw her purse down on the kitchen counter as she entered her apart about how Julie had floated aroundcomplimented by everyone They all loved Julie at that party, and as Gina? Her assistant Her fking assistant

Marco came up behind her and wrapped his ar, bebe?"

She turned in his arms "Even you wanted her," she accused "I sa you looked at her"

"I looked at her," he said, not even asking who she ht you won’t" She tried to push away fro handher closer

"I knohat you need," he clai her nerve endings "Soet how much you hate this woet" She wanted to remember Oh yes, she wanted to re about it

He slipped a feather light strip of soan toback "What is that?"

"A new kind of pleasure," he proht possible"

She didn’t do drugs It had always been her taboo She didn’t like feeling out of control But whatever he’d given her began to dissolve on her lips and instincta swipe of her tongue

"That’s ma belle," he approved, and pressed more of the sliver of sweetness into her ood and he was just so da