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She ue traced the top of the lace hose and she slipped further back against the sofa "Royce, I" His fingers slid over the daain "Oh"

He slipped his finger beneath the fabric, the sweet sound of her pleasure spurring a hunger in him for more He caressed the sensitive, swollen flesh, and explored the slick proof of her arousal Sheto sit up

"Royce"

Hethe cushion, histo take you to bed Lauren, but not for the reasons I want to I’ to take you to bed and put you to sleep"

"What?" she gasped against his lips "No I don’t want… I"

He s her, deeply, passionately, then proht after Idown her body, his pal her pant He settled in front of her now closed knees, his fingers finding the lace of her panties under her dress "You do want to come, don’t you?"

"Has any woman ever told you ‘no’ when you asked them that question?"

He kissed her stomach "You’re the only woe her backside to lift, pleased when she co, sexy legs, tossing the panties aside He ski held real appeal for hih his veins as he urged her knees apart "Open for ain, Lauren"

Her lashes lowered and lifted "I’m " she let out a breath, "I’m nervous"

Nervous His chest tightened with the honesty of her admission, at her continued trust in hi it Even iven her a reason to feel embarrassed He didn’t like that He didn’t like it at all Protectiveness flared inside hi his hand to her face and kissing her "You have no reason to be nervous with me Not now, not ever"

"Says you," she whispered

"Yes," he agreed "Says me and I hope says you too very soon" He nibbled her lip and then, before she could feel anything but pleased, eased one of her legs over his shoulder and settled into the intiasp, as he ran his tongue over her swollen nub and then drew it between his lips, suckling her gently His fingers stroked her slick, wet folds, teasing and pleasing, until he slipped one, then the other inside her until she was squir with the movement of his hand and his mouth Until she cried out and he felt the muscles of her body clench around him, felt his ck throb with the burn to be inside her Until he licked and soothed her to a soft sigh and her muscles relaxed

When she finally stilled co her face with her hand She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his neck He eased her back to look at him

She was euy that had messed with her confidence one day Oh yeah, he did "You have no idea how sexy you are, do you?" he asked, nuzzling her neck, his hand stroking up her back

"Royce," she whispered, refusing to look at hi to push her But he kne, iven her no reason to believe he wanted her, she would have pushed him away She would have built a wall he would have never been able to climb

Royce scooped her up and carried her toward the only bedroo the house The roo quickly She needed the shelter of the shadows, and he wasn’t going to take that fro

A fluffy white down comforter sat on top of the mattress and Royce settled them both down on top of it When she tried to curl into him, to press her body to his, he ran his hand over her hair, kissed her, and then gently turned her back to his front "Sleep, Lauren," heat hi anywhere"

She see, but slowly turned back into his ar away from her "You aren’t what I expected, Royce Walker," she whispered and al settled into a slow, steady rhythm, which told him just how influenced by the alcohol she’d really been

He nuzzled her cheek, drew in the scent of her, and kneas in big trouble He didn’t snuggle, he didn’t linger oet personally involved Not for years, not since a youthful near , in so many ways He’d wanted a career in the FBI She’d wanted him home, focused on her The break up had been bad, and truth be told, she’d been right He’d been ency than to her His duty to his country, to the agency, had left no room for a woency any college kid who hadn’t lived and learned And Lauren affected him like no other wo hi