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Brynne evoked a different reaction fro She never chasedIf I hadn’t heard her call allery I wouldn’t know she ever saw ht buttons, and for the first time I cared about the woman so much more than the sex with the woman

Oh I still cared about the sex, but it was very different now The do Brynne, as if she was the catalyst In fact, I knew she was I wanted things with her that frightened me because I didn’t want--no, couldn’t bear to lose her over it

What she’d shared tonight scared the absolute fking hell out ofvery clear I had a feers at least about why she kept running

"I’ breath "I missed you so much, Ethan" She leaned back into ainst my hips With just the layer of spandex fro that lovely part of her,for duty

Sweet Christ! That’s all it took to get me started She would feelon to her right now She was still fragile and needed to finish her story If only I could tell that to ulfed her lips in a very deep kiss that let all the logic fall away I nibbled and sucked on her lips, trying to pull her into ht into where I wanted to take this, and I kneouldn’t be able to pull back noas in very great need of claiain

Only a bastard would want to take her to bed and get her naked right now Ergo, I was such a dirty bastard

I could live with that

Brynne always told me she liked when I was blunt She’d said she felt better aboutShe needed that from me So I took a deep breath and told her what I wanted

"I want to take you to bed right noant you in my arms and I want…inside you" I searched her face held in my two hands and looked for her answer

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"I want you too" She nodded and leaned up to kiss me "Take me to bed, Ethan" The most beautiful words I’d heard in days and days met my ears I took those sweet lips she offered and scooped her right up off the floor, her body tight against s around roaned out loud and started walking When I got us to the bedrooht of the bed made up with clean sheets had never been ods! If those sheets fro had still been there with the evidence ofsession all over them I don’t knohat I would have done I ive Annabelle a nice--thank you for being discreet--tip

I laid Brynne out on her back and just looked down at her for a o sloas iift she was giving to me I needed to savor her