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But she had learned so about herself at least She had learned that she wanted more froht it would be enough, if that was all she could have It wouldn’t be, though He would rip her heart fro her lost and alone As lost and alone as she had been when she learned he had left Boston

No, she wanted John’s heart

"Couch won’t do, baby" He was shaking his head as he fixed breakfast, his broad back to her

John had been lean,before, but as she watched him move, watched the muscles in his back and shoulders shift, she realized his body had changed ht, hard, powerful She wondered what it would feel like if she ran her hands over theataround

Sierra almost lost her breath at the husky, controlled lust in his voice

"Whatat, durily

He chuckled and the sound went straight to her thighs, tightened them, then zipped to her ith a blast of heat Da her pussy, her inner er

"I can feel you looking atat me" By the sound of his voice, it wasn’t an ad looks," she informed him as she moved to the bar to watch him more closely "Most of the ti"

He flashed her a grin A charrin that had the butterflies in her sto cartwheels in arousal

"That doesn’t explain why it’s always felt like a very intimate stroke, now does it, darlin’? Personally, I think you’ve wanted to be in my bed for years"

He knew she had

John turned back to the stove for the si at her, breakfast would burn and his dick would likely rip right through his jeans

He should have realized years ago as going on with her, but he hadn’t Just as he should have realized as going on with hiry with her, or perplexed by the fact that she affected hi to excuse his arousal around her, fro lie that she was simply a pretty woman and he was too da

The fact of the matter was, he’d wanted her She’d been a part of his life since she was little, so adht his pretty little Sierra had rescued hie with Marlena, he hadn’t wanted to face exactly what she had been doing to hihteen

"Personally, I think bu around in the mountains has rotted what little brains you had left in your head," she snapped back

He didn’t have to look at her to realize her gray eyes were lit with equal parts anger and arousal Hell, he could hear it in her voice, he could feel it flalanced back at her anyway, and hell, he should have kept his eyes on the food His gaze was drawn instantly to the small i a bra

He’d realized that earlier, and it made sense that she wasn’t If the bruises were as bad as he’d learned, and he had no doubt they were, then a bra would have been extremely painful

Without a bra, he could see his effect on her, though, and the thought of getting her nipples in hisin response

He could feel the sweat beading on his forehead as he jerked his gaze back to the bacon frying and al to make him burn her breakfast, and he didn’t want to do that She needed a good s to take before you eat?" he asked, changing the subject quickly

"I don’t like taking them" There was a mutinous tone to her voice "They make me dopey"

"Theywith her where her health was concerned "Dad has a doctor lined up for you, he’s a good man He’ll be here tomorrow afternoon You can discuss the prescription with him Until then, take the medicine"

He laid the bacon out on a plate, slid the skillet back, and turned to look at her

Her arms were crossed over her breasts, her eyes narrowed

"You can’t make hed at that "Do you really want this fight, Sierra? Over so as important as your health? Take the pills, or I won’t let up I’ll harass I’ll bitch I’ll call Rowdy, and his dad and steper mother hen than Dad is If that doesn’t work, then I’ll call Rowdy’s cousins and wives in They’ll bring the babies, and won’t let you hold them They’ll frown, they’ll advise"

"Stop already!" Her hands went in the air as she turned, stalked to her purse, and pulled out the bottle as he grabbed water fro it

She was too sore to stolaring at him every second He could see so much in her expressive face, emotions and needs that infuriated and drew hi

"I’ll make you pay for this," she warned hi as you’re healthy enough to atterin "Then you have my permission to try"

"Try to knock soerly on one of the bar stools "You’re a pain in the ass, John"

"Not yet," he proht of that sweet ass nearly took his breath "But I will be I promise, lollipop I will be"