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Infinitesimally, she moved back to lean on her hands that were situated behind her Opening herself up To er hauled the gray cotton towel down to reveal what I was dying to get s and looked up into her emerald eyes They darkened and she didn’t warn ht if I had ever seen one

Still looking up at her, I moved forward until my mouth was a fraction of an inch froue to be the first thing that touched those and then my hands could have their turn at the feel of her sh heavy eyelids Her breathing picked up in speed,her chest even closer to my mouth My heart pounded loudly inI could hear in this bedroo leisurely ue from the underside of her breast and over her nipple to the top, where I placed a lingering kiss It almost pained e her reaction

A quick strea her breath that whole tireen ones I didn’t realize she hadfeeling of her fingernails in ain" she breathlessly whispered She inally and directed her opposite, untouched breast closer to my lips

"God, you’re beautiful," I whispered into her skin before ave it the identical attention as its partner My lips finished their prolonged caress on the top swell, and then my eyes peered up to see her head thrown back and her et that reaction with just a little tongue-play?

A groan ripped up my throat, as her name fervently flew out of my mouth I instantly pushed her back by her shoulders, and when she was flat against ain I couldn’t decide which one to giveone, ht of the other

The bulk ofht There was so much more to explore, but I had just been introduced to this area and I wanted to be well acquainted before I had to ue flicked across her niles at a rapid speed and she began to whimper Her eyes were squeezed shut and her nails scratched wildly downinto ers continued their torrabbed for the corasp Theher back to arch, which caused her chest to push closer to my needy mouth

All of a sudden it had beco to back down until I got what I was after Her hands twisted and squeezed my white quilt above her head, alression so h hers and she moaned shaid as a fking board

"Ohod Lane" Her words were barely audible When I looked up at her face, her aped open and a silent screah and I growled, "Holy shit, wo in the world" My face nestled into her neck while I squeezed her fingers that were still above her head "Oh, the things I could do to you"

I lifted my body and looked directly down at her beautiful face My eyes zeroed in on her swollen botto I exained what they would feel like on places other than my mouth

Just then I heard an unfamiliar noise I lifted up a bit to focus on the sound and it trailed into hter saturated my lust and caused an hadn’t heard it because, solely focused on h hit ain, and I quickly co I juan spread out like a gift froroaned while I ran my hands down my face My hands that now s? I’ sorry I shouldn’t have done that I’m sorry"

Before I could see the look on her face--the disappointment toward me--I stomped into the bathroohtened forcefully asI needed to fking punch myself I reared back to pound my fist into the drywall, but I immediately realized what that would sound like to those outside of the bathroom What if I scared Kate or Braden? So I stood there in the ression towardin and out unevenly

What had I been thinking? Here Raegan and I were just trying to help Kate and Braden adjust to a nore of her body Had it really been that long since I’d had sex? It sure felt like it, but that wasn’t a good excuse I couldn’t screw up our friendly relationship, because soht now, Kate couldn’t handle having Raegan and Braden, the two most important people in her life, taken away Hell, I couldn’t fatho-hot shower after all My fingers were still tingling from the feel of her soft skin underneath me When I headed toward the shower stall, I spotted Rae’s white cotton bra andneed should have di that my own mother had purchased those for her, but it didn’t It didn’t help one fking bit

My clothes hit the ground before the boiling spray of the shower had a chance to beat the cold tiles When I stepped in, I had that first quick instant where my body felt like it was in a tub of ice water, but then ht up with my brain and I jumped back from the intense heat The extreh so I reached down, stroked reen the Emerald Isle should be envious

- ELEVEN -

RAEGAN -

I lay breathless on the bed after Lane had leftin the living rooe mood killer for him, but I hated that he had said sorry--not once, but twice I didn’t want to hear apologies I just wanted iven h every inch of my body that quickly exploded into euphoria

Yeah, I needed more

I wrapped the towel securely underroo to play at the park for hours every day and all of the walks through the city Lane took us on We’d spent a lot of time inside too, but Lane acted as if he needed to show theht now

I s fast They’d always taken early naps, and I realize at four years old I should just be thankful they still take therateful that they always see as she lay on the ar on Kate, his eyes already shut Kate was trying to fight it as she softly giggled, but her efforts eak

I checked the lock on the front door for the hundredth time and made sure the alarm that Lane had installed was ar room on their own, I shuffled down the hallway, cracked open the bedroo

I stripped off round Lane was already in the shower and steaulfed the room entirely in white I could barely make out the outline of his body, but I could tell that he had his head leaning against the tile wall, while the water pounded his large back