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They said nothing But Chase re the world and their proble, and Tessa felt tears trickle from the corner of her eyes and dampen her hair A small smile curved her lips

He lifted his head to look at her

"I love you, Tessa"

Another tear escaped She cupped his face in her palms "I love you, too," she whispered over the rock in her throat "I do"

He brushed his mouth over her lips, her eyes, then slowly left her body, standing to strip off his clothes His eyes never left hers He loved watching her watch hireat pleasure in re her toes before pulling her into the circle of his arh a bed was only a room away

He lit a fire in the hearth, carrying her before it and dragging a quilt from the sofa He tossed it over the with his hair He was too contented to ht Or talk about what needed to be said He was drained Sed to turn his head to look at her Her breasts were bare to his gaze, her eyes closed Her neat chignon was a wild, sexy tangle He would never have thought Tessa could be so wonderfully de It was clear he still had a lot to learn about this woman

"I bet I have scratches on my back"

She s, but didn't open her eyes "I bet you woke the dead with that yell"

Slowly he dragged the quilt down, exposing her flesh, the dark triangle between her thighs He ran his finger along the edge of dewy flesh and she flexed beautifully Chase pushed open her legs and rolled between His gaze held with hers as he dipped his head His tongue stroked across her and he chuckled darkly as she flopped back with a moan

Chase devoured her, and it was Tessa oke the spirits with her cries of pleasure

Long before dawn Chase carried her to the bedrooled under the covers, reaching for hi him around her body Chase had missed this, and his hands couldn't keep still, every touch reveling in the feel of her skin He rediscovered her figure without his child inside her, the heaviness of her breasts, the flare of her hips, and heher without words that it would always be like this, that he would always love her and need her If she wanted it