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Sex with Cole was better than she had remembered

COLE DIDN’T WANT to ie was curled around hiht and he wanted to hold on to this ie had fallen asleep before he changed positions She didn’t make a sound of complaint when he turned over and laid her tenderly on her pillow

He wanted to stay with her In the past he would toss the blanket over theht Those quiet ie had made him feel special and wanted She had made him feel as if he had found home

He felt that tonight He had been hesitant to e because he knew he couldn’t hold on to it He kneasn’t real They weren’t a couple anymore and he needed to remember that If he fell for the illusion, it would break him and he wouldn’t be able to recover

He reluctantly got out of bed and tucked the blanket over Angie He tripped over his shoe and winced Cole was about to turn on the bedside laainst the switch

Why didn’t Angie want the light on? That was unusual She was not shy when it came to sex In fact, she was the opposite He loved that about her, but tonight he wanted to make it all about her pleasure Why did she want it dark? Was she ashamed that she had fallen back in bed with hiossip that he didn’t find her sexy enough?

He was going to fix that, Cole decided as he grabbed his jeans and yanked them on He wasn’t sure how he could prove his desire Wasn’t it already obvious? He was always aware of Angie and constantly dragging his gaze away only to find he was still staring at her

And these days he couldn’t stop touching her Cole sighed as he picked up his shoes He had found every excuse to hold her hand or touch her hair And if he wasn’t doing either of those things, he was likely touching her back to guide her as they walked She didn’t say anything when he placed his hand on her shoulder or waist Did she knoas his way of showing the world that Angie was still his?

Now if only Angie felt the saht as he made his way to the door in the dark If only she wanted him back She had loved hiain?

Cole flattened his hand on the door and looked over at Angie Would she welcome him back into her life or would she think this was all for appearances’ sake? That he was doing all this for his case

He shouldn’t consider whether or not he could get Angie back History had proven that it would not work in his favor A year ago he had searched for his mother and stepfather and contacted them The people who should autoain

Still, Angie was different She had accepted hih he held back If he wanted to have a fresh start with Angie, it had to begin now Cole relocked the door and turned around He slowly padded back to bed—back to Angie—as he shed his clothes Fro he had to her And pray that it was enough

9

COLE FROWNED WHEN he heard an insistent buzzing sound He rolled over and opened his eyes He blinked when he saw the glass chandelier above hih the s He smiled contentedly when he saw the exposed brick walls and eclectic furniture Everything in Angie’s studio apartment reflected her personality

Looking beside hi black hair fanned against her colorful pillow and partially hid her face The patchwork blanket had slid down to her waist, revealing her athletic body and firainst his bare chest

He heard the buzzing noise again Cole glanced over at the bedside table and saw Angie’s cell phone vibrate He kneould be her e of the older woman on the tiny, lit-up screen

He slamorous as usual She wasn’t the kind ofup when he watched TV sitcoh she certainly hter had been fed and clothed, and were safe Her first priority would always be her husband but she was also a constant presence in her children’s lives Soie had no idea how lucky she was that her parents even cared