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“Please open for ainstif he asked me to

I opened ainst ue, as if in a dare to play He tasted like peppermint A low moan came from his chest, and one of his hands went to my lower back and pressed me closer to him as he slid his other hand into my hair and cupped the back of my head The way he held me was different He was careful with me

His tongue continued to teasethe ue ran over his bottoainst my lower back fisted With a sharp intake of breath, his body trembled

So I did it again

This time, he made a pleased sound in his throat, then broke the kiss and rested his forehead against mine “I knew you’d be sweet But damn, baby, you taste like my own little heaven”

My chest swelled, and I s He enjoyed it asmy hands on his biceps

A low chuckle vibrated in his chest “Yeah We can kiss all you want to”

His lips brushedback up I savored the feel of touching him in such a personal way His hands rested on my waist, and whenever I licked the roof of his htened only briefly

My body was tingling all over, and I wanted to crawl into his lap and do this all night I was enjoyingmyself so much My breasts ached, and my body instinctively pressed closer to his to find relief

The second ainst hi over

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“I need to knohat I can and can’t touch,” he said, sounding out of breath “I know so makes you cautious and nervous I’ve watched you closely, and I read body language well But you’re confusing me, Reese”

Without askinghauntedcareful not to scare ht I still had possession of fled Mase Manning now had it all

“I liked ere doing,” I told hi onup all the things insidefelt cold

Mase sot that you liked the kissing But getting close and pressing those sweet” He trailed off as his gaze flicked toback up atto want to explore I’ve been fantasizing about your body for a while now I need to knohere o”

He had been fantasizing about me? Oh, my

Where could he go? My heart wanted hiree The problem was, I wasn’t sure ould set hth It onderful It helped hold back the ugly memories I wanted more of this in hopes that it would drown out the past

“What part of me do you want to touch?” I asked

His eyes went back to my chest “I’d like to start there,” he said in a hoarse whisper