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“I always have been,” she said “I just needed to find her She was always there But you helped bring her out Because you…knowing you, has changed me”

She could see it, clear and quick, a flash of fear in his eyes “Have I?” he asked, his voice rough

“Yes You’ve helped me find my power My peace with myself”

“How did I do that?” he asked

“By being you”

She took a step toward hi in her like fire overtaking any insecurity that ht threaten to ruin the moment Her moment His moment

She reached behind her back and started to undo the hooks and eyes on the corset bra, letting it fall to the floor, her breasts bare for his inspection

He atching her, motionless as stone, his body tense, his expression blank But there was a wealth of inforh to know that now That the less she saw, theto hide To keep control

She wouldn’t let hiht She wanted ht in the kitchen She wanted it all All of him

She hooked her fingers in the sides of her panties and tugged the them to the side Then she closed the distance between theainst his, still fully clothed in his tux She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed a kiss to his lips

“Handy thing about the high heels,” she said “I don’t have to get up on my tiptoes But I do think they leave me a little overdressed” She toed them off and shoved them out of the way “And you are way overdressed”

Paige put her hands on his shirt and concentrated on undoing every last button, shoving it, along with his suit jacket, onto the floor

“Relax, Dante,” she whispered “Don’t you ever relax?”