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Realization of what just happened hits e with e his hand flood le and avoid looking at his face What a floozy!

“Ari, look aton in your head?”

Stilling at the tone of his voice, I bringwith happiness and he’s grinning at me

“I can’t believe I just hu in heat I don’t knohat came over me I am mortified You must think I’m—”

“Re sin? Yes, baby, I think all those things because it’s true Don’t you ever get embarrassed about how I make you feel or the sounds you ether, and I can’t wait to reacquaint in every way”

“Really, Reed, you shouldn’t say things like that I still want to take things slow”

“No, Ari, the last o I did slow for a while and it sucked”

“You did slow for four days!”

“No, I did slow for four weeks, I only told you four days ago I’ve known fro onto Operation Matthews”

“What is that? It sounds both mischievous and scary at the same time”

“Well, in an effort not to scare you off, it’ll be on a need to know basis Now coain” He leans up and takes my mouth softly in a sweet embrace I try to question hiive into him He pulls back hesitantly and stares back into my eyes

“I’ is off in his voice

“Reed, is everything okay?”

“It is now I just watched my woman come wrapped around me My son’s asleep in the other room I am home” He pulls me down and runs his hands up and down my back I relax into him We stay like this for a while before I sit up

Wanting to co ainst him, he hisses

“Careful, babe, I have little restraint”

I giggle and his face lights up

“Maybe I should move off your lap so I don’t test your ‘restraint’?” I scoot back He lets o and adjusts his pants