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“Oh, dear Are you okay, Magnolia?”

“Yes, sorry Didn’tive“It’s just that today and tomorrow should be all about you Why don’t you head downstairs, get yourself aof tea, and I’ll make sure Harrison is up before I join you and dish up breakfast?”

She bent down to squeezeaway to look at me with tear-filled eyes “I’hter, but I’rateful for you either way”

Guilt stabbedher into lettingNot at all In fact, it was the opposite, considering he was asm I wanted to keep that fro to happen between Harrison and me My motives were purely selfish, but I couldn’t find it in uilty about it Not with the way he

I rushed through getting ready A quick brush ofon soloss Then I went down to Harrison’s roo it open to peek my head inside My breath stilled in my chest when I found him sprawled on the mattress, shirtless, and with the sheet wrapped around his lean hips

I’d felt all those sun-kissed inches of skin on his chest under ers, but I hadn’t really had the chance to appreciate the in through the glass doors Even if it had been as bright as it was this , I didn’t think it would havebefore I’d been unable to concentrate on anything other than e’d been doing Those long, drugging kisses Our tongues tangled together, the taste of hi my mouth And then the feel of his mouth on my—um—down there, after he’d flippedI’d ever iined

A quick glance at the nightstand htly My panties were nowhere to be found But then I caught a gliht next to Harrison’s ar the door behind me as softly as I could, I crept forward and whispered, “Harrison”

“Maggie,” he murmured sleepily, his voice low and raspy

Just the sound of hi to climb in beside him, but that wasn’t an option withfor us in the kitchen Whichquick so I didn’t fall victi with my panties?”

Was that a little hint of pink rising up on his cheeks as he tucked them deeper under the pillow?

“Mine,” he growled, reaching his ar his hand around my waist to pull me towards him

“Harrison,” I breathed out “We can’t Mom and Stanley are up Breakfast is ready, and I convinced ht she’d findwould be up Little did I know you slept with them after you shuffled me out of your room”

“Wanted the smell of you around me while I slept”

“Oh oodness” There went the panties I’d just slipped on not even fiveit even harder not to join him in the bed just so he could remove this pair the same way he had the other ones

“Gio”

I leaned down and rubbed ainst his for a brief moment before his hands fistedfor breath and shaking with need

“Mue flicked out to swipe across his botto about the one I’loss?”

“Uulped I hadn’t been, but I couldn’t seem to form any words

“You better head out before your et ained for”

“Uh-huh,” I agreed dazedly

“Go on, baby doll” He turned ht behind you”