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She looked at the rug beneath their feet “Truthfully, not much”
Her few ti, “There’s not enough room here for me to sleep well”
“May I show you how much I want you?” Tanner nibbled at her neck
She turned, giving in to the divine pleasure The ht of self-preservation out of herdesired by hiuess so”
“‘I guess so’?” he ainst her skin as he continued to leave little kisses across it “I’ve hadinvites”
“Then you o and find them” She made an effort to leave his hold but he held her in place “Or Charlotte”
He pulled back There was a look of disbelief on his face “I don’t want them or Charlotte I want you”
Tanner’s gave her a gentle and chaste kiss on the lips Then another Another He was testing and teaching at the same time His lips brushed across hers until she couldn’t help but rise on her toes, asking for more When his mouth left hers she whimpered in disappointment Eyes as dark as coffee studied her There was a flare of light in theainst him Tanner’s mouth crushed hers
Whitney’s hands found a life of their own and pushed up his arms to circle his neck
He didn’t ask for entrance, his tongue took it At first he teased until she joined hi Whitney’s heart thus She squirers weaved through his silky hair, wanting to feel all of hi for days
She had beconize Tanner made her feel special Sensual Confident Wild
Tanner’s lips left hers and ue flicked across it She shuddered He was juhts They centered only on him He held her mind and body in his control
His handstheers found a button of her shirt and opened it He kissed the curve of a breast She clung to his shoulders as her legs almost failed to hold her
Tanner released another button, pushing her top away so that most of her bra was revealed Fear drummed in her chest She couldn’t let him see more Know Her hands stopped his when they moved to the next button “Close the curtains”
His head jerked up “Why?”
“Tanner, I’ to work” She didn’t er that entered his eyes before concern covered it
He backed away and, taking her hand, he led her to the edge of the bed Sitting, he pulled her down beside him “Tell me”
Whitney looked down at his large feet and her smaller ones beside them They were so different She the blend-into-the-crowd person, and he the shining star How could he comprehend the pain she’d known? “You wouldn’t understand”
His thumb rubbed the back of her hand “Try me”
She’d seen him with Mr Wilcox His compassion, empathy Could he?
“Please tell me I know you like ht?”
He was right They had at least become that “I was heavy Fat”
Tanner waited, as if there was more
“That’s part of the reason you didn’t see e I wasn’t one of those thin pretty girls you hung out with You ht”
He shifted away “You really don’t have a very high opinion of ht have grown up? Can see beyond a woence? And you, can’t you see what you have acco your own business? You have a heart for people Mr Wilcox saw that Marie as well Is there so so too?”
Whitney’s heart swelled She couldn’t believe it Tanner sounded hurt “I didn’t mean—”
“If I wanted anyone in my bed I could have Charlotte You’re my choice”
“You have no idea what it means to me to have you say that But, you know, I have stretchin places”