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“Do you mind?”

“No It’s tined it to his roo of tiet you alone Or is it too late? I know you teach tomorrow”

“Are you inviting me up to your room?”

“They’ve given me the owner’s suite It’s very impressive”

“Well then, I definitely have to come see it”

They took the elevator up to the fourth floor, to his suite “This is quite nice,” she said, taking in the living roo room, and the one bedroom beyond

He pulled her into his ar her face up to kiss her

The kiss went on and on until Jet’s head spun and little lights danced behind her eyes and she had to lean against Shane for strength “Dang,” she whispered, clinging to his would support her

He didn’t step away His hands re her close She loved the feel of hiood And then his head dipped and his lips found her ear, and then the tender hollow below She shivered at the kiss and the tantalizing flick of his tongue

“Oh,” she sighed, whihter

“I love it when you do that,” he said, voice husky “You just make me want more”

She didn’t even hesitate “You can have more”

His head lifted “Only if you can promise me forever”

Her eyes flew open and she pulled back

His dark eyes locked with hers “I can’tyou, and I don’t love and walk away” He took a breath “Just so you knohere I stand”

Her lips curled and she felt a bubble of hope rise inside of her “Is that so?”

He nodded “There are a lot of things we need to talk about, a lot of things to explain—”

“We’ve time” She rose up on tiptoe and kissed hi To The day after that The day after that one…”

“I’”

“See where I stand?”

He cupped her face, kissed her deeply “I do”

She kissed hi into his, hips grinding provocatively against him “Promise me this isn’t all animal lust”

“Oh, there’s some serious ani time”

She grinned, sainst his mouth “I feel shameless I love your lust”

He laughed, hands tangling in her hair, drawing her head back so he could kiss her throat “Baby, you have no idea We haven’t even gotten started”

His ainst her skinher crazy But then the caress stopped and he lifted his head

“How do you feel about babies?” he asked, looking her in the eyes

“I love babies Why?”

“Making love could make one—”

“Good I hope we make lots of them Maybe not today Maybe after, you knoe’re officially a couple, but I’d love to have your babies I co families are my specialty”

“So when do we get married?”

“Depends on when you propose”

He laughed, and laughed some more as he swept her into his arms and carried her into his bedroom