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“Quint, stay with ht now I can’t be Please …”

His blue eyes flashed at her She kneanted her, but she could see he was fighting it “Are you sure? We aren’t ourselves You need your rest”

He sat at the edge of the bed Amara shifted slowly to the other side and drew back the cover for him expectantly

He slipped off his shoes before cli under the covers

She turned toward hi a bit closer “Thank you Will you hold me?”

He softly kissed her brow “Of course You know I’m here for you”

She pressed in tightly against hi arne and of as innately Quint, worked on her senses like an aphrodisiac

“We’re in this together, and ill be,” he murmured into her hair “Even if my role is never more than that of supporter, I’ll be there for you But I hope we can be more … someday —”

Amara cut his sentence short as she leaned up and kissed hi him as she slipped her ar her pal him in closer

Quint made a small sound of surprise when she kissed his quickly and took over the lead as the kiss becaent She ainst his

Quint pulled away slightly and stroked fingers delicately down her cheek “A … are you sure?”

She nodded and kissed hi as sh

e felt his hand slip over her hip and to her lower back Her handsa few pulls as they kissed

Quint sat up for the barest moment to remove his shirt and toss it onto the floor beside the bed, and pulled her own shirt and her bra off at the saain, they pressed their bare chests together

Her hand slid up his back and into his hair, fingers sliding through it as the kiss becaent His own hand closed on her breast, and she felt him shudder as he squeezed her firm flesh