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With his hand on the doorknob Conor hesitated ‘Goodnight, Tam’
She sucked a breath, bit down on the automatic ‘Don’t’, and whispered, ‘Conor’
He shifted his hand to her neck to gently pull her closer to his face, hisabove hers His other arainst his wide chest Then he was kissing her Again And she was sagging with relief And firing up with desire ‘Hold hter’
Her lower body pressed in against him, felt his reaction behind his zip Her hips rocked forward Conor froze Great His head was at odds with his body Of course he didn’t want her She’d ot that wrong’
‘Ta at the ht I understand it’s asking a lot, considering what’s lying between us But tonight’ He lifted his shoulders ‘Tonight I want to reet everything else for a few hours’
Was that so bad? It hat she wanted too ‘Stay’ Tamara touched his chin, his cheek and then traced his lips ‘Stay’
Feed the heat devouringfor you
Before she could blink he’d swung her up into his ar for her bedroom
At the door he hesitated ‘You’re sure?’ He was holding his breath If she changed her mind she knew he’d leave
She placed her lips on his neck, right beneath his ear at a sensitive spot she’d discovered last tiue licked and teased his skin A deep shudder racked hi his hands under her blouse and up to her breasts A flick of his thumbs across her nipples and her desire level shot froh with Conor
With their mouths joined they so contact only to haul shirts over their heads Then they were on the bed, sprawled across each other, hands touching, teasing, awakening deep needs
‘This is one hell of a way to say yes,’ he croaked as his knee slid between her thighs and nudged her wide His eyes were hazy with lust and the sa her on the inside
Ta his body join hers, his gaze see right into her To see her truth, fears and hopes Hopes she hadn’t allowed herself for so long
Her fingers pushed through his hair, tension growing in the fingertips that pummelled his skull Her breasts ached with need and she throbbed at her core Then Conor slid into her, and wiped away the day, the problems and the worry Left her mindless and replete
CHAPTER SEVEN
‘WHO’S THE NEWbut at Auckland Central Hospital—’
Tamara slammed the clock radio so hard it spun off the bedside table ‘Shut up,’ she cried
‘Hey, take it easy’ Conor sat up beside her and draped an ar them win’
‘Don’t you get it? The newabout’ How did the reporters know Conor had anything to do with her? Even she didn’t think they were an iteht excepted ‘They’ve been hanging around ain’ Bitterness spilled into her mouth What would the reporters have to say when her baby bump became apparent?
That arm on her shoulders increased its pressure as Conor shuffled closer ‘You think reporters sawaround to see if I left?’
‘That’s hoorks in my life’ Damn them all to hell and back ‘This round started with that photo of us working with the children in ED I’et it if you only want to o to the pub after hours’ Conor didn’t deserve herplayed out in his life
Before she knehat Conor was doing she was on her back with hi her head gently ‘We’re going to ignore the better to do with their tih’ Histhat they hadn’t forgotten her in years, and she wasn’t half as exciting as Conor
As Conor’s kiss deepened she gave in to the war but theher hands across his chest, she absorbed his strength through her palms, and understood she was safe when she ith Conor When she rubbed a finger across his nipple he groaned, long and low, and she wantedwas different fro up to a new day together, with prouidness that wasn’t there at the end of a busy day
Conor touched her thighs, nudged her legs wide, and then she wasn’t languid any more
‘We’re going to be late for work,’ she rasped him in her hand
‘I can do fast’ He chuckled and iood at it
When they walked into work Ta like she’d had chocolate for breakfast Face it, she hadn’t had anything for breakfast
Not true She’d had Conor