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“H a few times, he finally focused his eyes onwas shoved into a box, locked away fro between us, but I would let hihts to himself until he was ready to talk to me about it I knew he didn’t like to talk about the accident that had cost hi, and I wouldn’t force him to relive it if he didn’t want to

“Fuck,” hemy hair back from my face “You are so beautiful, Nevaeh Inside and out Waiting for you was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do but worth every second now that I get to hold you like this”

“The hardest? Really? Even more so than your accident?”

He nodded “Losingbeside you without getting to touch you the way I wanted, seeing your s able to kiss these perfect lips, that was the worst kind of torture In ether fro the world”

S happily, I droppedme perfect, but I’m not No one is”

“You are,” he argued stubbornly “And you’ll never convince me otherwise”

Laughing, I snuggled against hi to burrow into him cooing to try to change your mind anymore I like that I’m perfect in your eyes”

We stayed like that for severalup at hirinned “You’re probably all out of luck with the cookies We left theo Barrick no doubt finished theo to work” I stood up unasha the way his breath hitched when he watchedto wear “Do you want ?”

“All I want is standing right in front of lanced at hiave it a little shake, causing hiony “Kitten, come back to bed”

Laughing happily, I pulled on a bra and then one of his shirts that was hanging besideBut after we eat, you can have all the dessert you want,” I promised with a wink

“Co up “I order pizza and whatever else you want And you coets here Then, we eat in bed, and after, I get to enjoy as ”

My body turned hot with renewed desire at his suggestion Glancing down at the T-shirt I’d pulled on, I shrugged and pulled it back overthe bra on the floor of the closet, I walked back to him and crawled up the end of the bed toward him

His hungry gaze devouredhis hips “You drive a hard bargain, Mr Collins One I simply cannot refuse”

Chapter 17

Nevaeh