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"To death," she said "I never intended to do this"

"You don’t have to be scared I’d love it if you came with me, but you certainly don’t have to," he said

"This could be the biggest, stupidest hed "Or at least the second biggest," she added softly

"You’ll see, it’s all right I don’t want a woman who doesn’t want me We already knoe have plenty to talk about…" He lifted her chin and gently touched her lips with his in a very soft, brief kiss He kissed her once e your et any trouble froest mistake of your life?" she asked him

"I’m not worried You’re beautiful and sweet and I like you I don’t care" He kissed her again, a little more deeply Then the doors opened and he led her to the roo kit and put his hands on her face, threading his fingers into her hair, pulling her gently to hisat theue joined his in play, he groaned his pleasure and pushed his tongue in to taste the inside of her ne and strawberries Then he felt her tongue enter hisaround Heaven He couldn’t breathe

"Scotch," she said

"I can change that taste to Crest, if you’d likein to his kiss again "You taste good"

He wrapped his arainst her lips "I feel better already How do you feel?"

"Crazy Co "This is pretty crazy But I like it so far"

Shearound his neck to hold hilide down her back, over her butt to rest there and pull her closer still His arled out of his grasp without the slightest struggle Instead of feeling frightened, she began to feel secure Loved Of course she kneasn’t love--it was nothingout of control, this handsoht that ca her out of these arms, this room But the opposite happened She rereement in which she promised fidelity In the event of divorce, she would not receive alie Of course, he hadwith another woo, but she hadn’t signed the papers or told any of her friends

She didn’t care about alimony; her heart was in shreds No aain

She pushed against Cas, honey, but it’s not wrong," he said "We’re single, consenting adults and we’re--"

"I’m not," she said

He was frozen for a second "Okay, this sure feels consensual, so I’le"

She nodded and her eyes glistened

"Oh, boy," he said, backing up a little bit, though he couldn’t see outside that door with a big gun…"

"He’s been living with another woo I’ve been putting off the inevitable Not because I want him back, but because…" She looked down "I should have known better than to marry him in the first place And I never saw e Abandoned, after a feeeks of e…"

He looked down at her, sy all broken up inside I’m sorry, honey That’s a little worse than some lousy fix-ups, that shouldn’t happen to anyone I noticed you’re not wearing a wedding ring"

"I had it on at the wedding, in front of h is enough I can’t stand this any It’s in my purse I’ now--"

"Relax Ordinarily I’d run like hell fro the son of a bitch Stay Put the whole thing out of your mind for a while" And then he pulled her to hiain, deeply

She swayed in his e herself in his e, tender and confident, his chest hard against her breasts She felt a tingling pull between her legs and knew she was going to cross the line, let it happen She needed to feel so And before n the papers and get to work on putting her life back together It was tier that was so real, so hot and bold, she al that had landed her in that bar, feeling sorry for herself They consumed each other for a minute, then two, then four, coreeak She was beginning to feel again, feel so

Taking her hand, he led her to the bed where he sat on the edge, looking up at her He gave her hand a gentle tug, bringing her down on his lap His arms around her waist, hers around his neck, they were lost in deep, wet kisses that lasted forever She felt his hand brush against her breast and it sent shivers rippling through her He held her there, his hands on her waist while her hands moved behind her neck to the zipper of her dress, slowly inching it down He lifted his hands tothe zipper the rest of the way She pulled the soft, gold silk forward, off her shoulders and down until it fell to her waist, leaving her only in her s his face in satin and lace, kissing her through the undergarainst his soft hair "I’ve lost ainst his ear She slipped her hands down and began to work the buttons on his shirt, opening it, sliding her hands across his hard, hairless chest "I’ve completely lost my mind"