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He looked down at her, shaking his head "I don’t kno it’s possible Is everyone in Bodega Bay blind? You just about sent ht I saw you They should’ve been beating down the door…"

She stroked his face "This is a whole neorld for me, Luke To have this kind of freedom To think about erouslike this couldn’t have happened while I worried whether my mom was okay at home"

"This is new territory for rinned "Is that so? I suspected that, which is why I decided not to mention it Until it was too late for you to turn back"

"I don’t get into things like this There are a hundred reasons why I shouldn’t be in bed, naked, with you right now" He pressed a soft kiss to her tein"

"Was," she corrected "No one had ever been inside me, and you’re… Shew" She shook her head

"I’ the hair over her ear

She laughed softly "I admit I don’t know much about men, but I suspect you’re a littleI’ve always heard the first tireat"

"I think if I’d known, I would have lad you didn’t It was perfect"

"It was pretty perfect But dairl I’ve never done that before"

"What?"

"I’in I’ve ever been with Why did you cry?"

She dropped her lids "It’s a little e this old and…"

"Aw, baby," he said, kissing her closed eyes "It eet Sweeter than anything I’ve ever experienced"

He rolled onto his back, looking at the ceiling Crazy thoughts began filling his head, chief a another man in her life, in her body He’d never had such possessive, proprietary feelings He wasn’t sure if this was because it was Shelby, or because she’d never been touched inside until he claimed her "I’ll be honest with you," he said "It shakes h

"I’ain I don’t want you to leave this bed"

She rolled over onto her sto to have to go home eventually Before there’s a search party"

"I will shoot anyone who touches that door," he said "Don’t ht back" He slipped off the bed and headed for the bathrooet rid of the condoht of a naked man in full form She seous, lustyher against hientle palm over her soft gling closer

"There’s a little blood"

"Yeah No surprise Nothing to worry about," she said

"Are you sore?"

She shook her head She felt hi to be able to walk out of here?" she asked, humor in her voice

He covered her lips with his "Not soon," he whispered "But don’t worry I’ood to you"

Luke took her home in the truck The motorcycle would have been too hard on her tender parts When he pulled up in front of the general’s house, she leaned toward hi hand and pulled her lips to his They were all going to know Her face was branded with his love Her cheeks were aglow, chafed froht pink fro and the look in her eyes reflected a whole afternoon of the finest love he’d ever uns and sharp objects," he whispered against her mouth

"You worry tooto see you again?" he asked her

"Soon"

"I just want to keep you flat on your back for a hed at him "Luke, don’t ever let anyone tell you you’re not root out of the truck to go inside

No one seemed to be around, which suited her She really didn’t feel like walking into dinner in progress with Vanni, Paul and Uncle Walt In fact, there was no activity in the kitchen and she wondered if everyone had gone to Jack’s She went to her room, pulled off her jacket and boots and flopped on the bed She stared at the ceiling dreamily After about tensleepy, peeked into Shelby’s rooht I heard someone come home"

"I didn’t think anyone was here," Shelby said