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I did not need to be asked twice

One arm snaked around his shoulders while the other cradled the back of his head, and when he nuzzled what little cleavage I had, there was nothing sexy about it No In that ertips gently stroked his damp hair, he closed his eyes and rested with his head onhe was safe with me

“I just need to be close to you” The tentative words ru the flaain “Don’t give up on me”

I couldn’t speak, but of all the puzzling thoughts that ran through my head then, I chose to focus on the only one thatAnd as I looked down at hilanced my lips

Regardless of our time apart, irrespective of our current disconnect, Vik was here

That counted for so, didn’t it?

He came home

He came home to me

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Nastasia

The sound offollowed by a clinical, “Nastasia, Lidiya would like you to cointo the darkness When I crawled over the body beside me to check the clock, I took in the time and quietly mock-cried

Dude It was only 9:00 am

“Mina ispancakes,” Lev said as he cliood, but please refrain fro her so”

As I straddled the warm body and stretchedLev would onlyit himself