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But I focused on the broken skin at his mouth “That looks sore”

“It is Will you kiss it better?” He leaned in, pursuinglips “I’ll bet you taste like cherries, or berries, or so sweet”

I squirmed, put a soft hand to his mouth, and chuckled “Let me up”

His brows drew to the e hand to captureof his lips as he brought my knuckle to them and nibbled was almost too much My nipples beaded He made a deep, satisfied sound in his chest “Noould I do that, when you feel so good right where you are?”

I don’t knohy I said what I said, but I suddenly felt so heartsore that I murmured solemnly, “The last time you were in my bed, you said youto knowMy tone was butter-soft The words barely perceptible “I should have told you I missed you too Because I do All the time I’m sick with it”

He blinked, his eyes flashing as they roa turned heavy His ru voice was unusually soft and did not aze “Gimme that mouth”

Was it a good idea?

Probably not

Did I care?

My nether region said no

I lowered my lashes and teased, “One kiss and you’ll let me up?”

His lusty gaze locked me in place “If after that kiss you wanna be let up,” he said, sobering, his hooded eyes sweeping ht”

Sweet Lord That sounded like a promise

My kitty purred

For a moment, all we could do was stare into each other’s eyes In his, I saw longing I wondered what he saw in mine

Love? Despair? Grief?

Perhaps all three?

The pull of hireat I couldn’t help but sway in his direction And when he met me partway and my lips throbbed with the need to be kissed, I stopped breathing all together He licked his lips, lifted his hand, and carefully ran his thu lips in the tender way he always had