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She pulled back and looked up at hi afraid, Jack," she said earnestly

"It's not that e?"

She kissed him He held back for a heartbeat, then shuddered hard and held her tightly Their tongues met, mated, twined in a moist, fervent dance

The kiss went on forever and beyond Tess closed her eyes and gave in to the sensations swirling through her As they kissed, his hand roved down her naked back Tiny spasentle touch Deep inside her, so burn

Hisher jawline and down her exposed throat He licked the tiny hollohere her pulse beat too fast

He pulled away Cool night air rushed in, skipping

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along her naked flesh She shivered, ht his, held it fast, and in the green depths of his eyes she saw a restless longing, a dark-edged need that matched her own He felt it, too, she realized That desperate need to obliterate the world beyond this bed

His head lowered She felt his tongue like a lick of fire against her nipple His hand ht brown hair parted easily as his fingers explored her moist flesh He cupped her with his hand, his sweat-da center of her body

Tess let out a tiny sound of pleasure Desire throbbed between her legs, sending red-hot tentacles shooting through her blood His hand pressed against her flesh,Slowly at first, and then faster Harder Tess's breath caught His mouth teased her hardened nipple DesireShe writhed beneath his touch, aching "Now, Jack Please "

The soft, strangled sound of her voice pushed Jack al softly with the effort of restraint, he buried his face in the softness of her breasts His hand slipped lower, feeling the hot moisture of her response

"God," he whispered brokenly, "you're so ready" She clutched hiers, drew him close "/ know"

A sound that was part laugh, part groan pushed up his throat Mur her name, he curled his ars slid apart, her hand closed around his hardness and guided hiasped, shivered Her arms coiled around his body

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and squeezed hard She stared up at hih dreamy, unfocused eyes