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My jaw drops “Malcolm, that’s too much! You shouldn’t have!”

My handsome date merely leans forward to drop a kiss on my nose

“It isn’t too much, Leslie I wanted to do this for you, and besides, Governor Monroe owes me a favor He owes ”

I rollin favors, then a private tour of a lighthouse is a pretty good get”

Malcolravel path The tower is enormous e reach the base, and the view of the ocean beyond absolutely beautiful, with gray waves crashing on the shore and seagulls cawing as they circle and soar Malcoluides me into the darkness

“Ooof, are you sure this is okay?” I ask

“Definitely,” he replies before leading me over to a set of narrow steps The circular stairs are a bit iffy, but Malcoluiding my way As soon as we’re at the top, Ithe water

“Isn’t it beautiful?” I ask my date “Goodness!”

The billionaire’s eyes are locked on mine as he smiles and says, “Yes, very beautiful indeed”

The air between us vibrates with energy and I can’t look away As I watch, Malcol his hands to my hips, and pulls ainst his broad fraht blue eyes asp He lowers his head until our lips are only a breath apart and whispers, “Absolutely gorgeous, sweetheart” Then his lips are pressing againstme

My heart flutters because this kiss is different from e’ve shared in the past Now, it’s more than attraction or pure, animal lust Instead, passion soars between us as our heartsto one another Ecstasy flows through s I have no business feeling on a second date, and yet am powerless to stop

Evenme is any indicator, Malcolm’s just as lost as I a, it’s going to hurt like all get out But right now, I don’t care howhas ever felt ht than Malcolm

We’re both breathing hard when he pulls back and sests that he’s going to tear off ht here, in the cold, dank tower But then, he slings a heavy arhthouse“We better take in the scenery before our time runs out and they kick us out” He looks sideways at et this place to stay open forever”

I srow quiet while absorbing the surroundings The sky is blue but turning grey quickly, and steel-colored fluffs of cloud see across the sky towards us Meanwhile, Malcolainst his shoulder I exhale softly, totally content In all hthouses, I’ve never had an experience quite like this one

“I think I need to changeout at the ocean

“What’s that?” he asks, his war the top of my head

“My favorite lighthouse I think ed,” I say Malcolm turns his head to look at ht at once “My new favorite light house is Absecon because it’s wonderful here”

Malcols his other arle lory as he presses a kiss to the top of my head

“I think this one’s hthouse too,” he murmurs into my hair “It’s perfect”

I’ each other as atch the ocean ainst the sand I could stay like this forever, but the sky really is beco shrill squeals through the cracks in the walls, and the horizon is now a grayish shade of blue Suddenly, a crack of thunder sounds out up above and I jerk in Malcolm’s arms