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“This is areenhouse, stretching outtoward the , I presseddown between ers on the opposite side

“Theo, really, this is beautiful” I turned back, and his eyes were fixed solely on ainst one of the beds of roses “What?”

“I was just thinking how beautiful you are when you s you here”

“It feels like you’re the only person who givesin front of him

He cuppedis mutual”

Each time he had been the one to kiss me, so I kissed him His hands slid my down face, to my waist, then into the back pockets of my jeans I undid the top of his shirt

“You said you didn’t want to do anything,” he said

“I lied” I undidit slip offoff my bra, followed byin front of hied a little aardly “This is me, scars and all”

His gaze traveled up all ofhis hands on lass I shivered at it onhis shirt

“I’ain,” he whispered, kissing up my neck to my ear

“I think I love you—” His lips were on ue inaround his neck

He wasn’t rough He didn’t try to control me He wanted to feel me as much as I wanted to feel him

I guess that’s why it was calledlove

2:13 am

“You really need to sleep” He kissed the back of my hand as we lay in the middle of the master bed