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"I'ainst her hair "We can go somewhere else"

That was the last thing she wanted The need to touch and be touched, to confirht, that normally came after a serious adrenaline rush was compounded by the fact that she ith Drew

She shook her head and tilted her face up "I'ht anyway"

He looked down at her, his gaze zeroing in on her mouth His pupils dilated and his nostrils flared with a lust that her body recognized at once Her nipples puckered and her body huether

But just as fast as it appeared, he blinked the desire away and a neutral mask slid onto his face "Yeah, you should rest up"

Oh no, he wasn't going to shut theht "Don't wanna do that either"

He glanced over at the fridge as the vein in his temple worked at a frantic pace "Snack?"

"What's wrong, Drew?" She stepped closer and ran her hands across the soft cotton of his T-shirt, relishing all the hardunderneath "Nervous all the sudden?"

He gri as if he'd find answers there or was praying for strength "You just got out of the hospital"

"Where they said I was perfectly okay" She dropped her hands to the buttons of his black tactical pants

He captured both of her wrists in one hand, stopping her before she could ress "You have to be woken up every two to three hours"

"Then it's a good thing I know the perfect way to stay awake"

Not bothering to try to break his hold, she raised herself up on her tiptoes, relishing the heat of his body against hers, the musky male scent of his skin, and the solid reassurance of his strong body Then she gave in to temptation and brushed her lips up the line of his throat to the stubble along his jawline

He let out a tortured groan that only encouraged her

"I don't know that we should You've had a rough night"