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"Much better,” she mumbled

The h he'd just realized what that earlier shiver stemmed from Anticipation Exhilaration He knew her internal, innate response to him And clearly, he liked it

Slowly, his hand lifted and he brushed away strands of damp hair froers grazed her cheek She wasn't one for reckless abandon, yet somehow, all caution had just been thrown to the wind Serena couldn't say for sure why she suddenly felt so bold and daring, but she did Nor could she stop herself fro out to the beautifulAs her fingertips pressed to the bare skin at his waist, just above the white towel he wore, she forgot her fear and her uncertainty All the unanswered questions slipped fronificance

Serena didn't care about the odd occurrences that had led to this moment She didn't even question why he was here All that mattered was that he was, indeed, here With her

Gliding her fingers upward in a light, feathery movement, she reveled at the way his htened under her touch, quivering oh-so-slightly Serena had never felt the surge of feminine power evoked by Garrett's involuntary reaction to her Her breathing quickened and her heart thuer in her chest

Garrett's eyelids dipped as her hand splayed across one well-defined pectoral muscle That he didn't stop her or move away told her all she needed to know He felt the pull, too

"I still need you to explain everything,” she whispered Her body gravitated toward his until her skin brushed his warm flesh

One large hand skiher, to her waist It then slipped around to the s an internal reaction that stole Serena's breath Her insides clenched tightly, and that intense throbbing she'd felt earlier between her legs suddenly returned

"I will explain,” he assured her, “I want you to understand who I aht now” His head dipped and his lips brushed her temple “All I want is you"

Serena had never been so swept away As Garrett's ar her close to him, his lips moved from her temple to her cheek, then lower to her razed hers A whisper of a kiss that left her dying for more

"You are so beautiful,” he said in a soft voice

His breath teased her skin, heightening Serena's arousal Her pulse suddenly raced Her eyelids fluttered closed and her hands clutched his rock-hard biceps as Garrett's lips swept over hers again His inti her ae the sensuous feelings that welled inside her

His lips coaxed hers apart Sliding his tongue past her teeth, he engaged her in a hot, restless kiss that spoke volu Deep desires yet to be discovered and explored and fulfilled

A tiny ed in her throat Garrett's hands slowly roath of her spine, then over her bare shoulders and down her arms Back up to her shoulders and down the front of her, his palht She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on for dear life as he eether while deepening their kiss

His touch was personal As though he'd been holding her in his arainst her His powerful thighs tangled with hers and his erection pressed against her belly His chest rose just above her breasts, so that the globes were nestled beneath the ledge of his pectoral ether perfectly