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“Having second thoughts?”

My God, she is stunning She’s still wearing her evening dress, the one I’d bought The one I’d iined her in The dress I’ll see flutter to the floor before very long

“I’,” she replies what seeood atte at her now, I can see she wants me every bit as much as I want her

Even if I can’t help but push her a little bit further

“It’ll be just like old tiht be a little more novel”

If I don’t have her soon, I will explode

My heart pounds as she takes a step away from the door One step, then another, the only sound of her travels the swish of silk against her legs And the pounding of my heart, which I’m certain must be audible to us both

“What are you going to tell Griffin?”

My guts twist at the mere mention of his name “I don’t want to hear his naerously

This wasn’t what I had inI’ive up the act, that I know the truth, but where would the fun be in that? “I like that you kept your dress on”

“Yeah, well, Griffin wasn’t in the room to undo the zipper”

Anger flares insideelse, I’azelle My fingers gripping her forearin to devour the silky skin there I want to touch her, hold her, allow o Then so ered sounds

“Kiss me, Holland”

“I can’t,” she replies, the sound a bare rasp of want

“You did earlier” In the garden where this ave Where I lost h, in truth, I’ained

“You knohy” But there’s no reprimand or rancour in her reply