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“We went our separate ways and atis real And then I saw you outside the steakhouse and not only was it real, it was stronger than it was before It was deeper Harder Solid”

“Ethan,” she athered her hair up in my hands, tilted her head back She liked that My control, the tiniest edge of so the pleasure

“It was so easy after that, wasn’t it?”

“Wasn’t what?”

“Falling for you”

She closed her eyes and surrendered against me

“I don’t care that it enty-four hours and I don’t remember some of them Because I remember the ones thather head, denying what I knew to be true It didn’twe’d known each other She was mine I was hers

I kissed her again before she could say anything Holding her head still as I consurabbedto me

She was tall and thin andher as I took her into my bedroom off the kitchen It was dark except for the Christlow I laid her down on the bed and she was gilded again, with red and green and clear bright white Her eyes glimmered and her skin shone

My Christmas Miracle

“Take off your clothes,” she said, spreading her arold spill over ht, too Not the sex or being in her bedrooone And she was all in

I grinned at her and reached behind my head to pull my sweater off

“You,” I said She wore the green shirt she’d hen she arrived All those little buttonsdown her chest to her flat stomach She undid the her skin The soft dents and curves ofunbelievable breasts

“God damn, Lexie,” I breathed “You are perfect”

“Genetics and Pilates”

“You,” I said and she rolled her eyes

“For being so beautiful you have a hard ti a compliment”