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She wasn’t sure it could get better And then his hips started to move Every nerve in her body came alive in the sa else in the cocoon they had th surrounded her Everything within her began to cli her sense of self Josh and Caroline didn’t exist anymore They weren’t two They were one

“Faster” Caroline ordered

“Bossy” He chuckled tightly “I should have known you would be bossy here too”

Caroline slaroaned, and it was her turn to smile Josh moved faster Deeper Caroline lost her place entirely She clawed at him Her senses were overloaded There was too much to feel, to hear, to touch It was a tsuna her whole

“Josh Josh” His na chant

She felt hihts flickered in front of her eyes Her muscles clenched She sucked in a breath Her heart stuttered Everywithin her crashed to a halt Tiers tingled Her heart started to thud again, loudly Her ers threaded through her hair as he nuzzled her throat

“Are you okay?”

Caroline let out a sigh “Better than okay”

“Good” He kissed her gently,her tremble

He pushed back fro confirs A slow smile lit his face He rolled onto his back and pulled her into his side, tucking her tight against hi heartbeat as it slowed to normal She traced lazy circles on his abdoreed to marry Josh, she questioned the wisdom of her decision She was in love with the man But he didn’t want that No He wanted a solid commitood friends shared Her heart stuttered within her What if Josh never felt anything ht now? Would she be able to live with that? Knowing that the man she was madly, desperately in love with only felt affection for her?

She tried to tell herself to be practical To stop wanting more than she already had Goodness knohat Josh offered her was far gling part of her wondered if she would live a lifetime heartbroken that the man she married didn’t love her the way she loved him

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

Andrew McInnes was as nervous as a boy on his first date He’d spent the past few days in Glasgow being fitted for the all-important suit He’d visited a sex shop It wasn’t what he’d expected He’d thought he’d have to skulk through an uns Instead, the vast front as full of kinky lingerie and there o behind the counter

He’d been embarrassed at first, especially as he had no idea what to buy—except handcuffs, that is Eventually, one of the women had taken pity on hi to seduce his wife of thirty-five years Then he’d explained his theory on omen wanted She seemed impressed with the amount of research he’d done on the topic Twenty inner’s kit for kinky sex He hadn’t known such a thing existed, but it did It was all boxed up in a pink candy-striped package

Bewildered, Andrew had spent the rest of his ti chocolate If all else failed, he’d ply Helen with the biggest daourmet chocolates that money could buy