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The beach house was sular-sized bedroo room to deem it cozy and co summers and weekends here, how Collin’s mother and father had treated her as if she was part of the family
She’d loved that feeling of belonging Her own dad had passed away of cancer when she’d only been two, and after that, her mother had focused all her tihter even at that young age Now, as an adult, she could look back and realize that Joyce had eants as a toddler, dance recitals, singing lessons—instead of herher own life’s pleasures elsewhere, like with anotherhad revolved around Raevynn and still did
She found Collin in the kitchen, shifting things around in the refrigerator, his bare, very toned, and h she really wanted to touch and caress all that sainst the counter, taking in the sweatpants he’d changed into while she’d been in the shower They rode low on his hips and drew her gaze to the sexy divots at the base of his spine Clearly, he had some of his own clothes here
After a few erator door, and when he turned around and saw her standing there, a startled look passed across his features
“Oh, hey” His gaze briefly flickered to her pajama set, a quick but deliberately seductive pass down to her thighs that had her nipples tightening against the thin fabric and hiain
Other than crossing her aresture, there wasn’t much she could do about her body’s response to the heat she’d seen in Collin’s eyes or the way her breasts had fir in her belly and lower And truthfully, she didn’t want to hide her desire for hi to embrace it
“I, uh, honestly didn’t expect to see you until ,” he said, which probably explained why he was shirtless, not that she ht for sure you’d take a hot, relaxing shower and crash from exhaustion”
She glanced at her pile of junk food he’d left situated neatly on the kitchen counter and grinned “Are you kiddingA few cookies and , happy smile on my face”
When sheat her features intently,her feel suddenly self-conscious since it had been a long time since a man had seen her without an ounce ofat me like that?” she asked softly
In bare feet, he slowly closed the short distance between theht where she was, barely able to breath when he stopped a few inches froreen eyes that were filled with the sweetest, most honest affection
“Because this is the Raevynn I re her cheek, causing her breath to hitch in her throat at that gentle but sensual caress “Fresh-faced A natural beauty who doesn’t need anything to enhance this perfect, flawless skin Lush lips that are so naturally soft and pink”
His words trailed off, as if he realized he was starting to travel into intimate territory Instead, his hand , intertwined strands that ca down past her left breast As if radually traced the woven pattern all the way down to the hairband she’d found in the bathroom and had used to secure the end
“And this braid” He gave it a gentle tug that was probably meant to be playful, but the suddenly deep, sensual tone of his voice vibrated its way up her spine and resonated inside her body “Re around ?”
She sed hard and nodded “Yeah” At that young age, yanking on her hair had been a way to antagonize her, and it worked “You’d make me so damn mad”
He chuckled, the sound like war inside her “And then years later, when I’d coht and call up to your bedroom—”