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He lifted his shoulders in a half-hearted shrug “I feel cleaner”

“That’s a start” I took a few steps closer I had to tip my head back a little further toone eyebrow I reached up to brush it away

He caught my hand mid-air

“Your hair’s longer,” I said

His body relaxed He releasedently lifted ed his body between my knees and framed my face with his hands

“Kiss me,” he whispered an inch from my lips

“I don’t want to hurt you”

“You could never hurt ainst mine “I missed you so much”

I took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh, woodsy scent of the bodywash I’d bought hiood”

Deep laughter rumbled in his chest Brief, but it still counted

He pressed his lips toat each other

“You don’t knoyou,” he said

I blinked “I’ht here”

He caughtmy shirt to the side to trace his lips over my collarbones

“Juliet?”

“Hmm?”

“Can we eat dinner later?”

His hands tightened aroundhih to share exactly what he had in mind

I looped my arms around his neck “Whenever you want”

“I need you,” he whispered against my lips

“I need you too”

He lifted s around his waist In his embrace, I felt complete for the first time in months

We took a quick detour toward the stove and I leaned over to turn off the burners

“Hold on” He adjusted me in his arms, then all but sprinted for the stairs I didn’t need to reo

Having Roain was the safest I’d felt in months