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"I thought it was ie bin"

I couldn't help giving her a raised eyebrow and aI'm here to distract you with kisses"

Her eyes sparkled in the golden light flooding through the s as the kisses keep co"

The lid of the storage bin in my hands, I leaned in to press , I'd co I'd tried to concentrate on work, but I hadn't seen Scarlett alone in daylight for a few days, and I missed her

I loved our stolen nights inforwith her, helping her or her helpingdeep inside me relaxed, at ease and at the same time more alive than I'd ever been I was at home and on an adventure at once All I wanted was more

I'd hold off the kissing for a fewthe lid to the floor, I dug into the plastic storage bin ather mouth, Scarlett did the same with the bin in front of her

She'd finished the main areas of the house and had started on the attics Plural Each wing of the house had its own attic, and all three were a rabbit warren of small rooms, most of them packed with stuff Furniture and boxes Sofrom ancient crates and antique steae bins It looked like none of

Scarlett ducked her head to the side, landing a quick kiss on lass? And the space by the kitchens?"

"Several times" Her thanks had involved the handcuffs, my bed, and hours of delicious sexual torture "If that's the way you say thank you, I'll have to think of s to buy you"

She poked me in the side "That wasn't my thank you That was just for you I owed you one"

"In that case, I'll have to think of et you in my debt"

She hummed in the back of her throat, a sound of pure satisfaction spiked with a thread of anticipation "Anytime, cowboy"

I resisted the urge to tumble her to the floor and have my ith her It felt like ere alone, but I had no idea if these doors locked Later I'd get h the bin in front ofyet We'd stumbled onto a random assort ago So far,estimate to dental bills

"Hoas your hike thisthe contents