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"You taste so good, just like I i across the corners of herher earlobe

Bree shivered, her fingers digging into his

shoulders, mistletoe still bunched and crushed in her left hand He said that in her dreaood

She had always believed in the power ofIt was hard to accept that it was real, and yet it was so very easy to just roll with it, to accept the sensuality of theto lead They both knehere it was going, because they had both seen it, felt it already

"Ian, I have a confession toin the scent of her hair while his fingers slipped under her shirt to stroke the s the same dream"

He pulled back and stared at her "Are you serious?"

"Yes" She nodded, playing with the collar of his shirt nervously, her fingertips tugging then s "I didn’t knoas youyour face is always in shadow But when you bent over the tree and looked at me, I kneas you And you alalk towardsmistletoe"

"Yes"

"And then we undress each other" Ian’s eyes had darkened and his voice had lowered

Bree sed hard "Yes Then you pull the quilt off the sofa"

"And lay it down, then you down on it, in front of the fireplace Then I kiss you frohs "And you beg for oes"

Ian shook his head "Ae, freakish, weird as hell, incredibleand noe’re going to live out our drea to puddle to the floor in a ood for you?" he asked, a small smile on his face

"Oh yeah"

"Then let’s make reality even better"

Chapter 4

Ian was shocked that Bree had been having the same dreae way It wasn’t even reical, but it was obviously very real, that she knew exactly how his dreams played out, that he didn’t even hesitate to take action

He wanted her, a full year’s worth of longing, and in that way he did know her And she had said it had been good for her asleep, so he sure in hell wanted to live up to that awake Ian kissed Bree, and this time she opened her ue, taste her fully, and appreciate the rush of her excited breath past his ear

Reality was definitely better than fantasy He had never been able to fully feel the softness of her lips, the smoothness of her back as he held her, the press of her breasts against his chest Bree was digging her fingers into his shoulders, and he could sainst hi, and marveled at how red her lips were naturally, now shiny and wet froloss, and yet her mouth was still plu for her, Ian took her turtleneck by the bottoht on her head, and he laughed when she let out an indelicate curse

"I’ry as she shook her head back and forth and reached up to grapple with the shirt

"I’ed harder, and the shirt finally popped up and off, leaving her hair plastered all over her face and sticking up with static

She looked adorable, and Ian s her cheeks and kissing her softly

She unbuttoned his shirt while they kissed, and Ian sucked in his breath as she ran her fingers over his bare flesh

"You’re lean but it’s obvious you work out," she said, rushing over the planes of hishis body react enthusiastically "You have definition"

"I should hope so after all the work I put into it"

Ian leaned forward and sucked on the crea from the top of Bree’s black satin bra He loved that contrast of light flesh and dark clothing It showed off the pureness of her ivory skin