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After so long without hi at his shirt, she started to tug it off when he pulled back and did it for her She was mesmerized by the way his muscles flexed and stretched as he lifted it off and tossed it away Si her hands over his chest, she lightly tweaked the nipple she’d pinched ave her a rowl

"You probably liked it," shedown to drop her own kisses on his chest She lightly pressed her teeth around his small nipple and he shuddered She loved it when she made him lose control and while she wasn’t even close to that point, she knew they’d get there soon enough

"I love everything you do, baby" He slid his hands down the exposed part of her back as she continued to tease hiainst her bare skin As she explored his chest, kissing over the muscular contours and lines, he fisted the bottoh she hated to stop what she was doing, she leaned back so he could pull her dress completely over her head He set it on the couch next to theh he wasn’t looking at her body, she experienced a aze that made her feel like she was under a microscope

"What is it?" She attempted to cover her chest with her hands, but hetheaze from hers

He cleared his throat, his pale eyes unreadable "This thing with us…"

Oh shit Her heart jumped in her throat and she suddenly didn’t want to hear what he had to say She didn’t even want to guess what it was She didn’t think he was going to end what they had going on, but that sentence had a whole lot of different possible endings and ood What if he wanted to tell her that this thing between them would never be like it once had been? Or that it could never be truly serious? Not after the way she’d left him or the way his sister, and probably most of his faain?

She couldn’t bear to hear any of those words Not while she was naked sitting on top of him Okay, she couldn’t bear to hear the words ever But definitely not right now

Moving fast, she kissed hiainst hiave it back just as hard, just as hungry, his tongue teasing and stroking in her e of the couch, she took the opportunity to wrap her legs completely around his waist

Before she realized what he intended, she found herself flat on her back on the plush rug in front of the couch, hio of him He blindly shoved the coffee table out of the way as her hands greedily roved over his chest She couldn’t get enough of touching hiertips as she skated her way down to the top of his pants As she started working the button free, his head dipped to her breast again and this ti heat inside her building faster with each swipe of his talented tongue

Once the button was free, she tugged on his zipper and slid her hand inside his pants Corinned as she wrapped her hand around his hard length and stroked once with enough pressure that he groaned against her sensitive breast The action sent a tingle of pleasure shooting to all her nerve endings With one hand she shoved at his shorts, suddenly desperate to feel all of hi at the between theht as well not even be there

Leaning back, he kneeled between her legs, his cock pulsing between his legs as it pointed up beautifully against his ripped abdomen His pale eyes see every inch of her body "Jordan…" He trailed off, clearing his throat as if he was nervous

"Don’t say it," she whispered

His gaze narrowed on hers as he pinned her in place She couldn’t have ain Ever"

All the distress that had been building inside her as she iined the bomb he would drop was sucked out of her at his words Her eyes widened as she fought to find a response, to ," he rasped out, see on in her mind

She pushed up on her elbows as shock sla for you I…" He trailed off, his expression so pained it was like a dagger to her chest, slicing through her

No, no, no She did not want to hear this It was so different froe she didn’t need nonetheless "Don’t tell me that," she whispered, stricken If she’d known that, there was no way she’d have been able to disappear into WITSEC without hirabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him back down on her They could talk later She already felt ripped open and could tell he did too by his admission They needed to lose themselves in each other because she didn’t trust her voice any him had been hard, that word such a pathetically weak description for the truth of her emotions, but she hadn’t had a clue what he intended for their future Or if they’d even had one Yes, they’d loved each other but their relationship had been fresh and new and he’d never said a word about herto Miami with him