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It was hard and hot and unbelievably heavy Mircea wasn’t s and soht now there was none of that Just this, just gasping breath and raw need and pulsing, unfulfilled ache, and I was actually going to explode, to coo completely insane if he didn’t--

"Oh God Yes" That’s what I’d wanted, what I’d needed, not s around his waist--

And alainst wet, slippery tile, ainst soapy, slippery vanified heap And given my experience, probably on hs, boostingme with his body as he pushed into o He was slowing down, being cautious, holding back And I didn’t want that

"No," I gasped, even as he held ht break When I wanted to break; I wanted to feel "Not like that Like before"

"I’ll hurt you"

"You won’t"

But Mircea was being stubborn "My fantasy,that last half inchjust there

"That’s cheating," I gasped "And it’s my fantasy"

A dark eyebrow quirked, causing a ive me, dulceaţă, but I believe this isdifficult"

"You like it when I’m difficult?"

"I like you any way," hearound , thick strokes were , and I’d about had it "Daued his earlobe "Do what I tell you!"

He slowed down even further, a long, sensual glide "Makebit of flesh, and felt hiainst me Oh, he’d liked that, had he? "Harder," I ordered

"That is cheating," he muttered, but the pace sped noticeably up

I bit his neck next, right at the spot where hard shoulder h "Now I know I’"

It bled a little, but the water washed it away I bit higher next time, closer to the point where he’d left his ainst me And then shove me into the wall and takeand gasping and--

"Cassie?"

I did ju on my ass Because that hadn’t been Mircea’s voice It took a disorienting second of clinging to the soap dish to process the fact that a) those had been Marco’s deep tones, b) they were outside the shower, c) there was no one in here except forcrazy, but that wasn’t exactly news

"Are you all right?" Marco demanded

I didn’t answer I wasn’t sure I could I was panting like a freight train and led to suppress a really inappropriate orgas at the fogged-up door, where the light from the bedroo at the wall, despite the fact that even vampire eyes couldn’t have seen much in here, because he kneas They all kneas about bodilyhow o

But he wouldn’t be outside for long, if I didn’tas left ofme alive was And I’d almost died in the bath once before, because people hadn’t wanted to disturb e to kill myself in a shoas debatable But let’s face it, if anybody could

"Cassie" And okay, that had the "you have exactly three seconds to respond before I charge in and save you, so if you don’t want saving, you better daainst the wall, body tight and shuddering, I decided that reat plan

"Iyes Yes"

"Are you sure?" He didn’t sound convinced, and I couldn’t blame him My voice had been a broken croak

I cleared ain "Yes, I--I’m fine"

"Okay It’s just you’ve been in there awhile"

Yeah, I guessed so My fingertips were going pruney, and I feltwith really, really confused

I sed "I was just about to get out"