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"That’s it, sweetie, coroan that brought asShe reached out and fisted the sheets as he ground out a curse and warht to ered Unabashed, she arched against hi brsts even though her eyes were closed It wasn’t often that she felt truly beautiful, but in thather nerve endings, she could have believed she was

It was the only thought at the forefront of her mind as he eased her back down to the bed and back down to earth All the heat had rushed out of her body and suddenly, she was cold She just needed hiht caht around hi at once deliriously happy andlike that Helpless tears leaked from her eyes as she leaned her face into his shoulder Maybe he would hold her until she could get control, and he wouldn’t have to see her cry again Was it too nity around him? He’d about taken it all away

Bullshit, he didn’t have any condoht now But she didn’t really want to know if he’d lied to her

With some effort, she cleared her throat and prayed he wouldn’t hear tears in her voice when she spoke "I can get up and make some coffee"

"That would be awesome" He rolled away fro up at the ceiling She took the opportunity to surreptitiously swipe at her cheeks with the sheet Tiirl panties and deal with it The consequences had been laid out for her fro

"Do youthe ht behind you"

"Sure" He could be in there with her, if he wanted to Jerk

The hot spray did little to clear her head as she rinsed away the last re over her face caet theet it over with She didn’t have any idea where this was going, but it hadn’t hit a brick wall or anything They had ti?

She jumped and whirled when he entered the shower behind her, his chest brushing her shoulder "Thought you were co panic in her voice He was looking straight into her eyes, which she kneere red and weepy There was no hiding that, or the treht

Brian slicked the hair back off her forehead, as he was apparently fond of doing, then put his hand to her elbow and gently moved it up to her shoulder When he wordlessly pulled her to hily, and for utterly breaking dohen his arht to hiht

Somehow, they fell back into an easy and a coffee out on her patio under a flawlessly clear sky Candace had not only put coffee on, but whipped up a batch of pancakes and made him the best damn omelet he’d ever had in his life, and he was stuffed Thewas mild, and she wore a silky white robe he’d love to strip off her, but that time had passed Still, she was beautiful, her hair damp and her face clean of what little htning-flash thoughts about how nice it would be to spend everywith her That way could only lay disaster He didn’t want to take the one thing she had left before he had ti, to see if it could turn into so her to understand that She was such an all-or-nothing go-getter He loved that about her, but daetter that she’d da One flip of his switch while he’d been poised at her entrance and he’d have been lost The thought of having her tied up and at hisand sighing over his phone had coertip along her clit where he could see, he’d have been a crazed beast Seeing a woer