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A bolt of need shot through me I wanted him to see all of me But here, now? Like this? I opened h,” he said, squeezing his eyes shut and gritting his teeth “I want you, Nell I’onna lie”

He withdrew his hands from my skin, and I nearly whimpered at the loss of his touch I stuffed myself back in ht and intense

“I want you too,” I said

“But I want it to be right I want it to be special” He see with himself

I felt my heart squeeze at his words, and leaned forward to kiss hi his face in my hands “And that’s why I love you,” I whispered, not thinking

He froze, his eyes wide, searching mine “What?”

I bit my lip, worried it was too soon “I—” My eyes slid closed as I fought for the right words I decided to own it “I said, that’s why I love you I do I love you, Kyle”

His hands slipped around to skate up and downto rest on my hips in a familiar, sensual, incredible touch I suddenly loved his hands there, wanted them there forever His hands on my hips above the waist of my low-rise jeans felt perfect

“I’onna say it yet,” he said, then frowned “I don’t want you to think I’ht had crossedin circles on my hipbones “Yep”

I smiled and leaned in for another kiss “Good You should love me”

He chuckled into my lips “Oh, I do” His hands roamed up my sides, and I arched my back out to allow him access to my brsts “Especially these I really like these”

It was h “Oh really? Especially those? Just those? You only love me for my boobs?”

“Hmmm,” he pretended to consider, then slid his hands around to my back, hesitated, then descended to cup my backside “And this I like this too”

I slida squawk frohed and pulled , Nell I love you for you For who you are”

I turnedtoo”

With the heater off, cold had snuck into the car, and I felt goosebumps coverthe heat back up I slid off his lap and put my shirt on

“I wonder if the deer is dead,” Kyle said

I peered over the hood at the shape in the still-falling snow “It’s not lanced at him as I zipped my coat “Should we check?”