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“Do you need to tell hts return to having her naked body in front of me Underto for the rest of her life

“No I don’t think it will hurt you, it’s just…”

“Tell me”

“Upstairs, earlier It was beyond a I’ve never felt that before”

“Felt what?”

“I asm first of all I’ve been able to do that to myself, but it’s never, ever felt like that” She pauses and h my sternum “But, I just want to be honest and youmyself up for my first heartbreak, but I really, really like you Like, like you, you know?”

“I know It was aet better Trust ers with mine, pull her hand around to my back and walk us toward the back of the massive aviary where there are several rooms and a staircase

“Where are we going?”

“Trustfor an answer “What we did before was just the tip of the iceberg I’lacier I’ll take care of you, Alice, I promise”

As I walk forward, pulling her behind onna kick your ass”

I can’t stop the shness that hides just under her surface only makes me want to protect her and provide for her more I know she can do it on her own, but I don’t want her to have to

“This place is unreal,” she says as we pass the ornately-finished changing rooht out of Ro Gold fixtures and a crystal chandelier finish off the decadence as I lead her to the last door at the end of the hall and turn the handle

I guide her inside and shut and lock the door behind us, and she turns to give me a suspicious look but I lean forward and take the question fro her warm cheeks, then I whisper in her ear: “I can still taste you It’s driving me crazy”