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“My pleasure,” he said, kneeling in front of her to work the denim down to her ankles. When he’d tugged both jean legs off her feet, he tossed them aside. Eased her onto the bed and spread her legs, then kissed her through the lilac silk.
“Gideon,” she gasped, gripping his hair, her hips rising to his mouth. “Not… not what I had in mind.”
“I love a woman who knows what she wants,” he murmured, and the vibrations of his voice made her bite her lip to keep from crying out. “But I can’t let you call all the shots.”
He tugged the scrap of lilac down her legs. Tossed it aside, then used one hand to yank the duvet and top sheet down the bed. Then he eased her onto the sheet, grabbed a pillow and slipped it beneath her casted arm. “Does that feel okay?” he asked.
She lifted her cast from the pillow. Wiggled her fingers. “It’s good,” she said.
He narrowed his eyes at her. “Really? It’s good? Are you sure? You just broke it yesterday. And right after it was casted, you used it to take out a guy trying to kill me.”
She twined her right arm around Gideon’s neck. “Okay, it still hurts a little. But I think we can be creative, don’t you?” she whispered against his lips.
His mouth curved beneath hers. “I’m all for creative,” he murmured.
He kissed her again, more deeply, and the hunger and need she tasted matched her own. As their kiss grew more desperate, she rolled over to face him. Had to pull her casted arm away at the last moment to keep from bashing him with it.
He cradled her cast and set it gently on the bed. Stared down at her, one finger smoothing over her lips. Then he sat up, drawing her with him to lean against the headboard.
“We never finished the conversation we wanted to have yesterday,” he said after a long moment. “I have some things I want to tell you.”
“Okay,” she said slowly. She drew the sheet up to cover her chest. She didn’t want to feel vulnerable for this conversation.
He noticed what she did and drew her hand to his mouth. Pressed a kiss into her palm. “Not that kind of conversation, bae. You said something to me yesterday. Just before I got out of the car at the Russian’s cabin.”
She nodded. “I told you I loved you. I do. I didn’t say it because I was afraid we wouldn’t survive. I meant it.” She curved her good hand around his face. “I love you, Gideon. What I feel for you fills me completely. Overflows into every part of my life. I can’t imagine my life without you in it.” He opened his mouth to answer her, and she pressed her fingers to his lips. “I’m not trying to trap you. Or force you to feel the same way. My love is a gift, freely given. It’s not dependent on how you feel for me. It just is.”
As she spoke, he watched with a smile. Finally he said, “Are you finished?”
“Yep,” she said.
“Good,” he said. He slid an arm around her shoulders and drew her closer. “I love you, too, Alex. I started falling for you in that truck stop in Boughton. You thought I might be the hitman, but you stood up to me anyway. Told me what you thought.” He pressed his mouth over hers, then drew away from her. “What I feel for you? It’s everything. You’re all I want. I can’t imagine loving anyone else the way I love you. You’re it for me, Alex. And if that scares you, we’ll take it slowly. No pressure. Okay?”
“No pressure? Really?” She slid her leg over his lap. Moved over him. “I was hoping for some pressure,” she whispered as she wiggled against him. Smiled when he twitched against her.
“On one condition,” he said.
She frowned. “We’re bargaining now?”
“No bargaining. This is non-negotiable.” He eased her onto the bed and smiled down at her. “I do all the work. No acrobatics. You’re going to keep your arm on that pillow and let me love you.”
Alex frowned. “Not sure I like that deal.”
“Take it or leave it.”
“Really?” She shifted closer. Bit her lip to keep from smiling when he moved against her again. “How about this deal? You lay there and let me do the work.” As she watched him, she rose up and lowered herself onto him.
Gideon swallowed. Held her gaze as his arms came around her. “Nope. Sorry. That’s not the deal,” he whispered. I don’t want to hurt you, Alex.”
He eased her onto her back. Shifted her cast to the pillow, then slid down her body. He kissed her belly. The insides of her thighs. By the time he reached the junction of her thighs, she was panting. Rolling her hips.
When he put his mouth on her, she said, “Gideon!” Wrapped her right arm around him and trembled against him.
In moments, she cried out his name again as her climax crashed through her. She tugged on his arm. “Inside me,” she panted. “Now. Please.”
He rolled on a condom and slid into her. Held her tightly as they moved together. She curled her legs around him as another climax built. Gripped him with her good hand as she moved frantically against him. Pressed her lips to his.
They came at the same time, their mouths fused together. Her right hand twined with his left as light exploded inside her.
