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I looked up at him and was surprised at the warmth in his eyes.
"What?" I asked.
"I like seeing you happy."
My stomach somersaulted. I took a huge bite of pizza. I wasn’t hungry, but I wanted to enjoy everything about this evening—the man, the food, the wine, and the fire. I loved that we had a fire. It warmed me up on the inside that he'd wanted to recreate that evening from our past. He'd gotten the details right. We'd ordered pizza that night, too, although this one was a lot better. And we snuck some mulled wine over from the main cabin. Minors weren’t allowed to drink, of course, but Sam had been very convincing even back then. Since neither of us was of drinking age, we’d gotten tipsy pretty fast. I was sure that wouldn't be the case this time.
"I can't believe this needed the Maxwell team effort."
"Hey, I had the idea, just not the skills to execute it. And I needed everything to be perfect for you."
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Sam
Iwas proud of thisevening. My family was going to tease me about getting their help for a long time to come. But one thing I learned during my work in Doctors Without Borders was that group efforts were almost always better than doing it all alone, and I needed everything to be perfect. I wanted this woman.
Fuck, how I wanted her.
I knew this with utmost certainty, even though so many other things in our lives were up in the air.
We ate the pizza quickly but took our time with the mulled wine. Avery shivered a bit.
"Want me to find another blanket?" I asked.
"No, but I wouldn't mind some body heat." She wiggled her eyebrows.
"Hey, I'm trying to be romantic here, not maul you before you’ve even finished your wine."
"Maul away, Maxwell. I don't mind."
I undid my jacket, and she did the same. She had a sweater underneath. I moved closer until our sides were touching, then placed my arm around her shoulders to keep her warm. The rooftop was encircled by tall glass panels, so it was windproof, but I didn't want to risk her being uncomfortable.
She looked at the fire and sighed. And then I realized she had one hand under my shirt.
I grinned. "Avery."
"Yes?" she murmured.
"Behave."
"I don't think so."
Well, fuck me.I instantly turned hard.
Tipping her head up, I kissed her, then completely forgot that I’d planned for us to stay on the rooftop the whole evening. I couldn't think past how much I wanted to explore her body.
And when she moaned against my mouth, tugging at my shirt, I knew she was right there with me.
