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Tori’s eyes flew open as she woke with a start. It only took a moment for her to remember where she was and when she did, she relaxed immediately. She was with Xander. At least … she was at his place, in his bed, but … She was hanging off the edge of the bed. She turned over and was relieved to see him, for one horrible moment she thought that he might have got up and left her here alone.
It was just light enough for her to see a slow smile spread across his face. He reached his hand out to her, and she scooted closer. A rush of warmth filled her chest as he wrapped his arm around her waist and drew her closer until she was snuggled against him, looking up into his eyes.
“You okay?”
She pressed a kiss to his lips. “I am now.”
Three little lines furrowed his brow. “What was wrong?”
“I … when I woke up, I thought you were gone.”
He kissed her forehead. “With you in my bed? I’m going nowhere, sprite.”
She gave him a half shrug. “I haven’t spent the night with many guys, but …” She gave him a sheepish smile. “In the movies and in books, couples always seem to sleep in each other’s arms. I …”
He chuckled. “I don’t think it works that way for everyone. Not that I’m saying I wouldn’t want to,” he added hastily. “But you were thrashing around like a floppy fish when I tried to hold you, so I gave you your space and you kept scooting all the way over till I worried that you might fall out of bed.”
“Oh.”
He tightened his arm around her. “I figured you were the one who isn’t a snuggly sleeper.”
She shrugged. “I don’t really know. I haven’t been in a situation to find out.” Ugh. That probably sounded like she was some naïve girl. “I mean. I have slept with guys …” She trailed off when she saw the pained expression on his face. “What? What did I say wrong?”
He gave her a rueful smile. “Nothing. Not a damn thing. Of course you’ve slept with other guys, it’s just … it kills me to think about it.”
She grinned – she couldn’t help it – and he narrowed his eyes at her. “It’s not funny.”
She had to laugh. “It is! I mean, think about it – you getting jealous over my past? I bet you have a much more colorful history than I do.”
“I’m not getting jealous.” She’d meant to make him laugh with her, but he looked deadly serious. “Honestly, I’m not. I know you have a past, and that’s only right and normal. It’s just that I don’t want to think about it, because when I do, all I can think is that it could have been me – it should have been me.”
“Aww.” She ran her hand over his cheek. “I know what you mean. We could have had years and years of this if we’d figured it out sooner. But I believe that everything happens when it’s supposed to. If you think about it, we might have gotten together sooner, but that might have meant that we got tired of each other sooner – that one or both of us wanted to explore and …”
She wriggled as he pressed his face into her neck. “I know you’re right. I know I’m being an idiot, but whatever the past was or wasn’t, you’re mine now.”
Her whole body felt as though it melted. “I am?”
He lifted his head, his expression serious now. “I want you to be.”
“I want that too.”
“And just so we’re clear, that means I’m yours, too. Okay?”
“More than okay by me.” She reached around to stroke his ass – he had the best ass she’d ever seen! “In fact, it’s so okay with me that I think we should seal the deal.” She loved the feeling of him growing harder against her as she spoke.
Before she knew what was happening, he’d closed his arms around her and rolled onto his back, taking her with him so that she straddled him.
“I think you’re right. We should.” He chuckled as he rocked his hips and his hot, hard length slid between her legs. “Do as you will with me, I’m all yours.”
She chuckled, loving the sound of that. “Anything I like?”
He nodded, his eyes shining with amusement – or maybe that was lust.
“Okay then,” she breathed as she lowered her head to kiss his chest and started to crawl down over his body. When she looked up again, his jaw was clenched, and he was gripping the sheet beneath him. It made her laugh. “Relax. I’m not going to hurt you – I just want a taste of things to come.”
“Sprite,” he breathed on a low moan as she closed her lips around him.
Chapter Seven
