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Chapter Ten
“You are absolutely beautiful.” Tucker’s lips brushed
against my shoulder.
I rolled over, the squeal of the mattress disturbing the
wonderful stillness of his bedroom. “You’re too much.” I dipped my
head to catch his lips before he brought his head back to rest on the
pillow beside me.
When I let him go again, he didn’t lay down. I could make
out half of his face in the faint glow from the streetlight streaming
through the window. He was just gazing at me. I didn’t need to see
his eyes to envision the expression painted inside of them.
“Tucker, be careful. If you keep on staring like that, I might
start to suspect you’re possessed.”
He let out a soft chuckle and finally dropped his head down.
“You know, that’s not really funny.”
“You’re right. It’s completely terrifying,” I agreed.
One of his big hands came out of nowhere and smushed
against my face. “You’re completely terrifying.”
I wriggled out from beneath him and squished my body up
against his. A shiver rocketed through my veins, a thrilling result of
the skin-to-skin contact. Mmm. If I hadn’t already jumped him when
we’d gotten back to his place, I’d have jumped him right there.
His arms came to rest around me, and I softened into his
embrace. My stock of endless corny jokes melted away as that
wonderful warm sensation spread outwards from my heart all the
way down to my toes. “I love you,” I murmured into his chest. He
smelled like the soap from the shower he’d just taken.
He hooked his arms under mine and pulled me up so he could
kiss me again. A flock of doves took flight in my stomach. Their
feathers tickled my insides as our lips locked together and time
slowed down around us once again. When he was satisfied, he pulled
back just enough to whisper against my mouth, “I love you.”
I laid my head down on his chest. “Thank you for dinner
tonight.” My fingers traced a circle on his smooth skin.
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