Page 103 of When Morning Comes Around

“We can change everything if you don’t like it. I just bought what I thought might work for now. I wanted it to look nice for you tonight. I …”

He looked so uncertain. She went to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing a kiss to his lips. “I love it!”

His arms closed around her, and he crushed her to his chest. “I love you.”

Her heart felt as though it exploded in her chest, she opened her mouth, she wanted to tell him that she felt the same way, but his lips came down on hers. The way he kissed her drove every thought from her head. Reality faded away as she clung to him and kissed him back.

Then, their hands were moving. She didn’t know who started it, but it didn’t matter. Her fingers fumbled with the buttons on his shirt. His hands went to the zipper on her jeans. They only broke apart so that they could tug at each other’s clothes. Her top went flying. He shrugged out of his shirt while she fumbled with his buckle. Within seconds, they were standing naked in front of each other.

She licked her lips; she couldn’t help it. She’d known that he was hiding a lot of muscle under his shirt, but …. Damn! She ran her hand over his chest, the dusting of dark hair soft under her fingers.

“You’re gorgeous.”

Her hand froze when he spoke. She’d been so caught up in the sight of his beautiful naked body that she’d forgotten to feel self-conscious about her own. She swallowed.

“I …”

She looked up, and heat flashed through her veins when she saw the intensity in his gaze.

He rested his hands on her shoulders. “Don’t.”

She swallowed.

“Please don’t say anything to disagree with me. You’re gorgeous. And you’re mine.”

Shivers chased each other down her spine as he ran his hands down her arms and started walking her backward toward the bed.

“At least, I’m about to make you mine.”

She nodded eagerly and climbed onto the bed. He lay beside her, propping himself up on one elbow, and smiling as he traced his fingers down her cheek. She caught his hand and kissed the back of it.

“Before we go any further, there’s something I need to tell you.”

His eyebrows drew together, so she hurried on. “I love you, too.”

His full lips turned up in a gorgeous smile. “You do? I didn’t know if it was too soon to say it, I thought maybe I should wait but … I couldn’t.”

“How could I not? You’re a wonderful man, Dom. You’re better than I deserve.”

He scowled. “Don’t say that. It’s not true. You deserve everything, and I’m going to do my best to give it to you.”

“I don’t want you to give me a damn thing. Just you. Just … your love. That’s all I want from you.”

“You have it.”

She held her arms up to him. “Show me?”

That smile!

He nuzzled his face against her neck. “I plan to.” He captured her lips in one of his intoxicating kisses, and she gave herself up to him. He covered her body with his own, and just the way he felt – the rightness of it, made her feel as though she melted into him.

When his lips left hers, she braced herself, waiting for the moment when he’d enter her. He was a big guy, and it’d been a long time and … And she moaned when instead of positioning himself above her, he kissed his way along her jaw. Tingles raced over her skin when he nibbled her ear, then worked his way down her neck.

She closed her eyes as he worked his way down. He kissed her throat, and heat flooded her whole body when he teased her nipple with the tip of his tongue. When he reached up and curled his hand around her throat as he worshipped her breasts with his mouth, she almost came undone.

He lifted his head, and the lust in his eyes made her writhe underneath him.

He squeezed her neck. “Is that okay?”

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