Page 59 of All I Want For Christmas Is You

He drove into her again and again. “I’m going to come so fucking hard.” His hips punched, slamming his cock up into her, and he shouted with his release. His frantic thrusts slowed, and he moaned like he was savoring every last sensation.

Staying deep inside her, he swayed. “Today was hell. I missed you.”

“I could’ve had a whole extra day with you. I’m just so mad at myself.”

“Don’t be. We’re together right now.” Slowly, he set her on her feet. “Stay the night?”

“Of course.” She was right where she needed to be.

“You’ve been working all day.” He headed to the minifridge. “Have you eaten anything? I’ve got food.”

“I’m good but thank you. The only thing I need is a quick shower, and then we can go to bed. I just want to be with you.” She grabbed her pajama bottoms and headed for the bathroom.

“Margot.” The urgency in his voice stopped her. He stood there, starkly vulnerable. “It’s never hurt to leave someone before. I needed time to process it, to make sense of the mess of emotions. All I knew was I dreaded going back to the life I had before you. I have everything a man could want—great kids, a comfortable home. I’d even realized my dream of finding my family’s legacy and turning it into a gold mine.”

“You have a full life.”

“When Jessa tried to tell me I was missing out on something vital, I didn’t get it. But then, I met you, and I discovered a whole other dimension.” There was a plea in his eyes. “I didn’t know what my life was missing until you filled up all the empty spaces.”

All day, she’d experienced chaos, fear, and anxiety. But when she was with him, she had none of that. He cleared it all away with his sincerity. And it just lit a fuse deep inside her, warming her, infusing her with a joy she’d never experienced.

“I hadn’t figured any of that out this morning.” He lifted his hands in a show of helplessness. “I didn’t have the words yet, so I left.”

“Neither of us handled it well.” Eight months wasn’t enough to heal from the kind of betrayal she’d endured. She knew that now. She’d be more aware of her reactions.

“I wish I’d left a note.”

Me, too. But she’d already lost a day with him. All she could do now was make up for lost time. “Well, as much as I would’ve loved to read it, I’m hearing it now, and that’s what matters. And after my shower, I think I’ll write you a note…” As she headed into the bathroom, she cast a playful glance over her shoulder. “With the tip of my tongue.”

Ooh, she loved the flash of heat in his eyes.

She turned on the faucet, finished stripping out of her clothes, and stepped inside the tub. She closed her eyes as the warm water coursed down her skin.

I’d never met anyone it hurt to leave before.

I didn’t know what my life was missing until you filled up all the empty spaces.

Just when she’d found some stability, this man had come into her life and shaken it all up. She was such a wild mix of emotions because she’d never been anyone’s spectacular gift before. And she wanted it.

But she didn’t get to keep him. So, along with the happiness that streamed through her was an ugly twist of self-pity. Because she was just so damn alone.

She wanted to be the center of someone’s world.

With Beau, she could very well see that.

The sliding door rumbled on its track, and his arms wrapped around her waist. He brushed aside the wet hair on her shoulder and kissed her. “I couldn’t wait.” He held her tightly against him. “I’ve missed you all day.”

The fuse he’d lit sparked and ignited, making her hot and needy. Tipping her head back, she brought his hands to her breasts. She loved the way his fingers curled, gripped, then pushed them together and squeezed. She thrilled at the lusty groan in her ear.

He sealed their bodies together, his hard cock wedging between her ass cheeks. “You make me crazy.”

But instead of bending her over and sliding inside like she expected him to do, he stepped away. He surprised her by lathering his hands with the bar of almond-scented soap and smoothing them across her shoulders.

Because he knows I worked my ass off all day and want to clean up.

He puts my needs before his.

Both hands slid down her spine, rounding her bottom. He knelt, caressing her thighs, her calves, and then lifting each foot to soap it up. She smiled when he got between her toes. He’s adorable.

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