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Winning the War
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Maggie felt like she’d been asleep for days. She couldn’t seem to will her eyelids to open. She was so warm and relaxed. She lay still taking in the sensations. She realized a heavy weight was around her waist and she felt like a heating pad was at her back. Her hand explored the weight and realized it was a warm arm. The arm tightened around her middle when she started to trace the lines of the muscles there and everything came rushing back. Zane. Here in her bed. Wrapped around her. She smiled and felt lips and stubble on her jaw. “Good morning,” Zane said, pulling her closer against the hard planes of his chest.“Yes, it is.” Maggie giggled and turned her head to meet his mouth. “I could get used to waking up like this.”“Mmmm, me too.” Zane kissed her again and, before she knew it, she was under him again looking up into his eyes. “We need to discuss something first, however.”He looked serious and Maggie felt a pang of panic in her gut. I knew it couldn’t really be this perfect.
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