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“I know you’re capable of wonderful things because you’ve already achieved the impossible. We’ve had our bumps and our fights, but we always come out on top, don’t we?”

He nodded. “I just…don’t know why I can’t shake this.”

The uncertainty on his face tugged at my heart. I hated seeing him so upset. “It’s okay. I’m here to help you. If you’ll let me.”

I pulled his face down to mine and placed kisses on his forehead, the tip of his nose, and finally his mouth. He stirred under my insistent kisses, and hungry hands clutched at my waist and my ass. I sucked his bottom lip into my mouth, biting down just hard enough to make him growl.

“I’m here, baby,” I said into his mouth. “Be here with me.”

I deepened the kiss, letting the tip of my tongue brush over his lips. His breathing hitched, his hold on me becoming more insistent. Somehow, I guided him toward our bed, even with our lips locked. The taste of him was so deep, so masculine, I wouldn’t have minded spending the day in his arms just