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I took several breaths, inhaling her tropical scent, and leaned back to look at her again. “You were correct when you said I hadn’t found the right one. But that was, until I met you, Kendall. That’s when everything changed—when I started to change.”

I held her face, scanning each of her eyes. “I fought this because I knew it was going to get heavy and go against everything I believed.” I shook my head. “But I can’t fight it anymore. I can’t take the chance of losing you.” I swiped my thumb across her bottom lip, my favorite of the two. “You’re perfect. And you’re perfect for me.”

“You’re … mine.”

A smile moved across me. “In every fucking way.”

Her arms found their way around my neck, and she moved over my lap, her legs straddling me. I gripped her ass, hissing when I didn’t feel any panties and again when I felt the bump of her microphone pack.

“It’s turned off; don’t worry.” She reached into the top of her dress and moved the piece that was taped inside along with the wire and the