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questions.
    “You needed time. I know you as well as some of the others
have nightmares and haven’t been sleeping much. You need to be sure.” Jagger’s
hand cupped her shoulder and slid down over her arm in a slow caress.
    “After the way you’ve behaved, I don’t know what you want so
I’m going to make this simple for both of us. Do you want me? No past, no
future. I don’t know if you’re afraid I’ll think this is more or something, but
for us, there’s just now.” She blurted it all out quickly, afraid that if she
tried to explain it better, she’d lose her nerve.
    “There is always a past and there will be a future. I’ve
wanted you since I saw you.” His hand lifted to her face, and his fingers
trailed over her cheeks.
    His answer bolstered her confidence, but she didn’t think
beyond the words “I want you.” Nothing else mattered. She stood up straighter
and smiled. She hoped he wasn’t one of those men who felt they had to make all
the moves, because she was definitely going to make some demands.
    “I want you now.” She peeled the green shirt over her head
and stood before him wearing only the baggy pants and shoes.
    She wished she had more of her own clothing. She wanted to
look sexy and attractive. The only thing she could say about the clothing
they’d provided was that it covered her. Specifically, the shirts covered more
than she’d like. She wanted to feel pretty or eye-catching, and the shirts covered
her from neck to waist without even the possibility of showing a little
cleavage.
    He took a slow step forward and his eyes lowered to her
breasts. “I can give you time. We don’t have to rush.”
    She saw the hunger in his eyes. That was the only thing that
kept her from grabbing her shirt and tugging it back over her head. He was
trying to protect her and the only reason she could think of was that he didn’t
want her to feel as if she made a mistake.
    “We have today and I don’t want time. I know what I feel and
what I desire. I want to kiss you, touch you and fuck. Is that what you crave,
because if it’s not, I can put my shirt back on and go back to the camp. I
don’t need an oversized big brother. I never had one and I’m too old to get
used to the crap now.” She raised an eyebrow and hid a grin as his eyes
remained on her naked chest. She wasn’t overly endowed, but just from the way
he was looking at her, he liked what he saw.
    “I’m not your brother.” He took the final step separating
them. His hands closed around her shoulders and he glared down at her. “I’ll
soon be your lover, and I thought you might have some doubts.”
    “No doubts or second thoughts. I want you as a lover.” She
drew her hand over his chest, tracing over where she knew his tattoo was.
    If he’d been standoffish for too much longer, the larger
ship he’d mentioned to Captain Thomas could have arrived before they even
fucked. She knew that they had only a little time. It would take merely days
after they were on one of the larger ships to meet up with a ship from Central
Command.
    He looked at her for a long moment. She had a feeling he was
going to say something and wasn’t entirely sure she wanted to hear it. She
reached up and slipped her hand over the back of his shoulder. Stretching up
onto her tiptoes, she pressed her lips over his. They didn’t need to talk.
    He drew in a sharp breath, but his lips opened under hers.
She nipped at the lower curve to give him a little encouragement. He groaned
and his head tilted a little as he pulled her closer. His tongue thrust deep
into her mouth in an aggressive claim.
    She met the strokes and demanded more. Twining her arm
around his neck, she arched against him, pressing her breasts against his hard
chest. Her nipples hardened and ached from the pressure but it wasn’t enough.
She didn’t know what it was about being near him, but every time she got close
to him, she wanted to strip them both out of their clothes and tease him