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searches my face.  “You had the forever moment,
didn’t you?”
    My
forehead pinches.  “How –?”
    “Because
I had it last week.”  Her hand settles on the back of my neck, and she nudges
me forward.  “I had it when you showed me Gram’s garden.”
    Her
eyes soften, and I find myself getting lost in them.  For the first time, I
notice flecks of gold swim in their chocolate brown color.  When I remember how
to breathe again, I catch her mouth with mine.  I explore the fullness of her
bottom lip and the soft curve of her smile.  She winds her fingers through my
hair, holds me in place, and sighs as our kiss deepens.  My hand leaves her
waist, catches her knee, and pulls her leg over my hip.  Her mouth disappears.
    “I
think I’m mooning Sam.”
    I
peer down and, yeah, her short sundress is bunched around her hip, revealing her
perfect, panty-clad backside.  I can’t help myself, and I grab it.  She laughs.
    “Technically,
you’re not mooning anyone.”  I arch an eyebrow as I run my finger just under the
edge of her underwear.  “You’d have to take these off first.”
    Mischievously,
her eyes lock on mine.  “I will if you will.”
    I
have to bite my lower lip to keep from breaking out into a stupid grin.  She
really just said that.
    To
prove I’m up for the challenge, I slide her leg off of mine and sit up.  I
reach for the button on my shorts and unfasten it before Addison’s hand flies
out to stop me.
    “Wait.”
    Damn
it.
    She
curls her legs to the side and kneels.  “Let’s do it together.”
    Hell
yes.
    Now
I’m kneeling, too.  We face each other, inches apart.  “Should we count to
three?”
    A
small laugh escapes her, and she looks up at me from under her lashes.  Her hands
find my pants, finishing what I started, then slide inside and around my hips
to land on my ass.  I wrap my arms around her waist, pull her against me, and
start to lift her dress to return the favor.
    “Hey,”
she says quietly into my ear before kissing it.  “I want you to know this isn’t
my first time.”
    My
hands stop moving and I lean back to look at her.  “What?”
    She
blushes, which is something I rarely see her do.  “I just…I thought you should
know.  In case you wanted to change your mind.”
    The
thought of her with another guy makes my stomach twist, although she did say
she used to have a boyfriend.  Did I really expect to be her first?  She’s not
mine.
    I
kiss her forehead.  “I hate the thought of someone else touching you.”  I
pause.  “But that would never change my mind about us.  If we’re being honest,
it’s not my first time either.”
    She
scrunches up her face, and I wish I could read her thoughts.  My past shouldn’t
be a deal breaker if hers isn’t.
    “Were
you safe?” she finally asks.
    “Absolutely.” 
I tilt my head.  “You?”
    She
nods.  “The whole experience was a disaster, though.”
    “A
disaster?”
    She
shrugs.
    I
lower my shoulders, so I can look her straight in the eye.  “Then, why do you
want to do this with me?”
    A
sly smile lifts the corner of her mouth.  “Because everything is different with
you.  I can’t get enough.”  Her hands, which still rest inside my shorts, pull
me against her.  “All you have to do is look at me and I know I’m yours.”
    I’m
yours.  Her
words are a whisper against my lips, and there’s nothing left to do but kiss
her.  I move my hands to cradle her face, devour her mouth, and plan on making
this last as long as possible.

Chapter Seven
    I
roll on to my side and punch the pillow.  Again.  I can’t sleep, and it’s
useless to try.  Tonight is my last at Buhl Lake.  In the morning, I leave for
home and a week of football camp.  In six hours, I head back to