checking her school records right now. But it's has to be done discretely or it'll raise too many red flags. I started at her high school, but it also could have been in college - don't worry, I'll find him."
"Let's hope you do. Failure is not something I’ll tolerate."
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Jonathan lifted Pati off the supple leather of his hover car. They’d had a wonderful evening together, dinner out followed by a musical. She’d fallen asleep during the forty-minute drive back to her house. When she snuggled closer to him, he stifled his groan. He’d resisted temptation again and again since he had decided to pursue her. Waiting 71
for a clear signal she was ready to take their friendship to the next level was taxing his own patience.
Carrying her up the path to her home, he soothed her as she mumbled in her sleep.
Shock followed by hot desire filled him when he heard his name and felt her press her lips against his pulse before she seemed to drop into a deeper sleep. Pausing at her door, he whispered the spell to unlock the door.
Pushing it open with a sigh, he carried her back to her bedroom. Muttering another spell, the blankets slid down to the foot; he placed her gently on the pristine sheets. She made a sight he knew would surely haunt him the rest of the night. Reluctantly covering her up, he leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"Soon, Pati, we'll be together." Turning, he left.
Opening her eyes, Patience smiled sleepily.
"Promises, promises.” Turning over, she snuggled into the bed.
Standing in the open doorway, Jonathan had barely caught her response but it’d stopped him in his tracks. A slow smile crossed his face while he waited for her to fall into a deeper slumber. He’d no qualms about initiating the dream merge. She’d said she wanted to try it anyway.
* * * *
Pati was unaware she’d a visitor in her dream until she felt a warm body behind her. Rolling over, she gazed into Jonathan's warm hazel eyes.
"How?" She wasn’t sure if he was really there or she was just dreaming it.
"Shhh." Leaning over her, he captured her lips with his. When their kiss deepened, she couldn’t help but moan and wrap her arms around him. He pulled her even closer.
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She never noticed when their clothing disappeared or if they’d even been wearing any. Her back arched when his mouth left hers to worship her aching breasts. A loud gasp was jerked from her when he tugged at her nipples with his teeth before tugging them inside to be soothed by his tongue.
“Please!” Running her fingers through his silky hair, she was surprised when a low growl of pleasure escaped him. Obviously he loved having his hair toyed with. Briefly she wondered if she timed it right, she could make him lose control by just burying her hands in it.
Letting her nipple slip from his mouth, he nipped at the swell of her breast.
“Temptress, you’re going to drive me insane.”
“But what a way to go.” Wrapping her legs around his waist, she rubbed shamelessly against him. The desire he always invoked so easily in her was burning hot and wild.
Anchoring her hips with his, he tried to draw out their pleasure.
"Not so fast, Temptress. We'll get there. No rush."
When he caught the lobe of her ear with his teeth, her world nearly exploded around her.
“More! I need more!” When he chuckled at her plea, she shifted just enough under him to get into the position she needed. If her desire hadn’t been riding her so hard, she would’ve laughed when he grumbled and tried to pull her back under him.
With a quick move of her legs, she managed to flip him onto his back.
“You want to play, do you?” Grasping her waist, he rolled her back under him.
“Do you honestly think that’s going to hold me?”
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He shrugged his shoulders. Narrowing her eyes, she took a move her Vindexicis Master had taught her and flipped him over once more. Before she could gloat, he flipped her over, this time onto her
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