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Authors: Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon
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attuned to her reactions.
“Roll over.” As always, he had her halfway to the position he demanded before she had a chance to respond.
She groaned when he straddled her thighs and started massaging her neck and shoulders.
“Oh my God. That’s so good.”
“I shouldn’t have kept you tied up for so long. Didn’t realize you were going to be such a hard nut to crack.”
She laughed. “Yeah, that’s me. Tough as leather.”
He bent down and placed a soft kiss on her hair. “I think you pretend to be tough on the outside, but I know better. Inside you’re pure marshmallow.”
“Damn. And here I was, thinking I had everyone fooled.”
He crawled to her side, claiming more than his fair share of the mattress. It didn’t matter when he lifted her slightly until her head rested on his chest, his muscular arms engulfing her in his hold.
He squeezed her lightly. “Not me.”
She giggled lightly. “I can’t believe we’re here like this.”
“I don’t think it’s that far out of the realm of believability. Not sure Sam would be too surprised by it.”
“Maybe not Sam, but Beth and her vicious pack would definitely keel over.”
“Beth might have been an airhead, but I never really saw her as a bitch.”
“That’s because you’re a guy. She made no secret of the fact she didn’t like that you and I were friends.”
Sawyer tipped her face up until she was looking at him. “I didn’t know she was mean to you.”
She shrugged. “Oh, it wasn’t anything serious. She made fun of my clothes and hair. Typical girl stuff.” While she’d been careful to hide from Sawyer exactly how poor she and her mother had been, it hadn’t been that hard for the other girls to recognize the old clothes they’d donated to charity being worn by a classmate or the fact she clumsily trimmed her own hair.
“Is that why you hung out with me and Sam instead? I always assumed you found girls annoying and steered clear of them. I know I did.”
“You avoided them? Wow. I missed that part. From where I stood, it looked like you constantly had a pack of them following you around like groupies.”
Sawyer winked at her. “Damn. You’re making me miss high school.”
“Well, I don’t. Not at all.”
“I didn’t realize how hard it was for you. Why didn’t you say anything?”
“It was no big deal.”
He placed his finger against her lips before she could continue spewing the same lies she’d relied on a million times before. It had hurt when classmates made fun of her, but she’d had to pretend, had to don a blasé look or be crushed by the humiliation.
“Don’t. Don’t ever lie to me. You can spout that bullshit to the world if it makes it easier for you, but don’t do that with me.”
She hadn’t expected the tears his kind comment provoked. She wasn’t a crier by nature, and she couldn’t understand why Sawyer being nice to her would trigger the emotion after years of teasing hadn’t.
“It was high school, Sawyer. A lifetime ago.” She smiled as she spoke. She was an adult and the things that had tormented her when she was younger didn’t carry the same importance.
He placed a soft kiss on her forehead. “I don’t like the idea of anyone hurting you.”
She lifted her head and gave him an amused grin. “Is that so?”
He caught her meaning and laughed. “I should say anyone who isn’t me. And to clarify the difference, you seemed to enjoy the pain I was giving you.” His face sobered. “You never said the safe words. Are you sure you didn’t need to?”
She looked down at her hand as she ran it along his smooth chest. His body looked like it was chiseled in stone.
“I loved every minute of what we did together.”
He cupped her face, forced her gaze to his. “So did I. We’re not finished here, Leah. There are a million things I’m going to do with you.”
A rush of warmth accompanied his words until reality came knocking on the door. “Sounds like it’s going
“Roll over.” As always, he had her halfway to the position he demanded before she had a chance to respond.
She groaned when he straddled her thighs and started massaging her neck and shoulders.
“Oh my God. That’s so good.”
“I shouldn’t have kept you tied up for so long. Didn’t realize you were going to be such a hard nut to crack.”
She laughed. “Yeah, that’s me. Tough as leather.”
He bent down and placed a soft kiss on her hair. “I think you pretend to be tough on the outside, but I know better. Inside you’re pure marshmallow.”
“Damn. And here I was, thinking I had everyone fooled.”
He crawled to her side, claiming more than his fair share of the mattress. It didn’t matter when he lifted her slightly until her head rested on his chest, his muscular arms engulfing her in his hold.
He squeezed her lightly. “Not me.”
She giggled lightly. “I can’t believe we’re here like this.”
“I don’t think it’s that far out of the realm of believability. Not sure Sam would be too surprised by it.”
“Maybe not Sam, but Beth and her vicious pack would definitely keel over.”
“Beth might have been an airhead, but I never really saw her as a bitch.”
“That’s because you’re a guy. She made no secret of the fact she didn’t like that you and I were friends.”
Sawyer tipped her face up until she was looking at him. “I didn’t know she was mean to you.”
She shrugged. “Oh, it wasn’t anything serious. She made fun of my clothes and hair. Typical girl stuff.” While she’d been careful to hide from Sawyer exactly how poor she and her mother had been, it hadn’t been that hard for the other girls to recognize the old clothes they’d donated to charity being worn by a classmate or the fact she clumsily trimmed her own hair.
“Is that why you hung out with me and Sam instead? I always assumed you found girls annoying and steered clear of them. I know I did.”
“You avoided them? Wow. I missed that part. From where I stood, it looked like you constantly had a pack of them following you around like groupies.”
Sawyer winked at her. “Damn. You’re making me miss high school.”
“Well, I don’t. Not at all.”
“I didn’t realize how hard it was for you. Why didn’t you say anything?”
“It was no big deal.”
He placed his finger against her lips before she could continue spewing the same lies she’d relied on a million times before. It had hurt when classmates made fun of her, but she’d had to pretend, had to don a blasé look or be crushed by the humiliation.
“Don’t. Don’t ever lie to me. You can spout that bullshit to the world if it makes it easier for you, but don’t do that with me.”
She hadn’t expected the tears his kind comment provoked. She wasn’t a crier by nature, and she couldn’t understand why Sawyer being nice to her would trigger the emotion after years of teasing hadn’t.
“It was high school, Sawyer. A lifetime ago.” She smiled as she spoke. She was an adult and the things that had tormented her when she was younger didn’t carry the same importance.
He placed a soft kiss on her forehead. “I don’t like the idea of anyone hurting you.”
She lifted her head and gave him an amused grin. “Is that so?”
He caught her meaning and laughed. “I should say anyone who isn’t me. And to clarify the difference, you seemed to enjoy the pain I was giving you.” His face sobered. “You never said the safe words. Are you sure you didn’t need to?”
She looked down at her hand as she ran it along his smooth chest. His body looked like it was chiseled in stone.
“I loved every minute of what we did together.”
He cupped her face, forced her gaze to his. “So did I. We’re not finished here, Leah. There are a million things I’m going to do with you.”
A rush of warmth accompanied his words until reality came knocking on the door. “Sounds like it’s going
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