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was for her to affect him.
    She rolled onto her elbows, facing him.  “I’ll
regret it for the rest of my days.”
    He shifted his gaze to her face, a sparkling
burst of red haloing her head.
    “I just wanted you to know that.”  She looked at
him a moment longer before laying down again.
    Damn.  He couldn’t stand how bad he wanted to
pull her in his arms.  This time he rolled.  The sky lit again, giving
him a flash of wide green eyes that burned with longing.
    He didn’t know what to say to her.  Too many
things crowded his mind, and nothing singly stood out.
    Instead, he lowered his lips to hers, instant
heat bursting like the fireworks overhead.  The kiss he’d purchased earlier
hadn’t quenched his thirst for her in the slightest.
    Her soft lips parted for him with the slightest
pressure, his tongue finding hers like it hadn’t been forever since they’d
kissed.  She tasted of mint and a lifetime full of desire.  A powerful ache
claimed him, making it hard for him to not ravage her on the spot.
    He trailed his middle finger up the valley of her
breasts, remembering the feel of her sweet, tender skin.  She gasped beneath
his kiss, but he didn’t give her time to breathe.
    He followed the delicate column of her throat and
then splayed his fingers into her hair at the base of her neck, cupping her
head, holding her so she couldn’t get away.  If his kisses were too rough, she
didn’t complain.  She took all he had and matched the potency of his desire.
    He slipped a thigh between her knees, and she
opened for him.  “I want you, Kimber,” he whispered in her ear as he settled
more fully on top of her.
    “Yes.  Please take me, Jerry.”
    He lifted, staring into her eyes, hoping what he
saw burning there wasn’t an illusion of the nighttime.
    “Please.”  She grasped his head, pulling him to
her.
    He kissed her again until they were both
breathless.  As he sucked in a breath, he ran a hand up her rib cage, cupping
her breast from beneath.  The tantalizing mound filled his hand, making his
already hard erection throb.  The soft knit of her sweater did little to hide
the hardened nipple beneath.
    She hissed in a breath.
    Damn.  He’d dreamed of this moment so many nights,
believed he’d never hold her again, and now here they were.  He intended to
enjoy every moment.  One thing combat duty had taught him—enjoy each second
because it might be the last.
    He flicked open the first button of her sweater,
and she inhaled a ragged breath.  “Your skin is always so soft.”
    “Jerry,” she whispered, her voice pleading with
him.
    He leaned forward and kissed the succulent skin
between her breasts, trailing his tongue up her neck.  He nibbled on her
earlobe while his fingers worked the second button on her sweater.
    He undid the rest of the buttons, and she inhaled
a deep breath when he opened her sweater to the warm evening air.  He was
grateful for the overhead explosions that allowed him to view her black lace
bra with greedy eyes.
    Shit.  “God, Kimber.  You’re beautiful.”  They’d
been apart a long time, but it hadn’t diminished his memory.  There was nothing
like the sight of his woman, hot and bothered, and half naked beneath him.  Her
bra had plumped up her breasts, urging them toward him as though they were ripe
fruit waiting to be tasted.  Hell if he’d waste any more time.
    He swallowed as he slipped a finger beneath the
clasp on the front of her bra, freeing her breasts for him and the heavens to
see.
    She arched as though she needed to encourage him.
    “Give me a second, baby.  I just…damn.”  He
lowered his head, sucking a puckered nipple into his mouth, the sweet taste of
her adding to the intense pounding in his cock.  He sucked hard, manipulating
her other breast with a greedy hand.
    This was moving too fast, but he couldn’t seem to
slow down.  He pulled from her, dragging her nipple with him until he had to
release it.
    Her sighs filled the