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I push up on his chest and straddle his lap. I lay my forehead against his. “Is this for real?” I whisper.

“It is,” he confirms as he grips my hips, his fingers digging in deliciously.

“Oh, Ryan. I am so, so sorry I put us through this. I should have come to you first.” I start crying, burdened with the weight of the hurt and pain I have unnecessarily caused this man. My love. “I never meant those horrid things I said to you.”

“Sssshhh,” he croons as he wipes my tears. “No more apologies. Today is the first day of the rest of our lives together.”

I nod, the movement of my head pushing my lips into his. I take advantage and whisper a kiss on his mouth. He opens his mouth slightly and I run my tongue on the edge of his lips. Kissing my way across his cheek to his ear, I tell him how much I love him. Nibbling on his neck, I promise never to leave him again. As his hands work their magic on me, his kisses bind me to him forever. As our breathing becomes rough and our whispers hoarse, I beg him to make love to me.

And before the night is through, he does.



About the Author


Sawyer Bennett is the penname for a native North Carolinian and practicing lawyer. When not trying to save the world from injustice, she spends her time trying to get the stories she accumulates in her head down on paper. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Shawn, and their two big dogs, Piper and Atticus.


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