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just berate me. He and I fought like brother and sister on a regular basis, but never before had it actually hurt. Never before had we made each other feel one inch small.
    He loved me.
    That was a bombshell of a confession that had come when I was least expecting it. Now all of his actions, all of those long, silent looks he’d been giving me came into question. What had been going through his mind all this time?
    I guess no matter how much you think you know someone, the harsh reality is that you never really know anyone at all.
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    I woke up sometime in the night when the hinges of my door squeaked open and Henry’s soft footsteps crossed the room. The bed gave way under his weight as he climbed in and curled around my back. “I love you, Elsie,” Henry said, burying his face in my hair. “I just wanted you to know before I left.”
    My heart skipped a beat at the tenderness in his voice. “Thank you for telling me,” I said. “Why didn’t you say anything before?”
    He shifted around and rested his cheek on the side of my head. “I don’t know. You used to be just a little girl, but somewhere along the way, you went from Jason’s bratty sister to this beautiful woman with a glow about you.”
    I grasped his wrists and pulled his arms around me, his words warming me from the inside.
    â€œAfter Jason died, I felt like I needed to take his place and be your big brother. I wasn’t supposed to have romantic feelings for you,” he said. “But God help me, I couldn’t fight it. Not when we live in the same apartment, spending too much time together.
    â€œLook, I don’t need you to tell me you love me too if you don’t actually feel that way. I just wanted you to know that tonight, being with you, meant something.”
    I twisted in his arms and faced him. “It wasn’t just sex for me either. And I do love you, Henry, but I don’t know yet if I’m in love with you.”
    He nodded, pressing his forehead to mine. “I can deal with that.”
    â€œBut I do need you.”
    â€œYeah?” he asked with a saucy grin.
    â€œI need you to stay if this thing between us ends. You can’t just move out and cut me out of your life.”
    He nodded solemnly.
    â€œAnd I need you to come back safe and sound.” My chest felt tight with that certain knowledge that he would never come back, but I pretended not to feel it. After all, what did I know? I was no psychic.
    â€œI’ll try my best.” His hands stole inside my shirt and ran up and down my back. “I need you to do something for me.”
    â€œAnything,” I breathed, the sensation of his rough palms sending tingles up to my scalp.
    â€œI need you to be here when I get back.”
    I kissed the tip of his nose. “I’ll be here. I’m not going anywhere.”
    And then we were on each other, our hands rubbing, grabbing, fondling with complete abandon. We shucked our clothes with a speed born of need. I moaned when his bare skin touched mine, my breasts crushed against his chest as we kissed. He bent down and took one nipple in his mouth, sucking hard, and I arched my back and rubbed my fingers along his scalp, urging him on. He moved to the other breast, laving it with the same attention as the one before. I squeaked when he bit down on my nipple, causing an instant rush of moisture in my crotch.
    He licked the valley between my breasts then moved lower, pressing kisses on my stomach, my belly button, and the insides of my thighs. A grin flashed across his face a moment before he disappeared between my legs.
    I’d received oral from a man before, knew what a tongue felt like down there, but Henry was in a whole other league. I didn’t even want to know where he’d learned the moves, but his tongue was masterful as it licked and glided through my folds in a languid but firm manner. I sucked in a breath when he pushed his