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this time, he lost himself entirely in the flavors and textures and sounds. This
time, he had no secret to keep. No bad news to break. Only pleasure to share.
    He stopped long enough to put on a condom, but once sheathed,
he stretched out beside her and coaxed her on top.
    She squealed in delight. She loved to be in control and he
loved when her fantasies intersected perfectly with his.
    “I’m too tight,” she said, swiveling her hips, her sensitive
flesh slow to stretch. “It’s been too long.”
    He slid his hands over her hips.
    “No, no. You’re just right. Just move. To the left. That’s
it. See? Slick and snug. God, you’re killing me, Katie-gate. Killing me dead.”
    The song that had played that night continued to loop. That
same phrase, embedded in the chorus, was the second reason Shaw hadn’t played
the tune since that night. The story, about a man wanting a woman he couldn’t
have, would have tortured him.
    But now, the words took on new meaning. Once he got her, he
couldn’t let her go. He’d never really believed in life imitating art, but now?
    He believed.
    “If this is dying,” she said, finding a rhythm that defied
the confines of lyric and song, “it’s not so bad.”
    “It’s amazing.”
    Her grin, sinful and sexual, notched his pleasure to what
he’d once thought an unattainable height. Just as he’d imagined, just as he’d
dreamed, he and Kate were perfect for each other. And like the poor bastard in
the song, now that he had her, he was never letting her get away.
    He slid his hands around her ass, cupping her and sensually,
slowly, adjusting her position until he found just the right angle to bury himself
into her until she was full, needy and entirely at his mercy. He tipped up,
pleasuring her breasts with his mouth while she rode him to the brink. Once
there, she nearly collapsed, but Shaw took over, bucking until they both flew
over the edge into blissful, sweaty orgasmic release.
    This was good. This was right. This was a night neither one
of them would ever forget—he’d make sure of it.
    At some point in the aftermath, they ended up underneath the
comforter, his condom discarded, the music turned off, entwined in each other’s
arms. Shaw had no idea how much time had elapsed before he finally corralled
his thoughts and said, “Wow.”
    She moaned in contented agreement.
    Tucked safely in his arms, she snuggled closer and twisted
her fingers into his chest hair.
    “How did you know I wanted to be on top?” she asked.
    “You told me,” he replied. “You still don’t remember?”
    She shook her head. “We can make new memories.”
    “I like the way you think.”
    Shaw leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. In no rush,
he measured his pressure, teasing her with nips and flicks of his tongue until
she finally grasped his face and tugged him into position for one, long, drawn-out,
mind-blowing kiss.
    Their second round of lovemaking was slower, more sensual
and after only a little coaxing from her, Shaw revealed a few of his sexual
fantasies to even the playing field. He couldn’t remember a woman ever showing
so much interest in seduction of the mind and body, but he wasn’t surprised
that it was Kate who blazed the path. Nothing about her was ordinary, expected
or predictable. It was why she fascinated him so completely—why he was certain
they could make this relationship—so new and untested—work for the long haul.
    “I can’t believe I finally have you in my bed,” Shaw
confessed. “If ever there was a girl less likely to…”
    She pressed her fingers over his lips, silencing him. “Less
likely? You’ve got it all wrong, Shaw, because I had it all wrong. I thought I
had to put everything about my past behind me, including my fantasies and
passions. But now, I know what I want. You’ve reminded me.”
    “Reminded you to take a chance on a stranger every once in a
while?”
    Kate pressed her cheek to his chest. He squeezed her
tighter,