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    “Julia,” he murmured close to my ear. I could feel his breath against my skin. “Don’t look down at the floor. Look at me.” I lifted my gaze to meet his. “Why are you so unsure of yourself? Can’t you tell that I’ve been sitting here worried you wouldn’t ask me to stay? Do you really think I could tell you no? Or that I’d want to?”
    “I’ve just never done this before.”
    “You’ve never had a man stay at your place before?” I shook my head. “Was it your choice they didn’t stay?”
    “Yes.”
    “You’ve never asked anyone to stay here, but you’re asking me? Now?” He framed my face with his hands.
    “Yes.”
    “Aw, hell, Julia.” His lips touched mine softly, just a whisper. I sighed. He pulled back a fraction of an inch, just far enough to say, “I love the sounds you make and I fucking love I’m the one you’re making them for.”
    His lips caressed mine, brushing over them once, twice, three times before his mouth took mine and moved over it. His tongue working its magic as it made its way into my mouth and found my tongue to intertwine with. I moaned and fisted my fingers in his hair.
    I walked backward through the apartment and pulled Rivers with me. When we came to my bedroom I led him inside. The room was dark and he started to turn on the light. “No! Not that ugly florescent lighting thing. I’ll turn this on.” I flipped on a small decorative lamp on my dresser. It gave off just enough light that we could see, but kept the room dark enough it was sensual, erotic.
    Rivers walked toward me. He reached behind his neck and yanked his pull-over over his head and I sucked in a breath.
    “Shit,” I whispered. He was ripped. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on all of him.
    He undid the button of his jeans before he got to me and I could see his erection already straining against his jeans. “C’mere.”
    Rivers pushed buttons through their button holes on my shirt. He worked slow and deliberate on each one. When my shirt was finally unbuttoned his pushed it off my shoulders. I let it flutter to the floor at our feet. He gazed in my eyes when his fingers undid the clasp of my bra and pushed it away. It fell next to my shirt.
    I reached out and unzipped his jeans and pushed the waistband down. He quickly stepped out of them and kicked them away. It was my first look at Rivers completely nude. I thought I was going to hyperventilate. The man wasn’t just ripped. He was gorgeous. His body was toned and tight. He was all lean muscle. Defined shoulder and arm muscles, tight and rolled abs, and his oblique muscles…just wow. Taller than me by a good five inches, he easily topped six-foot. Next to his olive skin, my fair skin looked paler. Aside from an armband tattoo around his left bicep, his skin didn’t have a mark or blemish on it. He was male perfection and it made me completely self-conscious.
    When I realized I was staring I shook my head a little and looked away. “Sorry.”
    He cupped my chin and pulled my face back to his. He placed a gentle kiss on the corner of my mouth. “What have I said about looking away?” Our breath mingled when he spoke. His smelled sweet and my mouth watered at the thought of how his mouth tasted. “Please don’t do it. I don’t want you to feel embarrassed with me.”
    I looked in his eyes and nodded. “Okay.”
    Rivers tried to undo my skirt. He fiddled around but wasn’t able to find the opening. “Um, Julia?”
    I smiled and undid the side zipper and let the skirt fall. Rivers backed up a step so I could step out of the skirt.
    “A side zipper. That’s cruel.” His thumb caressed my cheek and I leaned into it.
    We were both naked. We stood in the middle of my bedroom so close to each other our chests were crushed together. I could feel Rivers’ heart racing and I knew he could feel mine. Our gaze never left each other’s.
    I’m not sure how long we stood there, our hands roaming over each other while we murmured to