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hers while still keeping his eyes wide open. “The closer I get, the more I can admire you.”
    She followed his lead and kept her eyes open, too, as he began kissing her. But the kiss quickly turned into laughter that left them both breathless.
    “I’ve always wanted to do that.” He grinned at her.
    “Yeah, me, too. You look really goofy up close.”
    “Not you. Still gorgeous.”
    “Liar.”
    “Okay, gorgeously goofy. Closing my eyes, now.” He leaned down and nibbled on her mouth.
    “I’m not. I’m watching you.”
    “Then I’d better make it interesting.” Leaving her sweet mouth, he journeyed over her chin and down the smooth column of her throat.
    “Is this the part where you bite me and suck my blood?”
    He adopted his best Transylvania accent. “Not tonight, my precious little strudel. Tonight I will bite and suck elsewhere.” He kissed his way to the swell of her breast. “With your permission, of course, my sweet schnitzel.”
    She drew in a quick breath. “Permission granted.”
    Lifting his head, he noticed that she’d propped a pillow behind her head and was indeed watching him. Fire licked through his veins and heated his already very stiff cock as he cupped her breast and began his assault.
    “Your beard tickles.”
    “Is that good or bad, my luscious bundt cake?”
    “Good.”
    “Then I shall proceed.” Using hands, mouth and tongue, he celebrated the beauty of Miranda’s breasts until she squirmed against the sheet and gasped for air.
    He sensed that she was moments away from coming, so he slid down between her thighs and made that happen. Her enthusiastic cries gave him great satisfaction, but he craved the ultimate reward. Even crave wasn’t a strong enough word. He doubted the English language had one that encompassed his yearning to connect with her in the most basic way possible for a man and woman.
    Kissing his way back to her mouth, he let his tongue give her a taste of what he had in mind while he reached for the box on the bedside table. As he moved away from her long enough to put on a condom, she begged him to hurry. Her eagerness thrilled him more than she could know.
    Earlier he’d fooled around, but that was over. He’d never been able to have sex for the hell of it. Communicating with a woman in this way had always seemed significant to him, but never more than with Miranda, the lover he’d longed for and had never expected to have.
    Moving between her thighs, he rested his forearms on either side of her head and held her gaze as he slowly eased his cock forward. She welcomed him with her body, but also with her eyes. They glowed with pleasure as he sank deeper.
    “I love this,” he murmured. “I love seeing how being with me affects you.”
    She cupped his ass and urged him closer. “Any second I might begin to sparkle.”
    “Any minute I might spontaneously combust.”
    Her fingers tightened on his glutes. “Then let’s set the sheets on fire.”
    “Yeah, let’s.” He began to thrust, slowly at first but gradually increasing the pace.
    Her body quivered with each impact and her breathing grew labored. But her gaze never left his. Her luminous green eyes were filled with joy and wonder, hope and delight.
    No matter what happened, he’d never forget the way she was looking at him while he made love to her. He’d finally found a woman who understood the magnificent beauty this moment could contain. It was about more than bodily satisfaction, although that was wonderful.
    This amazing connection had the power to dissolve barriers and create a bond that could last a lifetime. With each firm stroke their bond strengthened. When her body signaled that she was ready, he pushed in with more force. Right before she climaxed, she closed her eyes, as if the intensity of the experience had overwhelmed her.
    He understood. They still had much to learn – about themselves and about each other. Following close behind, he surrendered to his release with a sense