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wrapped herself around him, needing to touch him. Her hands greedily slid through his hair and down the muscles of his neck, so hard and strong. Heat from his body buffeted her, wrapping her in his scent and presence.
    His tongue lazily stroked along hers, sending his taste spiraling through her. The kiss seemed so laid back on the surface but his arm held her to him tight and his cock pressed into her belly. When she nipped his bottom lip between her teeth he groaned.
    Her nipples stabbed the front of her sweater, her pussy slickened and bloomed. A low throb of need settled in tandem between nipples and clit and she realized he’d taken her to nearly begging with just a kiss.
    “You taste like spiced cider,” he said against her lips as he broke the kiss. “I like it.”
    His tongue slid over her lips and the act sent a burst of giddiness through her.
    She paused, looking for the flirty banter to return his with. “I have nothing at all.
    Sorry. You’re way better at this than I am.” She had to tip her head back to see him better.
    “You have everything, Belle. But thank you. How was dinner?” He drew her back to his chair and settled her into his lap facing him.
    “It was good. We wrapped what seemed like three thousand presents, did the garlands, baked cookies, frosted them, made colored sugar. Brian’s new girlfriend stopped by for a few minutes to drop off presents and suggested very brightly that we all www.samhainpublishing.com
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    go sing carols. I sort of felt sorry for her because you’d think my family would be all over that sort of thing but I get the feeling they don’t like her much. How was your dinner?”
    “Wow, did you even take a breath?” He laughed. “No, I don’t think Sissy is much liked by your family. She’s too young for Brian and everyone can see it but him. She tries too hard and it only makes people want to avoid her more.” He kissed her quickly and she snuggled into him. “Dinner was good. Mom is baking like a fiend, my dad is just staying out of the way. Gabriel snuck off to meet someone, he’s playing it close to the vest. My mother asked me pointed questions about you.”
    “Me?”
    Rafe loved the way her voice squeaked when she asked. Loved the look of worry and also pleasure on her face.
    “Yes, you. And us. She didn’t miss the kiss this afternoon of course. She loves you, always has.” He wanted to tell her he loved her too but he was still unsure about how to approach the situation. He didn’t want to scare her away or make her feel like she had to choose. At the moment he thought it might be the best strategy to let her know he was interested in a relationship but not push overly hard. Then he’d do everything he could to remind her why having a job where you didn’t work eighty hours a week and be away from your family for a year at a time was a good thing.
    “My mom cornered me in the driveway.”
    Mrs. Taylor always had been a very astute woman. “Oh yeah? Did she catch you writing a note asking Gabe to ask me if I liked you liked you but not to say you were asking?”
    The way she blushed and coughed made him realize her crush on him had been a pretty big one. He grinned as he stood, still holding her.
    “Let’s get somewhere private. Brian may walk in and that would really just kill my libido.”
    She nodded eagerly and wrapped her legs around his waist as he carried her up the stairs and into his room. Once the door was closed and locked he tossed her on the bed.
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    She immediately smoothed the blankets and he laughed, remembering he’d forgotten to make it that morning.
    “So, Belle, I get the feeling I starred in lots of teenaged fantasies and I didn’t even know it. I was a lot older so I was blind but I find the idea of you writing my name on your folder quite interesting. What did you think about me?”
    She blushed again and he used the remote to turn the stereo on. He switched off the