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gorgeous and very sexy.”
    “Does that mean
I am forgiven?”
    “Perhaps I need
a little more persuasion.”
    Raef rolled her
over and balanced his weight above her on the cushions. Their lips
met and instantly they enveloped each other in a passionate
embrace. His hard length pressed against her bare thigh. She
couldn’t deny the arousal mounting in her body over anticipating
feeling him inside. The past few days had been stressful. She
missed their intimacy. He didn’t know it but she understood more
than he realized. She blamed Naami for slipping in unannounced,
catching Raef at the worst possible time and using the odds to her
favor.
    He lifted his
head far enough so that their eyes met. “I love you, Flame. I’m in
love with you, angel. We’ve never come straight out with it and I
don’t expect you to say it back, but I wanted you to know,
especially now, that I’ve always loved you since the day we
met.”
    She searched
his eyes and found only truth. Tears threatened to break forth, but
she fought them back. He dispelled her awkward moment by sealing
his lips to hers. She felt a runaway tear slide down her cheek and
was glad he hadn’t seen it. She did love him but couldn’t bring
herself to say it just yet. The sting of his encounter with Naami
had not completely faded.
    The truth was
that she felt the same—she’d loved him since the day they met and
even during her engagement to Hatch.
    This time she
didn’t want to rush into serious commitment. Two mistakes in her
past had taught her caution when it came to relationships. She
needed to be sure he’d be around when he knew the real her. For
now, Raef would have to be happy with what she could give and not
what she failed to say.
    “We know so
very little about one another,” she said when they came up for air.
“Are you sure you love me?”
    He smiled
charmingly. “Yes, I’m sure. I don’t need to know anything except
that I love you. I know that you’re an only child like me and that
your parents are gone, like mine. We share the same love for nature
and appreciate beauty, loyalty, and honesty. And…you’re completely
irresistible. That is enough for me.”
    “There is
something you don’t know about me.” Guilt gnawed inside over
keeping this from him. “I don’t know how to say it.”
    “You can tell
me anything. Nothing you say will change how I feel about you.”
    “Remember
during our visit to the village, we talked about children and I
asked if you wanted kids?”
    He tilted his
head just slightly and eyed her curiously. “Yes…I remember. I told
you I didn’t want any and you said you could no longer have
them.”
    “I lied.” She
paused then blurted out, “I’m sorry! But you seemed very relieved
that you’d never had kids and you made it clear you didn’t want
any.” She bit her lip anxiously. “I’m so sorry I lied to you. I
never had a tubal ligation but I was using birth control
during my marriage and while I was with Hatch. I’d never want to
bear their offspring.”
    “ Was ?
Why are you telling me this now? Are you pregnant? Are we
expecting?”
    “No…no, I’d
never trick you into fatherhood, hell no. I’m not like that.”
    A look of
clarity flitted through his eyes. “Are you asking me to have a
child with you?”
    “The thought
has crossed my mind. I am only forty-one. There is still time for
me once my next assignment is complete.”
    “Is this about
Naami? Do you feel threatened by her possible conception?”
    “No, I’m not
worried about her. But I was cruel earlier. I don’t really want you
to suffer, or be punished for Naami’s actions. I was fairly pissed
off.”
    “I
noticed.”
    “However, there
is something else you should know.”
    “More?” He
raised questioning brows.
    “I tried
telling you that we don’t know each other very well yet.”
    Raef drew a
deep breath. “Okay, lay it on me.”
    She decided to
just spill it. “Before my training was complete, I was careless