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"I want to feel what it's like to be inside you," he says and climbs on top of her. "Is that okay?"

She smiles. That is more than okay. "Yes, sir."

His hand reaches towards her bed to turn on a lamp before turning off her overhead light. "I want to see you in candlelight one of these nights," he mutters as he slides into her.

The request catches her off-guard, but the moment he fills her, she forgets all about it. He stills, hissing slightly. "What's wrong?"

"You feel so damn good," he says. "It's been a while, and being in your mouth almost took me over the edge. I need to pace myself because I want this to be good for you, Jessica."

The sincerity in his eyes as he looks down at her makes her melt. "It will be."

Shifting his hips, he lowers his body and braces himself on his forearms, before claiming her mouth with his. Each thrust feels like he's trying to tell her something, and she finds it interesting and intriguing. Her body builds with tension as she meets him to create the necessary friction for her pleasure. His hands brush hair away from her face so sweetly, and she shifts to help him hit the spot she craves.

"Jess," Landry moans as he kisses her jaw.

"Laundry."

His breathing quickens. "I have to tell you something."

Her heart races as her climax continues to build. "Now?"

Picking up his pace, he slams his body against hers, and she knows she has all of thirty seconds of coherent thought before she loses all control.

"I think I'm starting to fall in love with you."

The words push her over the edge, and she cries out in blissful pleasure she hasn't had in months. He grits out something sounding like it might be her name shortly after, and his body rests on hers as she puts the pieces together.

"You're starting to fall in love with me?"

"I think so, yeah," he pants and kisses her neck. "I've been feeling it for a while now, but being with you, God, it just feels so damn right."

She smiles. "It was pretty good, wasn't it?"

"So good," he pants and slides out of her to lie on his back. "Sorry, that was kind of quick."

Curling up against him, she nuzzles her nose in his neck. He takes off the protection and tosses it on the floor. Again, another action that makes her bristle. He could have just asked where the garbage was, and she'd have told him about a foot north from where he dropped it.

"Was it too quick?"

Her attention comes back to him. "No, it was good."

"I'm not saying I love you," he says, and she hears his heart racing beneath her ear.

"I know," Jess says and smiles. "It's really fast to feel that way, but I know what you mean. I like spending time with you, and this was good. I could see it happening again."

A deep laugh comes from his belly, and he kisses her forehead. "Give me fifteen minutes, and we can make that happen."

"You're on," she says and climbs out of the bed to the attached bathroom.

A wave of sadness hits her as the post coital glow fades. It was good, but it wasn't great. It wasn't mind-blowing. Every time with Kade felt like the best sex of her life. It just kept getting better.

This is new, she reminds herself. He doesn't know your body yet, and you don't know his. It'll get better. It always does.

Wiping the tears from her eyes, she cleans herself up and washes her hands. She looks in the mirror and forces a smile. This isn't what she planned to be doing right now in her life. But as she knows better than most, life doesn't always go according to plan.

Landry's a nice man. Caring. He calls when he says he's going to, and he respects her. He told her what his intentions were from the very beginning, and he understands they've both been hurt before. His patience is nothing short of admirable, and he thinks he's starting to fall in love with her. Kade never let himself get to that point.

"Are you okay?" Landry calls through the door.

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