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“But I get that the circumstances—even if it was never my intention, that doesn’t mean you won’t feel trapped.” I ran a hand up and down his back. “I want to be with you, but more than anything else in the world, I want you to feel safe. I want you tobesafe.”

Though he didn’t let me go, the lessening tension was impossible to miss.

Holy fuck. It was like my entire life—my entire world—had been leading to this. That I’d spent the last decade flailing around and trying to find my way to this, and now that I was wrapped up in Cam’s arms…

I was home.

I was right where I’d always needed to be.

“God, I love you,” I whispered shakily, stroking his hair and just holding on as if he might vanish if I loosened my embrace.

“Me too,” he breathed. “Ever since we broke up…”

“It’s been awful.”

“It has.” He lifted his head and met my gaze, a few tears clinging to his lashes. “I think I missed you more when you were home than when you were on the road.”

Jesus. Did he want me to break down sobbing? Because that was where this was headed.

I cradled his face in both hands and kissed his forehead again. “We are going to make up for so much lost time when the season is over. I promise.”

He smiled. “I can’t wait.”

“Neither can I.” I pressed a soft kiss to his mouth, and we let it linger for a moment as the whole world seemed to… settle. As if, for the first time, everything was exactly the way it needed to be.

I’d wondered a few times if I’d ever meet someone who’d be worthy of being a stepfather to my sons. I wasn’t even a little bit surprised that when he’d shown up, it was the friend I’d been missing and the man I’d loved for most of my life.

Cam drew back a little. “You know, I’ve never had makeup sex before.” His lips curved into a devilish grin that weakened my knees. “Want to go find out if it’s as good as everyone says it is?”

I returned the grin. “It’s sex with you. Iknowit’s going to be good.”

“Still, we should find out.” He tugged me toward the stairs. “For science.”

Laughing, I followed him. “For science.”

CHAPTER 34

CAM

I’d been missingTrev so bad I was losing my mind, but I hadn’t realized just how much until I landed in bed with him. Naked with his hips between my thighs and my hands all over his powerful back, I was overwhelmed by how amazing it was to be in his arms again. To be holding him close while we kissed like our lives depended on it. Yes, every inch of him was hot as hell, and I was so turned on I could barely breathe, but this was also coming home. Returning to a place that leaving had never felt right, not even for a second.

Everything was right again.

Trev pushed himself up on his forearms and gazed down at me with smoldering eyes. “Tell me what you want. Anything.”

Immediately, my head was full of every imaginable thing we could do. Some from fantasies, most from the scorching hot reality of being with him. I saw us sixty-nining, or making out while we got each other off with our hands, or fucking in every position imaginable until we couldn’t move. I wanted it all right the hell now, but the urgency also ticked down a few notches because… I didn’thaveto have it all right now. We had time. We were back to where we’d always belonged, and we had allthe time in the world to explore all the ways we could drive each other wild.

There was no rush.

At the same time, though, the thing I was hungriest for was Trev’s orgasm. The sounds he made, the way his whole body shook with his surrender, the indescribable bliss of knowing I could make him feel that good.

“Let me ride you,” I panted.

He shivered. “You know it’ll be quick if you do, right?”

I grinned. “Uh-huh. And we’ve got all day, so plenty of time to go a few rounds and take our time?”

“God, Cam…” He bent to kiss my neck. “You’re going to kill me. You know that, right?”

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