By Diana Palmer
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He bent, lifting her, his big body shuddering with unconcealed hunger. “It’s been years,” he whispered roughly, “and I want you like hell. ” Her arms tightened around his neck and she buried her face in his throat, trembling. “I don’t care if you aren’t,” she whispered. “I love you so much. ” He groaned, laughing, as he carried her down the long hall. “My God, this is going to be sweet,” he whispered. She flushed, laughing. ” “Just remember that Blake’s a light sleeper,” he whispered. She nibbled at his jaw as he carried her, savouring the feel of his broad, warm chest, the clean scent of his body.
Her eyes closed as he shifted again and she opened her mouth against his throat as she heard him whispering, heard the words, burned with the passion in them. She arched, trembling, clinging, and heard his breath catch even as her body began to echo the sweet rhythm of his. And all at once they were soul to soul, as close as flesh could get to flesh. One. She could barely breathe at all, and she was still trembling in the aftermath when she felt his eyes on her face. She opened her eyes, looking up, fascinated, into the black tenderness of his gaze.
If Tate hadn’t been quite so hungry, the look on his face would have been comical as he swung around with Maggie close in his arms to see Blake ambling slowly toward the living room with his crutch under his arm and cast bumping the floor. ” Blake called again. “Damn,” Tate whispered huskily. ” “Thank God,” Maggie whispered back, frantically buttoning buttons while her face blazed with embarrassment. He put her down, smiling faintly at her panic. “Calm down,” he said gently. ” “By the skin of our teeth,” she moaned.