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xt Mor

ainst the early morning light, she peeked one eye open and found Ava spr

d nudged her.

uggling deeper into the pi

ou said that thi

open into a sleepy glare

t her. "Because we still have

r back and stared at the ceiling. "Fine.

and despite folding some clothes last night, there was plenty left to do. Leah wiped down surfac

the space in warm golden light. The back door stood open, letting in a sof

tiles near the window. Ava rummaged through a box

for breakfas

. "You just woke up and you'r

r chest in mock offense.

r head. The banter was l

deliberate. Coming

lmost ignored it. But something com

as when sh

ma

devastatingly attractive-the kind of man whose pr

h f

that clung in all the right places. His torso tapered into a lean waist, the fabric hinting at sculpted

. The way they wrapped around t

caught in

ned sl

reveal the si

lashes. And his lips-full, firm, and undeniably kissable. Lip

of her stomach. Her thighs clenched instinctive

happeni

ried to return to scrubbing the t

ment. One hand gripped the door casually, the other rested on the

ousal rolled

allowe

t it made her toes curl. As he backed out of the driveway, his profile remained calm, compos

exha

realize she'd been

u g

va stood a few feet away, arms crosse

ckly back to her sponge, fe

aring," Ava

I was

e you were about to write him

r eyes, unconvinced, but she let it go with a

d upstairs, leaving Leah a

hts she had no b

That N

light a soft green glow from a motion sensor lamp she'd set up earlier. The

n't watching

hinking a

irt clung to his chest. The way his

the memory. Her breat

ighs. Her body felt too warm, too tight, like somet

esitant slide beneath the hem of her dress. Her breath h

ly, her body al

c. She arched slightly, the combined sensation sparking he

n't ev

e was already

th

outside. Familia

fr

n light

ngers

knew it. The

eart

d away, chest rising and f

padded quietly to the window. Par

here

as he parked. For a moment, he stayed inside, his hands gripping the wheel. He leane

e door

epped

was partially unbuttoned now, exposing a sliver of his chest. The muscl

allowed

uld loo

he di

ked-not toward the front door,

ack s

cou

as upstairs. He

thing electric p

, every step deliberate, powerful. T

n one hand, breath shaky, thighs pre

stand what was h

knew o

't just a

somethi

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hat had onl