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“I don’t know,” she answered quietly. “I mean…I would like
to know if I still have family, but what if they… What if they don’t want to
know me?”

He walked over to where she’d hopped onto a barstool, part
of his bachelor décor. He placed a hand on the counter behind her, pinning her
in place as he gazed into her eyes. He hoped she’d be able to hear his
sincerity as he spoke from his heart.

“Any one of them would be damn lucky to know you. You are an
intelligent, funny, warm, caring and sexy woman. I can’t think of anyone I can
even compare you to because you’d blow them all away.”

She blushed at his praise and looked down at her lap.

“I think your opinion is a bit biased,” she muttered with a
little laugh.

He gently gripped her chin in his fingers and tilted her
head back up.

“No, it’s not. Even before I ever saw you naked, I felt this
way. I feel like the luckiest man on earth because you want to spend time with
me.” She smiled, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. Sol wanted to growl in
frustration. “I was going to make it a surprise, but I guess I may as well tell
you where we’re headed tomorrow.”

She bit her lip, but didn’t say anything about the change of
subject.

“I was wondering, when I heard you mention it to your
mother.”

She tried to give him a stern look of reprimand, but he
diminished it with a quick kiss on her nose.

“I’ve made reservations for us at a bed and breakfast up in
the hill country. You and I are going to take a Texas road trip for a few days
and forget about everyone else.”

“Oh, Sol.” He barely caught her as she unexpectedly jumped
off the stool and into his arms. He hugged her tight. “You’ve already given me
more than you can imagine. I never thought I’d be happy again after Marc, but
you keep proving me wrong.”

She leaned back and looked up into his face, the love in her
eyes shocking him to his core. He thought maybe he was projecting and only
seeing what he was so desperate for, but then she grasped his face in both
hands and kissed him.

“Darina, sweetheart—”

“Sol, I know you only wanted this to be temporary and I can
respect that. I mean, it’s been fun and we barely know each other, but I feel
so much for you already. I just want you to know I really care about you.”

He laughed out loud and hugged her tighter, lifting her off
her feet and swinging her in a circle. She gasped as he set her back on her
feet, but he refused to let her go.

“You have no idea how good it is to hear you say that. I
never really wanted temporary. I just didn’t want to scare you away.”

“R-really?”

The look she gave him said so much, he couldn’t help the
words slipping out of his mouth. “I love you, Darina Tanner. I’ve loved you for
months.”

He couldn’t believe he’d said it, and from the look on her
face, he guessed she couldn’t either. For a split second, he considered taking
it back and telling her he was just kidding.

God, I hope I didn’t just fuck this up.

He didn’t expect her to believe it, but his breaking heart
told him he needed some form of self-preservation quick. He slowly released her
and opened his mouth to apologize when she burst into tears and threw her arms
around him.

 

“Sol, I-I love you too.”

She knew she was making a fool of herself but couldn’t seem
to stop. The relief filling her from his declaration sank into her bones,
making her giddy and emotional. She clung to him with all her strength, as the
tension in his shoulders eased at her words. She’d hurt him by hesitating and
felt terrible about it, but she was so afraid. Sol was nothing like Marc. She
knew that intellectually. Now she just had to convince her heart.

“Kitten, don’t cry. Please, please don’t cry.”

She sniffled a bit and tried to compose herself, keeping her
face averted from his probing gaze.

“I’m sorry. I just wasn’t expecting you to say that. I’d
hoped of course, but I hadn’t really expected it.”

“I was afraid it was too soon.”

She looked up into his worried expression and smiled.

“It probably is, but we have all the time in the world to
work on it.”

He chuckled. “Yeah, we do.”

“When I get back from vacation I’m turning in my
resignation. No one will even be able to complain about us working together in
any capacity.”

“The only one who might do that is Marc, and I think he has
enough of his own problems right now.”

She let out a short laugh.

“Yeah, he definitely does. I just want to make a clean
break, Sol.”

“Hmm, probably a good idea.”

He rubbed her back gently and she sighed in contentment.

“I guess there won’t be any more office sex then,” she said
with a giggle.

“Once we no longer work together? Absolutely not.”

She laughed louder at his stern declaration. She was so
happy she was practically glowing.

“And to think I was so sure my vacation would be terrible
this year.”

He squeezed her tighter. “Not if I can help it. You deserve
the very best of everything, and I’m going to spend all of my free time giving
it to you.”

“I think I like the sound of that.”

“Me too,” he replied, before kissing her senseless.

They came up for air and the hunger in Sol’s eyes sent a
shiver up her spine. She bit her lip but he dived in and took over, sucking her
bottom lip between his teeth. The gentle tugging shot lust through her body and
she whimpered in surrender. He took that as his cue to pull off her clothes and
within moments, she stood naked before his heated gaze.

“So fucking perfect.”

Gasping for breath, Darina’s heartbeat raced as Sol slowly
removed his clothes. His sinuous grace enhanced his movements, while Darina
tried to see every detail. He stepped in, crowding her against the counter as
she slid back onto the barstool. Without a word, he dropped to his knees, and
Darina flashed back to their first moments together.

“Sol,” she whispered.

He licked a burning line of ecstasy up her thigh. Her breath
caught and she gripped the stool until her knuckles turned white.

“I’ll never grow tired of your taste, your scent, the sounds
you make. Everything you do makes me burn.”

She opened her mouth to reply, but all that came out was a
moan as he swiped his tongue slowly through her curls. He found her clit
easily, hard and throbbing in readiness for a long-overdue orgasm. Sol wasted
no time taking her to the edge of climax as he pushed his tongue into her.
Darina called out his name, barely coherent through her whimpering mewls.
Unable to help herself, she moved her hips forward, pushing into his mouth.

“Mmmm.”

The vibration of his voice against her skin started a tidal
wave as she peaked. Darina screamed and he gripped her thighs tightly to keep
them open while he suckled her clit.

“Oh stop! It’s too much. Too much, Sol.”

With a growl, he reached up and gripped her hips, pulling
her off the stool and into his lap. Darina barely registered the movement
before he impaled her on his stiffened cock, gliding between her sleek walls
without hesitation.

“I love you, Darina.”

She grabbed his shoulders as he used his grip on her hips to
move her up and down. It didn’t take long for her to join the effort and use
her legs to thrust against him.

“Love…you…too.”

His skin gliding against hers, his moans in her ears, the
scent and taste of his skin in her mouth elevated Darina to a place she’d never
expected to find. She came a second time, hard and fast, taking Sol over the
edge with her. His seed filled her as he thrust his tongue into her mouth,
gripping the nape of her neck in one large hand. The kiss ended, and he leaned
his forehead against hers as they both tried to catch their breath.

“I forgot—”

“Sol, we didn’t—”

They both stopped to let the other finish, wearing identical
looks of caution.

“A condom. I know better than to be so out of control. I
didn’t stop for a condom.”

Darina smiled and smoothed away his wrinkled frown with
shaky fingers.

“Don’t worry. I know I’m protected and clean.”

He let out a relieved breath.

“I swear this is the only time I’ve done that. Only with
you.”

She kissed his nose and ran her fingers through his hair.

“I wasn’t worried.”

“No?”

“No. I trust you, Sol, with my body and my heart.”

He kissed her hard before rising to his feet with her still
in his arms. Darina wrapped her legs around his waist and held on as he slowly
walked to his bedroom.

“You’ll never have to worry about either, kitten. I plan to
take care of both for a very long time.”

Waves of contentment washed through her at the promise in
his eyes, and she hugged him tightly, never wanting to let go.

What a perfect start to my vacation.

About the Author

 

Ms. Missy Jane is the alter ego of a married mother of four
who was born and raised in Texas. A few years ago, she finished reading a book
by Mercedes Lackey and thought, “Now, what if…” and a monster was created.
Missy now spends most of her time lost in worlds of her own making, alternately
loving and hating such creatures as vampires, shape-shifters and gargoyles (to
name a few).

When not writing, Missy spends her time reading, taking
photos of her beautiful daughters and training her husband to believe she’s
always right. She lives near Houston and doesn’t understand why everyone hasn’t
moved to the South.

Excerpts from Missy’s paranormal and erotic tales can be
found on her website, and at
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website address on her
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