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Authors: Brenda Jackson

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moment
she
thought
she
saw
a
quick
instant
of
regret
in
his
eyes
when
he
said,
“I
guess
it’s
time.”

“Yeah,
it
seems
that
way,”
she
said
softly,
not
wanting
to
get
out
of
bed
and
get
dressed,
although
she
knew
that
she

should.
She
needed
to
go
to
her
room
and
pack.
Her
flight
was
scheduled
to
leave
in
a
few
hours
and
she
had
to

make
sure
that
she
arrived
at
the
airport
on
time.

Heat
spread
low
in
her
belly
when
Storm
continued
to
look
at
her.
Whenever
he
looked
at
her,
it
did
things
to
her.
She
would
remember
every
moment
of
last
night.
She
had

entered
his
hotel
room
and
he
had
closed
the
door
behind
them.
She
had
walked
into
his
embrace
and
the
kiss
they’d
shared
had
been
blazing
and
within
seconds
he
had

removed
her
dress
and
panty
hose,
leaving
her
wearing

only
a
thong.

She
would
never
forget
the
way
he
had
looked
at
her,
how
he
had
swept
her
up
into
his
arms
and
carried
her
over
to
the
bed
and
made
love
to
her
as
if
pleasing
her
were
the
most
important
thing
in
his
life.
The
lovemaking
that
they
had
shared
had
been
simply
amazing.

“Do
you
need
help
packing?”
he
asked,
looking

breathtakingly
handsome,
sleep-rumpled
and
delicious.
He
smiled
as
he
braced
himself
up
on
one
elbow
and
looked
down
at
her.
He
reached
out
and
gently
touched
the
nipples
of
her
breasts.
They
hardened
with
his
touch
and
she
felt
a

warmth
begin
to
build
between
her
legs.

She
returned
his
smile,
knowing
if
she
were
to
take
him
up
on
his
offer
she
would
never
finish
packing.
“Thanks
for
the
offer,
but
I
believe
I
can
manage.”

She
felt
her
smile
slowly
fade
away
as
reality
set
in.

Although
she
did
not
regret
any
of
the
time
she
had
spent
with
him,
she
knew
it
was
about
to
end.
There
was
no
other
way,
and
it
would
be
for
the
best.
She
had
to
shift
her
focus
away
from
Storm
and
back
to
the
baby
she
wanted
more
than
anything.
As
soon
as
she
got
home,
she
would

schedule
an
appointment
with
the
fertility
clinic
to
get
things
started.
A
continuation
of
Storm
in
her
life
would
only

complicate
things
and
she
didn’t
do
well
with

complications.
Besides,
she
knew
there
was
no
Mr.
Right
for
her,
especially
one
by
the
name
of
Storm

Westmoreland.

So
why
was
it
so
hard
for
her
to
get
out
of
his
bed?
And
why
did
she
want
to
make
love
to
him
again,
one
last
time
before
she
finally
walked
out
the
door?

“I
enjoyed
our
time
together,
Jayla.”

His
words
interrupted
her
thoughts
and
she
met
his
gaze,
studied
his
eyes.
“I
did,
too,
and
still
no
regrets,
right?”

He
reached
out
and
threaded
his
fingers
through
her
hair.
“No
regrets.
We’re
adults
and
we
did
what
we
wanted
to

do.”

A
smile
curved
her
mouth.
“Thank
you
Storm
for
showing
me
how
great
lovemaking
can
be.”

He
looked
at
her,
countered
her
smile.
“You’re
welcome.”

“But
life
goes
on,”
she
decided
to
say
when
more
than
anything
she
wanted
to
kiss
him.

He
nodded.
“Yes,
life
goes
on,
but
it
won’t
be
easy.
If
I
were
to
run
into
you
anytime
soon,”
he
said,
gently
smoothing
his
fingertips
across
her
cheek,
“there’s
no
way
I’ll
see
you
and
not
think
about
that
red
dress
and
those
killer
high
heels,

not
to
mention
the
only
thing
you
were
wearing
under
that
dress.”

She
chuckled.
“Shocked
you,
huh?”

A
huge
smiled
tipped
one
corner
of
his
mouth.
“Yeah,
you
shocked
me.
You
also
pleased
me.”

Storm
decided
that
what
he
couldn’t
tell
her
was
that
she

was
unlike
any
woman
he
had
ever
known.
She
was

someone
who
could
laugh
with
him,
tease
him
and
talk
to

him
just
about
anything.
And
the
sex
had
been
amazing
and
there
was
no
way
he
could
let
her
go
without
making
love
to
her
again.
He
needed
this
one
last
time
to
seal
the
memory
of
their
time
together
into
his
mind
forever.

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