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traveled tenderly, kissing all over my face. And when his lips finally met mine again, I pressed in deeper and kissed him back with desperation, and the agony of not knowing when I’d see him again. He tasted so sweet and rich that I longed to taste all of him. I trembled as his hands glided from my back, down to my thigh, caressing every inch of me. As the heat of our passion grew, we fell on the bed, with me atop of Michael.
    “ You drive me crazy. I can’t be with you and I can’t live without you,” he murmured.
    How true, I thought, and my body quivered when I felt his warm hands on my bare skin. Somehow, my night gown had pushed up, leaving my underwear exposed. I flushed with exhilaration, wondering which underwear I’d worn. I wanted more of him. The tips of my fingers found their way inside Michael’s shirt, and I ran my hands across his picture perfect, ripped chest. He took in ragged breaths and I heard him mumbling something, but I didn’t care to listen. Gently, he rolled me to my side. He moved lower and kissed my exposed navel. Ever so slowly, his kisses slid higher and my back arched from the exploding pleasure.
    “ Claudia,” he murmured, still kissing me. “pull…away…too…dangerous.”
    I understood what he wanted me to do as I put his words together, but I didn’t want to, nor did I do as he asked. It didn’t matter, because we were interrupted by the sound of my mother’s car door shutting. He released me, his hand in mine, and we lay there in silence, catching our breath. I was dazed, floating in heaven, and needed some time to come back to reality.
    “ Did you tell me to pull away?” I asked, still catching my breath.
    “ Yes, I couldn’t stop from wanting you.”
    “ What makes you think I could?”
    He didn’t get a chance to answer. Michael stood both of us up when he heard Mom opening the front door. “I’ll be back as soon as I can,” he said, gently touching the beaded butterfly crystal necklace he had given me on my birthday and then my cheek.
    “ I know,” I said, trying to sound cheerful.
    “ I need to find out more about why I didn’t know you were in danger, but I believe one reason I didn’t know you needed me was that there were no fallen involved. The only other reason I could think of would be if you were in the presence of another angel. But how could that be? Impossible, I am your guardian angel.” Michael looked confused and extremely frustrated with this new dilemma.
    “ I guess I wasn’t in all that much danger. I just wanted you here,” my voice low.
    He placed my hands onto his chest and kissed them both. “Te Amo,” he said.
    “ I love you more,” I replied.
    Just as he disappeared, I called out, “Wait.” I wanted to tell him about the T-shirt and the strange hot feeling that shot through my hands, but it was too late. A sly smile crossed my lips; I couldn’t help but wonder how he was going to teach Ryan a lesson. I was a bit worried, but I let it go quickly. I guessed I’d have to wait to find out.

 
    Chapter Five
     
    I stood in front of my locker with it partly opened, drowning out the noises of the chatting and locker doors slamming. I was there to pick up my book and head to my next class, but my mind was occupied with thoughts of Michael and what took place between him and Ryan. Hoping to avoid Ryan, I hid behind the locker door. I also couldn’t stop thinking about the girl with the same name as me, who had gone missing.
    “ Hey, Claudia,” Kristina greeted.
    “ Kristina!” I jumped, startled by her appearance. I suddenly realized I was supposed to go to my literature class. I grabbed a book and a notebook, closed the locker door, and gave her a hug. “You never walk to my locker and walk to class with me. What’s up?”
    “ Jumpy are we?”
    “ I was just deep in thought.”
    “ I guess I would be too if you were thinking the same thing I was thinking. Did you hear the news about that girl named Claudia Emerson, who