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undersides of her breasts, Skyler raised her arms in an unspoken invitation for him to touch her everywhere . Setting aside the cloth, he used his bare hands to cleanse her soft globes. Every pass of his thumb over her nipples made them tighter, firmer. She moaned, dropping her head back.
    “Still good?” he asked, trying not to think of the time slipping away from them. 
    “Oh, yes.”
    Going down on one knee, he took the cloth again and soaped her feet and ankles, moving leisurely from arch to knee.
    She watched through heavy-lidded eyes as he drew the washcloth ever higher. The steady ascent made her breathe faster, made her curve her fingers into his wet hair. When he ran the terrycloth through the golden curls at the apex of her thighs, her pelvis tipped toward his touch. She swayed against him, parting her legs in a subtle invitation. Dropping the washcloth again, he eased his fingers into the delicate folds of her cleft. “Like a flower,” he marveled, tracing the slick petals until her thighs trembled.  
    “I want you, Drake.” The words came rushing out of her. “I want you every minute of every day, forever.” 
    He surged to his feet, gathered her against him and said roughly, “Then run away with me, Sky. I’ll take you so far from here that no one will ever find us again. We’ll live together the way that we were meant to.”
    Her eyes pooled with tears. “Make love to me first,” she pleaded.
     
     
    When Drake turned off the water and threw a towel around them, Skyler knew she’d won the bid to distract him. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to be swept far away by the man she loved. If anyone stood a chance of keeping her safe, it was Drake. But at what cost? He would have to leave everything behind—his career, his family, his reputation—all for her. Not to mention that hiding her from WITSEC was probably a crime.
    He had to realize all that. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have let her distract him so easily.
    But there was still one thing he could give her—the memory of this moment. In the lonely months to come, she would savor every detail.
    Droplets sprayed the tiled floor as he swung her out of the tub and briskly rubbed her down. Grabbing her hand, he pulled her into the bedroom, yanked the coverlet and sheets from the bed in one grand gesture, and sent the pillows flying. And then he tackled her onto the mattress, careful to protect her from the weight of his body as they fell in a tangle of limbs and laughter, huddling together for warmth.
    “I could never get enough of you,” he confessed, as their bodies aligned in a way that left them both breathless.
    It would have to be enough for now. “I love you,” she whispered as he found her slick opening. Wrapping her legs around his thighs, she welcomed his possession. 
    With restraint that made her love him all the more, he claimed her inch by gentle inch until he filled her utterly.  
    Just as in that magical moment in her bedroom four years ago, they fit together perfectly, like a hand in a glove. In some ways, they scarcely knew each other. In others, she knew him better than he knew himself—which was the reason she couldn’t let him run off with her.
     
     
    With Skyler emitting soft cries of pleasure, her body squeezing around him so tightly it put him into a mindless trance, Drake roused to awareness just enough to realize they were being careless. He went still. “We forgot protection. It’s in my bag.” 
    Her grip tightened. “Don’t get up,” she pleaded, holding him closely.
    “You could get pregnant,” he warned as she rocked against him, sending him closer to his climax.
    “I know.” Lifting her head, she deliberately caught his lips in a kiss so sweet it threatened the last of his self-control. 
    “And that would be okay with you?”  
    “Getting pregnant? Having your baby? Hell, yes.”
    Her mild swear word made him chuckle. She was full of surprises. He tried to be the voice of reason, which