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murmurs.
    “Night.” After I close the door, I put the dead bolt in place. Laying my hand on the door, I think about how badly I want him in here with me, but sleep is what I need to clear my head.
    After putting on my pajamas, I take some pain relievers and crawl underneath the covers. On autopilot, I unplug the room phone.
    Since arriving on Saturday, my world has been turned upside down from everything I thought was right-side up. I have met this amazing man, and I’ve started to live again. I decide to think about it tomorrow after I’ve gotten some sleep. My pain medicine starts to take effect, and I fall into a deep dreamless sleep.

My body aches, and I feel a little discombobulated as I stretch. It’s like everything is on a delay and out of focus. I feel the soreness from when I hit the curb after fainting. Gah, that was humiliating.
    The clock says it’s 4:18 in the afternoon. Wow, I really slept the day away. I need a bath, and I stiffly get out of bed to head to the bathroom.
    Soaking in the tub, I think about how much I’m going to tell Damien about what happened. He brings me alive in a way that I didn’t know was possible, and it scares me on so many levels.
    My mom always said, In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you take but how many moments take your breath away.
    Damien takes my breath away. My mind is having all sorts of crazy thoughts. I want him in ways I’ve never desired anyone. It just seems too good to be true.
    I hear a knock at the front door. After I hurry out of the tub, I grab the robe from the back of the bathroom door. I yell, “Just a second,” before I head out to answer it.
    Looking out the peephole, I see Damien staring straight ahead with his hands on each side of the door frame. He has a dark expression on his face. What’s going on? Whatever it is, all I can think about is that he’s here, and I want to do a little happy dance.
    Opening the door, I cheerily greet him, “Hey, stranger.”
    Damien strides past me into the room. He’s obviously been working today. The way he looks in his custom-tailored gray suit with a dark purple dress shirt is breathtaking. The top two buttons of his shirt are open. He’s rubbing his forehead furiously, and his black hair is tousled. Geez, I crave his touch.
    “It looks like you’re okay, so I hope to hell you have a good explanation as to why I could not reach you on your cell phone or room phone. It is after six, and I asked you multiple times to call me as soon as you got up.”
    “Seriously? You’re irritated?”
    I cinch my robe’s belt around my waist as if it is a shield. I look into his concerned eyes, trying to figure out what my best approach would be. The beast inside Damien is rattling his bars, waiting to be unleashed.
    “I took the pain medication the doctor had prescribed last night. I woke up around four and started a bath because I was a little sore. I’m fine. I don’t understand what the big deal is.”
    His hand comes down from his head. “Damn it, Alli. You cannot pull disappearing acts like that. I need to know that you’re safe.”
    I raise my hands in peace and walk toward him slowly. When I reach him, I lay them on his chest and look into his mesmerizing blue eyes. “Listen, I wasn’t disappearing, and I appreciate your concern, but my cell phone has been off all week. It didn’t even cross my mind when I gave you my number. I wasn’t trying to worry you.”
    He lets out a breath and stares at me intently. “I missed you.”
    And on that declaration, he leans down to give me a kiss with his delectable lips. Like all of the times before, my body instantly zings to life, and I tilt into him, completely surrendering myself. He hauls me against him and deepens the kiss causing my hands to go to his sides. His hands are beginning to roam from my waist up to my breasts. My nipples tighten into hard little pebbles in anticipation of his hands reaching their goal.
    After this short