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He blew softly against her mons, making her hips move on his fingers as she tried desperately to find
completion.
I love you."
He backed up his words with the slow move of his fingers out, then back into her pussy, which
clenched and pulled against him so beautifully he was halfway to insane at the thought of having his cock
in the same place soon.
Marcus pushed his fingers back inside at the same moment that he lowered his mouth between her
thighs and covered her aroused flesh with his lips. He curled his fingers inside of her until she was
gasping, arching, begging, crying out for more.
He loved the way she held on to him as she came apart against his tongue and fingers.
Oh my God, your tongue. She inhaled a shaky breath and looked at him with that wonder, with the
trust he knew he d never grow tired of seeing. And what was that spot you found with your fingers?
He grinned at her reaction. I ll show you again soon.
She licked her lips and said, Yes, please, and a few seconds later he was carrying her the rest of the
way up the stairs to lay her down in the center of his big bed. She moved to reach for him, but he shook
his head.
No. Just let me look at you. I can t believe I have the prettiest girl in the world in my bed.
She blushed, but this time she didn t try to hide any part of herself from him. Not her beautiful
body...or the beauty that was inside all that luscious, creamy skin and mind-blowing curves.
He stripped off his clothes and put on a condom before moving over her. And then her arms were
around his shoulders and her legs were wrapped tightly to his hips and he knew the rest of the naughty
things he wanted to do to her would have to wait.
Because right now all he wanted to do was make love to the woman he d waited a lifetime to find.
Love me, Marcus, she whispered as their bodies came together.
And, oh, how he loved her.
Not just with his entire body, not only with every beat of his heart...but from the very depths of his
soul.
* * *
The midday sun was coming in through Marcus s bedroom window as they sat naked on top of his
covers eating the picnic lunch he d pulled together from the sparse contents of his fridge.
Nicola had never felt so exhausted or so happy and with her stomach full of food and her body full
of pleasure, she yawned and lay down in one of her favorite positions, her head on his lap and one of her
hands in his. She never wanted to stop lying there looking up at his beautiful face.
But her long tour hours and the three rounds of incredibly acrobatic sex they d just had had her
yawning.
He smiled down at her. You sure tire out quick for a young thing. My sleepy little kitten.
Funny, she said on another huge yawn, I was just about to say you have surprising stamina for an
old man. She hummed a few bars of the Joni Mitchell hit My Old Man, ending at the line about keeping
away my lonesome blues."
She loved hearing him laugh and hum along in a really off-tune voice.
Looking up into his eyes, she knew it was time to admit everything to him.
I didn t push you away just because I was trying to save you from my circus life. When his hand
didn t still on her hair and his leg muscles didn t tense up under her, she knew it was safe to say, That
was a big part of it, but I was also scared of trusting. Scared of falling. So hugely scared that I d be hurt
again. Only this time I knew it would be so much worse, because I loved you. That s why I ran that day
after lunch at your mother s house, because I thought it would hurt less that way. But running only made
everything hurt more.
I missed you just as much, he told her. Although, I can t help thinking that if you hadn t run, I
wouldn t have gotten the chance to chase after you.
Just that quickly as he made her burn up at the wicked thought of being chased through the vines and
then caught in the most delicious way Marcus erased any chance of recriminations, of making her feel
guilty or selfish for what she d done.
And as he shifted them so that his naked body was pressed against hers and his mouth was moving
over hers, she forgot all about fear and gave in to the most natural emotion in the world.
Pure, sweet love.
* * *
Sitting in the back of a limo with Marcus that night, Nicola wore a fantastic dress that managed to be
classic and yet fun and flirty at the same time. All day she d loved being with the man she loved, but as
the driver pulled up in front of the Napa Valley mansion where the event was being held, panic gripped
her.
This is the big moment. Are you sure you re ready for this? For not being my secret boyfriend
anymore?"
Instead of answering her with words, he put her hands over his heart, then leaned in to kiss her.
As long as you re by my side, I m ready for absolutely anything.
And as the door was opened for them and flashbulbs started going off, his kiss erased what remained
of her worries...leaving sweet safety and boundless pleasure in its place.
Epilogue
Over the next two months, the weather cooled and the leaves turned color, falling from the trees
throughout Northern California. Marcus racked up the miles on buses and planes as Nicola played dozens
of dates on the first leg of her U.S. concert tour and he commuted back and forth between Napa Valley and
whatever part of the country the woman he loved was in. For the first time since he d purchased the
winery ten years earlier, he left the bulk of the details of the crush to his staff. Ellen received an enormous
promotion along with the matching salary to go along with her new duties.
It was early December when Nicola and Marcus walked into the fire station. The entire fire crew was
there, along with their families, to meet her.
Gabe shook his brother s hand, then hugged Nicola extra long and hard, knowing it would bug the crap
out of his possessive older brother. Gabe didn t bother to hold back his grin as he said, Thanks so much
for agreeing to play this concert, Nicola.
It s my pleasure, she said before turning to his brother. Going up on her toes, she pressed a kiss on
Marcus s cheek. You re scaring the kids with that scowl.
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