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do, but I do know I don’t want you to walk out of here. Somehow it feels like this has happened too quickly, but not quickly enough.”
    “Then I’ll stay,” he easily agreed, his heart pounding madly in his chest. “I’m sorry for the way I acted before, Kelli. I was a jerk who couldn’t admit to what I felt and I made both of us miserable.”
    She nodded her head and dark strands of silky hair sprang from her loose ponytail to frame her delicate, heart-shaped face. “Dare I ask what changed your mind?”
    This time, he didn’t hesitate to tell her the truth, looking straight into her eyes and speaking from the heart. “No other woman appealed to me. Like I said, I couldn’t get you off my mind. You were the only person I wanted, not only in my bed, but also in my life. The things I felt… feel for you scare the crap out of me. I’ve never wanted to share the personal aspects of my life with a woman. Yet there you were, doing nothing but looking gorgeous, and I wanted to take care of you, protect you.” Remi blew out a breath. “No matter the history of my family, those feelings make my knees shake. And I didn’t handle the fear very well.”
    “So, what…? You’ve had an epiphany and suddenly everything’s fallen into place?” She shook her head before he could respond. “No, don’t answer that. Because the truth is I’ve been thinking about you, too—way more than I should. If tonight’s what it takes to get us out of each other’s systems, then I say we go for it. Tomorrow will deal with itself.”
    He cocked a brow at her. “Spell it out for me, Kelli. I want there to be no misunderstandings or mistakes about where we go from here. Because I sure as hell intend to convince you to give me more than one night, but for now I’ll take whatever you’re offering.”
    He watched her chest swell, her heavy breasts rising with the motion. “Sex, Remi. I’m suggesting—no, I’m saying—let’s have sex. We’ll both scratch whatever itch we have, then get back to our regularly scheduled lives. You’ll do your best to convince me and I’ll do my best to resist you.”
    Ninety-five per cent of the blood in his body shot straight down into his cock at Kelli’s husky yet evocative words. The words were everything he’d ever hoped to hear…three months ago. Now… Well, things had changed. Hell, he’d changed. No way could he chance losing her when he was so close to finally having her. Besides, he’d given her fair warning of his intentions.
    He kept his tone level even as his heart pounded and blood thundered through his veins. “You want a one night stand?”
    The bravado in her bright eyes faltered at his blunt words, but only for a moment. Then her chin tipped up in a way Remi was becoming way too familiar with. “Are you suddenly morally averse to one night stands?”
    A lump formed in his throat as her words stabbed home. Hell, yes, he was averse to the idea, at least with her. He wanted a hell of a lot more than a single passage of hours with this woman. Hadn’t he told her that? Explained it?
    Again, he kept his intentions to himself. There were ways to express what he was feeling, including the changes in his mind and heart, that didn’t require words. Maybe it was time to do a little less talking and show Kelli a lot more action.
    “I’d like to see a whole lot more of you.” He cocked his head to the side in challenge. “I’d love to touch and taste a whole lot more as well. If we do this, then you need to know what I want from you.” He was honest, not sure how much more pressure his poor dick could take. Already he could feel the imprint of his zip on the tender flesh. One touch and he’d blast off. Hell, he was turning himself on just thinking of the things he wanted to do. “I’m going to want to go down on you, to lick and suck those sweet juices from your pretty pussy until you scream my name and pour your honey down my throat. I wouldn’t say no if you wanted to