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and smelly. It would be too embarrassing.
    She slid her legs down the length of Gabe's body and immediately, he let her go. But he still kept his hands on her shoulders, a question lingering in the depths of his heavy-lidded eyes. "Darcy?"
    Again she wished there was a workshop on Dating after Divorce. How to get through the awkward moments.
    She put her hands on his strong chest. "I can't do this--"
    Gabe dropped his hands from her shoulders and stepped back. "I'm sorry. I've been too-- uh--"
    Darcy smiled. "No, you haven't. I mean I don't want to do this smelling like horses. I need a shower." She hesitated. She really liked Gabe. She was ready to take this to the next level. What did it matter if their first time was in bed? In for a penny, in for a pound , as they said in the Regency romances she loved to read. "Care to join me?" she asked.
    Gabe smiled back. "Oh yeah. A shower sounds good." He bent to nibble her earlobe. "A shower could be really fun."
    Tingles of awareness shimmied down Darcy's spine. She led the way to the bathroom and waited for Gabe to follow. Drawing back the shower curtain, she turned on the faucets and adjusted the water to a nice comfortable temperature.
    Taking a deep breath, Darcy faced Gabe. "I know I've been married and stuff, but I haven't really done . . . this, since my divorce." She looked at the shower, then back to the gorgeous man she'd only met yesterday. "Especially this ." She pointed between them with a wave of her hand.
    Gabe grabbed her hand and held it in a tight grasp. "It's been a while for me, too. We'll take it one step at a time." He pulled her to him and kissed her. Tenderly at first, but the passion flared fast and the kiss turned hot and sizzling.
    Darcy tugged the tails of Gabe's western-shirt out of his Wranglers and began unbuttoning the snaps. She felt his fingers doing the same to her long-sleeved blouse. Every brush of his hands on her skin sent electric currents zinging through her, making her almost frantic with hunger and need.
    Gabe sat on the bench at the vanity and pulled off his boots and socks. He stood before Darcy, unbuckled his belt and unzipped his jeans. He shucked them off along with his boxers in one smooth movement.
    Darcy nearly fainted at the sight of him. He was so beautiful and masculine. She toed off her shoes and quickly slipped her jeans and panties down her legs.
    Gabe pulled back the shower curtain and climbed in the stall. He held out a hand to Darcy. "Come on in, before the water gets cold."
    She put her hand in his and he helped her step over the tub and into the shower. Immediately, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her with a ruthless passion that left her breathless and wanting more.
    His hands slid over her, gliding down her neck, collarbone and chest until finally he cupped her aching breasts. Darcy moaned into his mouth. It had been so long since anyone had touched her so intimately.
    Gabe caressed the beautiful breasts with both hands, rubbing the rosy nipples with his thumbs, swirling the cascading water from the shower around and around. He couldn't stand it and bent to take one in his mouth. Darcy's knees buckled and she began to fall, but he caught her by the waist and continued suckling. She ran her fingers through his wet hair, massaging his scalp.
    Straightening to his full height, Gabe pushed Darcy against the tiled wall and kissed her again. When she wrapped her fingers around his shaft, he nearly lost it then and there.
    He grabbed her hand to make her stop. Words strangled in his throat. "As good as that feels, you have to quit or we won't make it to the bed."
    Darcy smiled a sultry smile. "Would that be so bad?"
    Dear God in heaven. No. But he wanted to feel her beneath him on a soft mattress as he plunged into her heat.
    "I'll take a rain check on that. Hand me the soap and let's make this quick. I want to towel you off and get you in bed."
    Gabe lathered them both, enjoying touching every inch of Darcy's slim