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clinked her glass against his. She went to drink and he stopped her, then hooked his arm around hers in a corny but romantic gesture. She sipped the champagne and felt the warmth flow down her throat, then spread through her whole body.
    â€œYou must know I won’t hurt you.”
    â€œBut …” She gazed at him with wide eyes. “What if I’m not all you hoped I’d be?”
    He smiled tenderly and stroked the hair from her face. “There’s absolutely no danger of that.”
    â€œBut how do you know?”
    â€œBecause of who you are. Because of what we’ve already experienced.” He drew her closer and brushed his lips against hers in a gentle caress. “Because of what I feel anytime I get near you.”
    He cupped the back of her head and drew her face closer, then kissed her again. This time deeper, and more poignantly.
    â€œI want you so bad, every nerve in my body aches for you.” He took her hand and pressed it to his chest, over his heart.
    Under the fine silk of his shirt, Liv could feel his heart beating, a thunderous roar. She stared at his chest in wonder.
    â€œCan you feel it? How much I want you?”
    Could he mean he had deeper feelings for her, and wanted more than a physical relationship?
    That thought shook her whole world.
    Was he falling in love with her?
    Because she could so easily fall head over heels in love with him.
    She pulled the brakes on that line of thought. Shock had lusted after her for a long time and wanted to follow that attraction to its logical conclusion. That was all. Just a fling to experience what he couldn’t in college.
    The pounding of his heart was the result of physical desire. No more than that. And she would be a fool to believe there could be more.
    He had waited a long time for this, so she wouldn’t keep him waiting any longer.
    She stood up and, heedless of the unobstructed window in front of them, and in the fiery finale of the blazing sunset, she pulled the straps of the black dress off her shoulders and allowed the slinky fabric to drop to the floor.
    Shock had been watching her every move, and now his brown eyes heated to the color of dark chocolate as his gaze swept down her body, taking in every inch of her, then settling on her puckered nipples. She stepped toward him until her legs brushed against his knees, and he opened them and rested his hands on her waist, then drew her forward.
    He admired her breasts, focusing on the hard nubs, then glanced at her face.
    â€œYou are incredibly sexy.”
    â€œThe outfit you got me makes me look—”
    He cut her off. “No.
You
are incredibly sexy. These things only enhance your incredible beauty.”
    She felt her cheeks flush. “Thank you.”
    He chuckled and tightened his hands around her waist, drawing her closer. “No, thank you.”
    Her breasts were at his eye level, and he stared at them, admiring. Finally, she reached around behind her and unfastened the hooks, then drew away the demi-bra, removing all barriers to his touch.
    He took the hint and tucked his hand under one of her naked breasts, lifting slightly, then his thumb found the nub and brushed over it ever so lightly.
    Sparks flared inside her.
    â€œOh, that feels so nice,” she crooned.
    He smiled and cupped the other breast, then brushed that nipple, too. She felt weak in the knees.
    â€œSit,” he commanded, and when she did, he lowered himself to the floor, kneeling in front of her. He pressed her back against the couch, then leaned in and brushed his tongue lightly over her nipple.
    â€œOh, yes.” She could barely handle the wave of subtle sensations sweeping through her like subdued fireworks expanding and flashing in slow motion.
    After treating each of her nubs to his delicious tongue play, she felt his mouth close over one and suckle it ever so lightly. She melted against the back of the couch.
    â€œOh, God, that feels so good.”
    He