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jarred Bailey awake. She jumped from the couch, searching the room for the sound. In her confusion and half-awake state, it took her a full minute to realize someone was knocking on the front door. Wiping the tears from her cheeks, Bailey moved to answer. The first sight of Lucien lit her from the inside. She had to stop herself from leaping into his arms. Six months of him hadn’t lessened the sensation one iota. If anything, it had grown. Unfortunately, he didn’t look as happy to see her.
    “Have you been crying?”
    Bailey took a step back, fighting the urge to swipe at her cheeks and check for stray tears. Damn, she hated sleeping. Why hadn’t they invented a cure for it yet? “I need a shower,” she said, avoiding his question. “If I’d known you were coming, I would’ve tried a little harder.”
    “You look beautiful as you are.” Taking a step closer, Lucien’s expression turned sly as he kicked the door closed behind him. “May I join you?”
    Bailey’s body responded instantly to Lucien’s offer. Even as her nipples hardened and sex quivered, Bailey shook her head. “It’s nothing personal, but I need to shave my legs. If you’re in there with me, it won’t get done.”
    “What if I did the shaving?”
    Her first reaction was no. Lucien looked so hopeful, and he’d let go of his question about her crying. The rebuff died on her tongue. “I don’t know. Why would you want to do such a thing?”
    The way Lucien’s eyes flashed as he prowled toward her made Bailey’s mouth go dry. “You and me, soaking in hot water. Our skin slipping against one another. Me trying something new. You trusting me with something this intimate. Should I go on?”
    As much as Bailey wanted all those things, she also needed to be realistic. “My tub isn’t big enough for all that.”
    “Mine is.” Bailey stopped breathing at the claim. He’d never offered to bring Bailey into his space before. “Grab your stuff.”
    Biting back her excitement, Bailey held up one finger. “Give me one minute.”
    “Make it thirty seconds. I’ve missed you,” Lucien called at her back, making her heart soar and her feet move faster than ever before.
    *
    Lucien made the offer without a single plan in mind. He hated bending reality for Bailey, but once the idea of enjoying a bath with her took root, Lucien needed to make it happen. Bailey’s expression fed the flames. The longing written on her face called to him on a level untouched before now. No one had ever hungered for him the way Bailey did. With a bit of inventiveness and a push to her mind, Lucien found a place for them to go for the night. Bailey eyed the apartment with interest.
    “I guess ferry drivers make decent money.”
    He had no idea. Maybe he should’ve toned down the elegance of the place a tad. “I do okay.”
    A rueful smile touched Bailey’s lips. “That was rude. I’m sorry.”
    Lucien tossed his keys on the table by the door and shrugged. “You should get naked to make it up to me.”
    Instead of laughing as he expected, Bailey held his stare and unsnapped the button on her jeans. His mouth went dry. She pushed them down her hips. The air thinned. It didn’t matter that he didn’t need to breathe. Lucien still went lightheaded as Bailey tugged her shirt over her head. No one had ever gotten to him. Bailey’s effect never lessened. In an instant, the truth slammed into Lucien. His lips moved, shaping the confession before his brain caught up.
    “I’m in love with you.”
    With his words still hanging between them, Bailey slowly lowered her arms. Even though Lucien hadn’t known what to expect, the panic growing in Bailey’s expression wasn’t it. When she finally spoke, her voice shook. “I don’t know what to say.”
    Lucien shook his head. “Since I’ve never told anyone I love them, I’m not one hundred percent sure, but I think it’s customary you say it back.”
    Her gaze shot toward the door and she tried covering her nude