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that you had to have been awfully scared to sneak into my window that way. Honestly, I didn’t know what to do except feed you, let you talk if you wanted, and then tuck you into my bed. Food came first. I was so nervous heading downstairs to the kitchen knowing Dad would go ballistic if he knew what was up. Still remember the first thing I grabbed. Cereal. The chocolate kind.”
    “Such a girl.”
    It was Sadie’s turn to laugh as the memory unfolded, blooming to life in her mind. “And peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat. I think I brought strawberry cupcakes, too, though I confess, those were probably mainly for me.” She giggled, rolling her head against Ren’s chest.
    “Extreme sugar overload, but hey, I was a kid. Tasted like Thanksgiving dinner to me.”
    Finally, her laughter died as she recalled more recent events. “Heard your dad passed away.”
    Ren went still for a second then gave her a little squeeze. “Rat bastard. It’s not good to speak ill of the dead, but I didn’t waste a tear over him. Men who bully and terrorize women and kids are less than human in my book, and it’s fitting that he died sick and alone. “
    “You and your mom changed things so suddenly, didn’t you?” Her heart went out to the boy he’d been in those days.
    She glanced up at him, saw him nod. “Survival mode finally kicked into high-gear with Mom, and she made the decision to get the hell out of there before he killed us. Like so many women in her situation, she hoped he would change, but it just never happened. When he moved from alcohol to drug abuse, the situation became critical, and she knew it was time to move on and told me I had to do the same. Enlisting in the Navy seemed the best option for a kid with no money or prospects. Worry for her kept me from doing it sooner, but once she made the decision, the rest was easy.”
    “Does Clair like Arizona?”
    “She does. She has friends and is happy with her life. It took her a long time to realize there is more to living than subjugation, and she’s even dating a little bit now that she has gotten passed her fear. Guess sometimes a person has to hit rock bottom before they finally understand their own strength. I’m proud of her.”
    “And I’m proud of you .”
    Warmth, affection, and love curled around her heart, filling her mind with images of the years they’d spent together and the picture of them here and now . Together. Every moment with him was as natural as breathing. Reaching up, knowing this time with him was short, she stroked his cheek and trailed her thumb along his bottom lip. His eyes darkened.
    “No more re-hashing the past, honey,” he said, his voice rough, his gaze filling with some unnamed emotion. “I don’t have long with you, and I aim to do more than talk now that I have you right where I want you.”
    Ren punctuated his words with deed, taking her breast in his hand and thumbing the nipple with the pad of his finger. His mouth lowered to hers, and suddenly all bets were off as to where this would go. The hungry brush of his lips changed, becoming hot, fiery as his tongue swept deep, and before Sadie could draw her next breath, the position of her body changed until she sat astride his lap. Her thighs, strategically placed on each side of his, opened her fully to whatever Ren wanted.
    As his kiss strengthened and each breath heated, Sadie gripped the length of his hard cock. Fisting it firmly, she drew her hands over thick flesh to finally make teasing little circles over the rounded, swollen head.
    Ren groaned then tested her bottom lip with his teeth, taking the moment from easy to frantic in the space of a heartbeat. Sadie drank his breath, intent on pleasing him. These might be the only days she’d ever have with him, and more than anything she wanted him to head off into the world remembering how things could be between them.
    Friends to lovers.
    She liked the sound of that.
    “Damn it, woman, you’re killing me.”