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years with someone just to find out
they were a lying asshole again. Her fingers traced the muscles on
his stomach, as she thought about the night before. The way he took
her up against the door was amazing. He made her feel so wanted and
cared for. It was the opposite of the sex they had in Vegas. She
wanted to feel his hands on her again. His mouth felt so good
devouring her.
    Jake
had never made her feel loved and cherished in all of the years they
were together. They had sex a few times a week, but it had never been
like it already had with Cliff. He hadn't gone down on her and made
her feel like he couldn't get enough of her. She rarely felt sexy
around him. Cliff made her feel sexy just by looking at her.
    She
watched Cliff's chest rise and fall. He looked so peaceful and
adorable. What was he doing to her, she wondered? How could he have
her world turned upside down in only a week? Shit! It had been turned
upside down that first night. She wanted so badly to see where things
could go with him, but she was so afraid to give her heart away
again. He said he didn't want love or kids. She had given up on the
idea of kids years ago. Her class had become her children. She
treated them like her own. As for love, she wasn't sure she was
willing to take that risk, but the thought of walking away and not
giving them a chance made her want to cry.
    Rachel
thought about her two choices. She could walk away and hope to be
able to get him out of her mind. If she did that, she would be giving
up on love forever. There would never be another man who could make
her feel so much so fast. Her other option was to open up her heart
and give him a chance. There were so many things that popped into her
mind. His sister was the one she found riding her husband. She would
have to see her if her relationship with Cliff lasted. What if his
sister and Jake stayed together, she wondered? Would she have to see
him at family gatherings? Rachel knew she was getting ahead of
herself. Who knew if she would still be talking to Cliff a month
later. He was such an amazing man and seemed to have a heart of gold.
She couldn't help but wonder if he was being real with her. After
what he told her the night before about his past, she hoped that he
wouldn't be a player. Then again, would a player be honest about
being a jerk? Of course they wouldn't. Rachel knew if she gave Cliff
a chance and he hurt her, it would be ten times harder than it was
with Jake. She wasn't sure she could ever recover from that. Her mind
kept returning to the thought of walking away, and each time she got
a little sadder. She couldn't do it. There was something about him.
He was the one she wanted to be with. Cliff made her feel things she
never knew she could feel. When she was with him, she didn't want the
time to pass. She didn't want to have to leave the warmth of his
arms.
    He
opened his eyes and smiled.
    "Good
morning, beautiful," he said.
    "Good
morning," she said.
    There
was no way she wanted to walk away from her second chance at love. He
was that chance.
    "What
are you thinking about?" he asked.
    "How
amazing you are, and if you're real or not," she said with a
smile.
    "I'm
not perfect," he said. "That I can definitely admit.
However, I can promise you that I am an honest man. I would never lie
to you, and I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. I
may do things that irritate you. I will make mistakes. I've been
alone for many years. Every moment has gone into my firm. It has been
my one constant in life. If I screw up, I need you to call me out on
my shit. I'm human like everyone else. I can also promise you that I
am always faithful and protective."
    He
leaned down and kissed her forehead.
    "Go
away with me next weekend," he said.
    "What?"
she asked.
    "I
have to be in Michigan on Friday for a meeting with a company. Go
with me. I'm flying out Thursday night. We can come back on Sunday.
I'll have to be gone for a few hours Friday, and I'll have to do some
work