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he slid it under her arm,
hoisting her onto the bed. He gently laid her back, never breaking
contact with their lips.
    Kate's heart started pounding as he lay down
next to her. He ran his rough denim clad leg up her bare thigh. The
movement eased aside her robe, exposing her tender skin.
    A feral moan escaped from her throat and
Rome took this as an invitation to proceed. He deepened his kiss,
his fingers starting at mid-thigh, traveled up slowly. As his lips
nibbled on hers, Kate shifted under his touch, which was so light.
If she hadn't been laboring her pelvis into him, she'd barely know
he was making contact.
    “I'm going to make you mine,” Rome whispered
against her lips.
    “Yes!” Kate groaned, her head lolling back
into the pillow. “Now.”
    “No.” His voice rustled full of seduction
and promise. “I'm going to take my time.”
    “Oh God.”
    Kate tilted her head back, revealing her
neck. Rome took the opportunity and lowered his mouth, sucking the
sensitive spot of the crook of her neck.
    Kate shuddered as Rome's hot breath teased
her and his teeth nibbled her skin.
    “Don't stop.”
    Kate shifted beneath him, the motion causing
her robe to slide a little higher up, exposing more of her thigh.
His hand immediately took control, moving higher.
    “Touch me.” Kate said greedily.
    “In due time.” Rome replied, his lips
brushing her shoulder.
    “Rome.” Her pleading voice whimpered.
    “I'm going to make this last. Savor every
minute, taste every inch of your luscious body.” He nipped her
shoulder.
    “Rome!” Kate mewled, her breathing becoming
erratic while thrusting her hips lower to meet his hand. When her
hips advanced, Rome's hand descended down her leg.
    “Now, now, Kate, be patient. Trust me; it
will be worth the wait.” His smooth voice soothed her passion.
    Kate groaned in frustration. “I want you…
Now.”
    “And you'll have me.”
    “Not soon enough.”
    “Oh, Kate.” He smothered her mouth with
his.
     
    ****
     
     
    He collapsed on top of her spent body, their
breaths in sync. No words were spoken. The mutual silence was
deafening yet comforting. Rome tried to lick his chapped lips but
had no energy left, not even in his tongue to perform the task.
He'd made love to many women in his thirty plus years but never
like this. His body, soul and mind now belonged to Kate.
    “Please tell me you don't regret this.”
Kate's melodic voice broke into his thoughts.
    “What?” He lifted his head.
    “I'm not a hit and run kind of a girl.”
    “I never thought you were.” Rome gazed into
her sex-laden sultry eyes.
    “Any other man and I would be,” she
confessed. “But never with you.”
    “Me?”
    “Yes, you,” she conceded. “You're special.
I've always...”
    “Stop.” Rome held his fingers to her lips.
“Don't say it. Let me talk first.”
    “Okay.” Kate licked her lips, sadness
filling her eyes.
    It almost broke his heart to see the sorrow
in Kate's eyes. She appeared to be expecting to have her heart
broken. Rome knew it, but now was the time to talk to her about the
real reason he'd come over this morning. He was ready to share the
truth. Leaning on his elbow, Rome stared at Kate. She appeared calm
but he knew her emotions were jumbled and anticipating the worst.
One wrong word and he'd lose her.
    “I came here today to tell you why I've been
treating you so badly lately.”
    “Lately? That's an understatement,” she
snorted.
    “Shh.” Smiling, Rome placed his finger on
her lips again. “Let me talk, then you can have your turn.”
    She opened her mouth but Rome raised his
eyebrows. Clamping her lips tight Kate tried not to smirk. Rome
released a long sigh but then continued talking.
    “I came here to talk to you and tell you
that I'm sorry for my behavior. I never meant to hurt you.”
    “Really? Well, you did.” An argumentative
tone settled into her voice.
    “I never meant to, Kate. You have to believe
me.”
    “Then why did you?”
    Rome sighed.