air.
“What are you doing to me?” He was trying to keep his voice steady.
“Everything I possibly can.” She laughed out loud again in exhalation. She was afire at the thought that this amazing-looking man was hers. She pressed herself against his body, asking him to hold her even tighter. She wanted to feel and enjoy every inch of him.
“I missed you, baby,” he murmured.
“I know, and I’m sorry, but I had a lot of things on my mind,” she said. “I never stopped wanting you. I was just exhausted.”
“Troy is coming over at nine,” he reminded her. “You haven’t forgotten that we have to go and talk to Eva, have you?”
“No, I do remember, but it’s only seven-thirty, and for the next half hour, you are completely mine.” She was giggling.
“Mmmmm…I like the sound of that,” he said laughing with delight.
“I surrender,” he murmured. He lay flat on his back and moved his arms behind his head, stretching leisurely. “Go ahead. I’m all yours.” A wide smile was spread across his face as her arms reached around his broad shoulders, pulling him into a kiss so fervent, so intense, he gasped for air. The next half hour was mind-blowing.
In the shower, Arielle remembered to ask Sebastian about his plans to disguise Ian and Eva’s sudden healing. How were they going to explain something like that to people around them? That is when she found out about his decision to send Ian and Eva on a holiday.
“Have you told Ian?”
“Yes,” he said. “Ian was actually very happy about spending time in a secluded place.”
“Where are they going?”
“I thought they could use the house in Tuscany. Don’t you think they would be happy there for a month or so? Geneva said she would be more than happy to look after them.” Sebastian had a sly smile on his face.
“Oh! Sebastian, that is wonderful,” she said. She wrapped her arms around him and held him warmly. She was startled when he picked her up and locked their lips in a luscious kiss. She felt like a little girl every time he did that.
“When will they have to leave?” she asked.
“They should leave today, sometime in the afternoon. I already have arranged for their tickets with the airlines. I have also arranged for someone to pick them up at the airport and drive them to the house,” Sebastian stated. He made everything sound so easy. She sighed in amazement.
“I know they’ll be happy,” she murmured. “It will make their transition much easier.”
“We have just one more hurdle with Eva, and then we can all concentrate on Gabrielle’s recovery.” He had a thoughtful look in his eyes. His lips found hers again, and their kiss brought her back to reality and ready to face another day.
Troy arrived exactly at nine, and they drove to Ian and Eva’s. The closer they got the more anxious she felt. The guys were sure that she would be the one to help Eva get through this troubling and stressful moment. She knew Ian would be Eva’s rock because he was the man she loved, but Eva would need Arielle there. They were not just best friends; they were more like sisters. Eva, Gabby, and Arielle had such a strong bond between them that would never break. They knew each other better than anyone else, and that included their parents.
Chapter 9
T hey arrived at Ian and Eva’s house around about thirty minutes later, and Ian opened the door. Arielle smiled and gave him a warm hug. Looking in his worried eyes, she leaned in and whispered in his ear. “Nothing has changed, Ian, you’re still the same gorgeous man, and my best friend.”
He grinned and nodded, but she could see stress and bewilderment spread across his face. Arielle stared into his eyes, and it took but a moment to work out the reason he was so agitated. He knew what was about to happen.
“Hey, you guys!” Eva called out cheerfully as she approached the front door on crutches. “I’m so happy to see you! What brings you this way?” she asked. “I know you
“What are you doing to me?” He was trying to keep his voice steady.
“Everything I possibly can.” She laughed out loud again in exhalation. She was afire at the thought that this amazing-looking man was hers. She pressed herself against his body, asking him to hold her even tighter. She wanted to feel and enjoy every inch of him.
“I missed you, baby,” he murmured.
“I know, and I’m sorry, but I had a lot of things on my mind,” she said. “I never stopped wanting you. I was just exhausted.”
“Troy is coming over at nine,” he reminded her. “You haven’t forgotten that we have to go and talk to Eva, have you?”
“No, I do remember, but it’s only seven-thirty, and for the next half hour, you are completely mine.” She was giggling.
“Mmmmm…I like the sound of that,” he said laughing with delight.
“I surrender,” he murmured. He lay flat on his back and moved his arms behind his head, stretching leisurely. “Go ahead. I’m all yours.” A wide smile was spread across his face as her arms reached around his broad shoulders, pulling him into a kiss so fervent, so intense, he gasped for air. The next half hour was mind-blowing.
In the shower, Arielle remembered to ask Sebastian about his plans to disguise Ian and Eva’s sudden healing. How were they going to explain something like that to people around them? That is when she found out about his decision to send Ian and Eva on a holiday.
“Have you told Ian?”
“Yes,” he said. “Ian was actually very happy about spending time in a secluded place.”
“Where are they going?”
“I thought they could use the house in Tuscany. Don’t you think they would be happy there for a month or so? Geneva said she would be more than happy to look after them.” Sebastian had a sly smile on his face.
“Oh! Sebastian, that is wonderful,” she said. She wrapped her arms around him and held him warmly. She was startled when he picked her up and locked their lips in a luscious kiss. She felt like a little girl every time he did that.
“When will they have to leave?” she asked.
“They should leave today, sometime in the afternoon. I already have arranged for their tickets with the airlines. I have also arranged for someone to pick them up at the airport and drive them to the house,” Sebastian stated. He made everything sound so easy. She sighed in amazement.
“I know they’ll be happy,” she murmured. “It will make their transition much easier.”
“We have just one more hurdle with Eva, and then we can all concentrate on Gabrielle’s recovery.” He had a thoughtful look in his eyes. His lips found hers again, and their kiss brought her back to reality and ready to face another day.
Troy arrived exactly at nine, and they drove to Ian and Eva’s. The closer they got the more anxious she felt. The guys were sure that she would be the one to help Eva get through this troubling and stressful moment. She knew Ian would be Eva’s rock because he was the man she loved, but Eva would need Arielle there. They were not just best friends; they were more like sisters. Eva, Gabby, and Arielle had such a strong bond between them that would never break. They knew each other better than anyone else, and that included their parents.
Chapter 9
T hey arrived at Ian and Eva’s house around about thirty minutes later, and Ian opened the door. Arielle smiled and gave him a warm hug. Looking in his worried eyes, she leaned in and whispered in his ear. “Nothing has changed, Ian, you’re still the same gorgeous man, and my best friend.”
He grinned and nodded, but she could see stress and bewilderment spread across his face. Arielle stared into his eyes, and it took but a moment to work out the reason he was so agitated. He knew what was about to happen.
“Hey, you guys!” Eva called out cheerfully as she approached the front door on crutches. “I’m so happy to see you! What brings you this way?” she asked. “I know you
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