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“Connor,” she said, wriggling her hips beneath him.

“Good?”

“Yes.”

Next, he plundered her mouth with his tongue while gripping her left hip at the same time and thrusting into her.

Her brain shut down, and all she could do was feel. Her nipples rubbing against his chest, her core tightening, her legs wrapping around his powerful thighs as he plunged into her. With the friction building, her breath came in short gasps, and she knew she was getting close.

“Julia,” he said, panting against her mouth.

With her name on his lips, they came in a powerful burst of energy, bodies slick with sweat, lips swollen, limbs shaking, hearts pounding.

Afterward, when Connor had cleaned up and rejoined her, he curled his body around hers and held her tight.

Gathering her long hair in one hand, he moved it to the side so he could nuzzle her neck, causing her to shiver.

“Cold?” he said.

“No. It’s just you.”

“Me?”

“Yeah. You do that to me.”

She felt his smile against her neck.

“You do that to me too,” he said.

She smiled too even though she was facing away from him and he couldn’t see it. “Stay with me tonight,” she whispered.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

“Me either.”

“I would hope not since this is your house.”

She laughed. “This is good, isn’t it? This thing between us,” she said, her throat tight with emotion.

“Not just good. The best.”

Twisting to look at him over her shoulder, she said, “Ever?”

“Ever.”

He hadn’t said he loved her, but she felt loved, more so with each passing day. Their relationship wasn’t perfect, and it wasn’t easy, but it was everything she needed and then some.

Chapter Twenty-Two

“This is so much fun. Thanks for asking me to come,” Megan said.

“It is fun. I haven’t had a night out with the girls in a long time. Not since I’ve been dating Finn,” Harper said.

“You guys need to get out more,” Harper’s sister, McKayla, said drily.

Julia laughed. “I guess you’re the only truly single one among us.” But she said it without envy. She was happy to be “off the market” now that she was with Connor.

“Another round?” Their waiter had approached the table, and they’d been so busy chatting they hadn’t noticed.