Her Last Word
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He cocked his head. “The next project?”
She laughed as she snuggled close to him. When she was in his arms, the world simply felt right. “There’s always going to be a next project.”
He tipped her chin up so he could look into her eyes, and he kissed her on the lips. “As long as you keep me involved with your next endeavor.”
He’d been a rock for her, and she didn’t want to imagine him not being in her life. She kissed him back. “Endeavor? That’s such a professional word.” Her hand slid to his belt buckle. “Is that what we have?” She unfastened the buckle, already anxious to have him inside her. “A strictly professional relationship?”
He slid his hand down her spine and under the waistband of her pajama pants. He cupped her buttocks and pushed her pelvis toward him as she unfastened the belt. “No, not just professional. I love the personal, and you, far too much to settle for just that.”
She stilled. “You love me?”
He nodded, smiling. “I love you.”
Tears welled in her eyes. “And I love you right back.”