Marriage Under the Mistletoe (2012)
“This wasn’t a one-night-stand kind of woman. This was Evie. And as much as he ached for her, he suspected that once they became lovers, leaving her would be like losing a limb.
“You know that making love will complicate things,” he said quietly. “Sex always complicates things.”
“I know,” she admitted. “And I don’t expect promises or declarations of any kind. We’re two very different people with different lives. But this thing between us is stronger than I am.”
It was stronger than h...im, too. He’d spent the past week in a haze, knowing he probably shouldn’t want her, knowing it would only ever be temporary. But he longed for Evie in ways he’d never longed for any woman before.
“What if sex turns into something else...something more?”
She moved her legs. “It won’t. We’ll make sure it won’t. Look, I’m not denying that I like you. I do.MoreLess
“You know that making love will complicate things,” he said quietly. “Sex always complicates things.”
“I know,” she admitted. “And I don’t expect promises or declarations of any kind. We’re two very different people with different lives. But this thing between us is stronger than I am.”
It was stronger than h...im, too. He’d spent the past week in a haze, knowing he probably shouldn’t want her, knowing it would only ever be temporary. But he longed for Evie in ways he’d never longed for any woman before.
“What if sex turns into something else...something more?”
She moved her legs. “It won’t. We’ll make sure it won’t. Look, I’m not denying that I like you. I do.MoreLess
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