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him. It was beginning to irritate the hell out of him
that she was becoming his weakness, something he
didn’t have time for. Weak men became vulnerable
men. They became men who couldn’t think straight.
Men who let their guard down.
“Dominic?”
She was waiting on his response but there was no
answer he could truthfully give her. Instead he said,
“I’m not fighting it. I thought I was being a gentleman
and trying not to give the impression that I’m
a greedy ass who enjoys being inside you 24-7.”
“But I love having you inside me. Because I
know the reason why you’re there.”
To make a baby, he contemplated roughly, wondering
why he was getting upset at the thought that,
as she said, he was just a means to an end. “Do you
know what you’re asking for?”
“Yes. I knew it the moment I arrived on the
island. Even before that. I also knew that because I
hadn’t been sexually active in quite some time that
the first couple of days wouldn’t be easy for me,
they would probably be uncomfortable. But my
body is adjusting. I’m fine.”
Dominic heard her words. He also saw how the
sun was playing across the beauty of her features.
His glance then moved slowly over her entire body
and suddenly, he didn’t want to talk anymore. He
wanted to do what he’d been fighting all day.
There were no other boats around. It was as if