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he won't do to her what your dad did to you."
I shook my head, "No, don't you see. If he leaves his wife then Tawny has broken up a marriage. Someone else is heartbroken. He'll hurt someone either way. He's married.
He's already promised God he'd cherish his wife. Now he has not one but two families. One of those families will suffer."
Cage blew out a long breath.
We sat in silence for a few minutes. I looked past him toward the door and thought of Marcus sleeping out on the couch. I didn't want him to catch Cage in here. He still didn't understand the relationship Cage and I had. This would upset him.
"Thanks for listening to me. But," I nodded toward the door hating to tell him to leave.
He gave me a sad smile and stood up.
"But I need to get out of here before lover boy catches me."
"Something like that," I replied.
He nodded and blew me a kiss before leaving the room.
I lay back down and closed my eyes this time. Saying my fears out loud had helped. Sleep slowly found me.
Fluttery kisses trailed down my face and I turned to the warmth beside me. When Marcus's clean scent reached my nose I opened my eyes. He wasn't under the covers with me. That was my first observation. He had on a t-shirt. That was my second observation. His breath smelled minty fresh and with that observation I tucked my head against his shoulder so he couldn't smell my morning breath.
His chuckle sent shivers through me.
"Why're you hiding," his fresh breath tickled my ear.
"I haven't brushed my teeth," I mumbled He laughed out loud this time.
"I'm sure your morning breath is just as sweet as you are."
"Um, no, trust me it stinks like the rest of the world's," I assured him refusing to tilt my face back and look up at him.
"Okay fine hide your face from me but I'll tell you I don't like missing out on your sleepy look."
"My sleepy look?"
"Yes, your sleepy look. When you first open your eyes in the morning you have the sexiest expression. Your eyelids don't open all the way and those long eyelashes of yours brush your cheeks and your bottom lip is all swol en from nibbling on it in your sleep."
Wow. Okay I was completely turned on. And I had stinky breath. Fabulous.
I groaned against his chest. "That just makes me want to flip you over and climb on top of you and kiss you senseless."
"Please by all means be my guest. I won't stop you." Laughing I slapped his chest and sat up.
"You stay put and let me go do a little morning freshen up.
Don't move," I pointed at him to emphasize my demand before sprinting toward the bathroom and brushing my teeth. Then my hair.
Running back into the bedroom I had to stop and sigh from happiness at the sight he made leaning against the head board. He had on a t-shirt but he was in boxers and his long tanned legs were crossed. And Marcus Hardy's bare feet were downright sexy.
I lifted my gaze back up to his face and he was smirking.
"Do I meet your approval?"
Laughing I continued over to the bed but my early threat to jump on top of him seemed a little too extreme. Instead, I curled up beside him and tilted my head up at him this time.
"What? No crawling on top of me and having your wild wicked way with me?" The teasing in his voice made my stomach flutter. Feeling slightly brave now he'd brought it up, I threw a leg over his lap and straddled him. His smile disappeared and his eyes flashed with interest.
"Let's see I believe the next step is this," I whispered taking his face in my hands and then leaning down and kissing him with small quick pecks all over his lips. Both corners and even the tip of his nose. His hands slid up my outer thighs and underneath my t-shirt to grab my waist. Finding my way back down to his lips I took a small lap at his bottom lip then pulled it into my mouth and sucked. A groan erupted from his chest and his mouth opened and immediately he took over. His tongue tangled with mine while we explored each other. He sucked on my tongue surprising me and I leaned in closer pressing down on him.
We gasped at the same time as the heat that had been pooling