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“I don’t need you, Holden,” I whisper.

He blinks, surprised by my answer. “Oh.”

I don’t need a fix of Holden’s scent.

I don’t need his arms.

I don’t need his love.

I push onto my toes and brush my mouth gently over his. “I don’t need you anymore. But I want you. I love you, Holden James Dorsey.”

Amber eyes shining, he smiles and presses his lips to my forehead. “I love you, too, Katherine.”

“Hate to interrupt,” Maggie whispers, interjecting. “But we’re at places.”

CHAPTER 28

I woke up hard and with Katherine’s mouth around me, sucking eagerly at my morning wood. When I groaned, she pulled back, looking up at me shyly as a blush climbed her cheeks.

I skimmed my thumb across that pink stain spreading from cheek to cheek, across her nose. “You don’t have to do that.”

“Mmm,” she hummed against me causing bone-deep vibrations to surge up my spine. “It’s only fair. You didn’t get to finish last night,” she purred.

Well, just because we weren’t having sex yet didn’t mean I had to deny myself all the pleasures, right?

That didn't mean denying myself the pleasures of her silky skin or kisses along her jawline or her breasts brushing against my chest as she looked down at me like I was a delicacy.

And it definitely didn’t mean stopping her when her wet, hot mouth was sucking me so fucking good.

I was only human.

I groaned again and closed my eyes, focusing on anything but the need building inside me. "Katherine, baby," I warned through clenched teeth. "You're gonna make me lose it."

She looked up at me again, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "That's the plan, Romeo," she said before returning to her task at hand.

A few minutes later, I came with a hoarse shout, my back arching off the mattress as I spilled myself into her waiting mouth. She swallowed every last drop.

I collapsed back onto the bed, my chest heaving and my cock limp in her hand. Katherine crawled up next to me, pressed herself against my side and rested her head on my chest. I ran my fingers through her silky hair as our breathing evened out.

"Thank you," I finally managed to say, still trying to catch my own breath.

"For what?" she mumbled sleepily.

“For… for being you. For giving me a second chance. For maybe eventually forgiving me in the future.”

“I’m pretty sure this is your fifth chance,” she hummed through a sleepy smile then kissed my chest softly.

“I don’t doubt that.”

I glanced at my phone, noting it was six a.m. Way earlier than either of us needed to be up, but I couldn’t go back to sleep. I slid out from Katherine’s arms, shushing her when she moaned in protest. “Shhh, go back to sleep. I’m going to make us some breakfast.”

“Pancakes?”

“If you want.”

“With M&Ms.”

I chuckled quietly. “You got it.” I might have to sneak into Duncan’s candy stash that he thought was so expertly hidden behind the PlayStation… but if my girl wanted M&M pancakes, it was the least I could do for her.