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“He’s not even told me anything yet,” Cooper said, shaking his head.

The fact he was so worried about me made me glow on the inside. Most of the joy, however, was extinguished by the reality of what the FBI was asking us to do.

“There has to be another way,” Cooper continued.

“Believe me, we’ve tried. These guys are slick.” He looked at Cooper. “You’re not involved in any of this, right? The time to tell me is now.”

“No,” Cooper said firmly.

“Fine,” Mr. Sorenson replied. “I have to fill out all the paperwork to get this started, but if you two stop in tomorrow afternoon, we’ll have the equipment ready for you. All you need to do at that point is get Max to slip up and say something incriminating.”

“Oh, that’s all?” Cooper scoffed.

He stood while shaking his head.

“Come on, Jade. Let’s get out of here.”

“You two be safe,” Mr. Sorenson said.

We walked out of the office and back downstairs.

“Those guys are fucking nuts,” Cooper said once we’d made it outside. “We’re not going through with this.”

“We have to do it,” I said.

“We don’t have to do anything.”

He placed his hands on my cheeks, staring into my eyes.

“I care about you so damn much.”

“And I love you.”

Once the word had slipped out of my mouth, there was no taking it back. He kissed me, his lips saying everything without him having to say anything at all.

We rushed back to his apartment and the better bed.

THIRTY

Jade

We reached his apartment. Once through the door, we were all over each other again. Things looked as if they might get better. At the very least, we were together.

And if everything worked out, I might go back to being a journalist while his name would be cleared once and for all. I smiled as we made our way to his bedroom.

Clothes came off as if we were in a race. I touched my lips against the skin on his chest, moving lower. He bent and lifted my naked body into the air.

My eyes opened wide as I let out a cry of startled surprise. He grinned, kissing my lips as he walked to his bed, prey in his arms. In that moment, I craved his cock being inside me.

He laid me down on the comforter, still kissing me. On my back and lying lengthwise on the bed, he stood and kissed my neck. I moaned, loving his lips against my skin.

The kisses continued lower. He suckled one nipple then the other, all the while his hands roaming over the rest of my body, making me feel like the only person in the world.

When his mouth reached my stomach, I sat up on my elbows and scooted back. He crawled onto the mattress between my legs, kneeling and looking down at me. His cock swayed back and forth.

He leaned down and pressed his body against mine while kissing my lips once again. His strong, powerful tongue slid against mine, making my whole body tingle. I pushed his shoulders down.

A wicked grin slipped onto his face as he held himself up with his arms and stared into my eyes. Ever so sensually, he kissed my skin, moving lower down my body as I pushed, speeding him along.