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“Until you got married, I hope?”

Jo shook her head slowly. “No. Even then I dreamed about you. That’s when I realized I’d made a mistake. I shouldn’t have married Mike. But I had to do it. He needed an advocate, and I was the only real choice.”

She sat up and reached for Cam’s hands. “Enough ancient history. Tonight is about you and me, Cam. We’ve waited a long time for this night. I want to enjoy every second of it.”

“And you will.” His eyes gleamed with lust and love and need. “And so will I.”

He bent and put his mouth on her, pressing his tongue against the sensitive bud between her legs. When she moaned and trembled, he slid a finger inside her. Then a second one. Her hands gripped the sheets, and her hips jerked against him. “Oh, God, Cam. Don’t stop. Please don’t stop.”

He pressed his tongue hard against her clitoris, and she screamed and jerked her hips. When she finally collapsed on the bed, he slid into her. Began moving, and she moved with him. “Cam. Don’t stop. Please don’t stop. I’m gonna come again.”

“I want to feel you come on my cock,” he said, kissing her and sucking her lower lip into his mouth. “I want to feel you squeeze my cock.” He thrust harder, and she fell over the edge again. All she could do was cling to Cam and let herself feel. Savor the sensation of him moving inside her.

Finally, they both collapsed onto the bed. Cam rolled her over so she was on top, then he wrapped his arms around her. Nuzzled her neck. Drew her lower lip into his mouth. Kissed his way down to her breasts, then back up to her mouth.

“I love you, Cam,” she murmured, her fingers tangling in his hair.

“And I love you too, Jo. Always have. Always will.”

“Me, too,” she breathed. She twined their fingers together and pressed her face against his neck, inhaling deeply. Holding his scent inside her.

After a few minutes, he eased away from her. “I need to get rid of the condom,” he said.

She managed to open her eyes. “Hurry back,” she said, her voice raspy.

“Nothing on this earth could keep me away.”

When he joined her on the bed again, he tucked her into his side and she fell asleep immediately.

She lost track of how many times they woke up and made love again.By the time the sun was shining through the window, she was completely exhausted and wrapped tightly around Cam. She inhaled his scent and held it in her lungs until she was sure she’d always remember it.

“Holy shit,” Cam said, shooting up in the bed beside her. “It’s nine-thirty. Fiona has to be in school by eight-forty-five.”

Jo sat up in bed, the sheet falling to her waist. “Can you call her in absent?”she said. “After everything that happened yesterday, I’m sure she wants to be with you today.”

“Yeah, let me do that.”he said. But as he reached for his phone, it began to ring.

“My mom’s number.” He swallowed and answered it. “Hey, Mom.”

“I called Fiona in sick this morning,” she said. “I thought, after what happened yesterday, you’d want to spend the day with her. And she needs to see that you and Jo are all right.”

He blew out a breath. “Yeah. I do. And I’m sure Jo does, too. We’ll be over in fifteen minutes, okay?”

“That’s fine. Take your time. She’s happy knowing that you’re coming for her.”

“See you in a bit, Mom.”

He disconnected the call. “My mom called her in sick. Let’s shower, then go and get her. I want to call the principal and tell her what happened yesterday. With any luck, the girls on the playground didn’t see anything alarming. Didn’t see Don pointing that gun at them. But I have to be sure. And their parents need to know that Don’s in the hospital, and he’s going to jail, so the girls don’t have to worry about him.”

Jo leaned over and kissed him, breaking it off before it could turn into more. “You’re a good man, Cam Pierce. I’d love to spend the day with you and Fiona.” She swallowed. “I’d tell you to take her out by yourself, let her have your full attention, but we still don’t know who planted that bomb. So I’m afraid you’re stuck with me for a while longer.”

“There’s no ‘stuck with me’ about it, Jo. I want you with us. And I’m sure Fiona does, too. Let’s shower and go pick her up.”

Chapter 31

After the quickest shower on record, Jo and Cam threw on their clothes and rushed out the door, hurrying to Cam’s parents’ house. Jo grabbed Cam’s hand as he rang the doorbell.

Would seeing Jo bring back scary memories for Fiona? Make her relive the terrifying moments from the playground yesterday afternoon? Would she throw herself at Cam and not want to face Jo?