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I go up behind him, but far enough away that he can’t see me, and listen.

“Yes, that’s right.I want it changed.I want to do this now, while it’s still fresh in my mind.I appreciate it.Can you read it back to me?

There’s a pause, and then he nods his head.“Yes.That’s what I want.I want all of it to go to Natalia and our children.Nothing to Ryan or Tommy.”

I realize what he’s doing.He’s called his lawyer – at this hour – and is changing his will to give everything to me and whatever children we have.For a moment, I’m shocked that he felt the need to do this so quickly.It could have waited until tomorrow morning.Hell, it could have waited until next week.

He must really feel his life is in danger if he’s calling his lawyer so late.

Part of me feels bad that he’s doing this and that he’s so concerned now that he knows I’m pregnant.Another part feels so thankful that he cares enough to do it.

I go up behind him and slip my arms around his waist, resting my head against his shoulder.

He startles a bit but then turns around in my arms, and after placing the sheets of paper onto the shelving unit by the window, he strokes my hair with affection.

“Thanks, Ted.I really appreciate it.Send me the new documents, and I’ll sign ASAP.Cheers.”

He ends the call, puts his cell down and then leans down to kiss me.

I shake my head.“You didn’t have to do that tonight.”

He smiles.“You clearly heard my conversation with Ted.I had to do it as soon as I knew you were pregnant.I meant to do it before, but this just added even more urgency.”

I sigh and lean my head on his shoulder.“I hate that we’re in such a dangerous world.Why can’t we move out to Fire Island and live there, far away from our families?”

“That would be wonderful,” he says, and kisses me warmly.“And we will, once we finish with this one small thing.”

“Bringing down the Andropov, Siderov and Ivanov crime families, you mean?”

He smiles.“Yeah.Just this one small thing.Piece of cake, right?”

We embrace and enjoy each other’s warmth for a moment.Then, he pulls back and tilts my chin up.“To bed, my love.You have a shift tomorrow morning, and I have an empire to destroy.”

“Can’t it wait for another lifetime?”

“No can do,” he says and kisses me once more.“I’m going to put my papers away, and I’ll join you in bed in five.”

“Okay,” I say and leave his arms with reluctance.I take the stairs to the second-floor loft and go to the bathroom to check myself out in the mirror and quickly brush my teeth once more.

In a few moments, he joins me in the bedroom and goes to our bathroom.When he comes over to where I’m standing, I can tell that he’s brushed his teeth as well.I smile to myself, knowing what that means.

He pulls me into his embrace, and once again, I think how lucky I am to have him.His strong arms feel so good around me, so comforting, so warm.

My body responds to the feel of him, the strength of his muscles under his clothes.I unbutton his shirt, and his skin feels so smooth against my hands as I reach up and stroke his strong biceps.I am lost in the feel of his body against mine, and my mouth seeks out his.

He picks me up and carries me to the bed, kissing me back with a passion that is sudden and intense.He lies on top of me, and it makes me feel so safe, so desired.We struggle to undress, with me tugging at his clothes, laughing as I do, pulling off garments one by one, impatient to touch his naked skin.

I run my fingers through his hair while he buries his face between my breasts, his mouth moving down to my nipples, and then lower.When his tongue finds my sex, my body shakes with desire.I gasp as he sucks, and when he looks up, his face is flushed with desire.

Then, we change places, and I lie on top of him.I straddle him, my thighs on either side of his, his cock swollen and erect beneath me, my hands on his shoulders, stroking his strong arms.I want him so much, this enemy I used to hate, this strong former warrior who I had mistakenly thought killed Sherri.I thought he was a monster who used people and then threw them away.

How wrong I was…

I kiss him, and then my mouth moves lower, and I lick his skin, tasting his saltiness, his indescribable maleness that arouses me so much.I lick him and hear his moan of pleasure as my tongue strokes the bulging head of his cock, my mouth taking him inside of me.He moves, propping himself up on his elbows so he can watch me sucking him.

I pulled off him and hear his sigh of regret.I’m so aroused, I want to feel him inside of me, thrusting until I scream in pleasure.

He pushes me on my back and lies on top of me once again, rubbing his hardness against my sex.His mouth moves on my body now as I had on his, and I too gasp as his mouth finds my nipples, sucking each one to hardness.