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“I won’t.”

I held onto him tighter, hoping he’d understand I needed him just as much as he needed me.

“I love you, baby.” His words were soft and gentle and in direct contradiction to his punishing thrusts.

“I love you.” I tilted my hips more, and my orgasm slammed into me. “I’ll never let you forget how much.”

“Erin. Look at me.”

When the daze started to fade, and his face came back into focus, I was mesmerized by his gaze. His eyes had gone soft, but all the muscles in his neck had tightened. His body shook, and with one last thrust he planted deep, and, finally, his head fell forward as he groaned his pleasure.

I waited until Colin lifted his head before I whispered, “Only you.”

His eyes drifted closed, and I knew he felt my words, just as much as I had when I’d said them.

Chapter 26

“I’m happy your mom is coming early. What time does her flight get in today?” Erin asked from the passenger seat.

“Her flight arrives at BWI at noon,” I reminded her.

“And you arranged a car to pick her up? She’s not offended we can’t get her ourselves?”

“Relax, sunshine. Everything is taken care of. And, no, she isn’t upset.”

“All right. I’m just nervous.”

Last night after we’d made love and before we made dinner, I called my parents. My mom was thrilled Erin wanted to include her. Ten minutes into the conversation, she asked to speak to Erin and the two of them spent nearly an hour on the phone while I cooked. By the time I got the phone back, my mom was in tears declaring Erin was perfect. I hadn’t heard most of what was said, but Erin must’ve agreed to give my mother the twenty million grandchildren she desired. My dad wasn’t coming for another two weeks. After he’d retired it took less than a year of him being home with my mom all day for him to decide sitting still wasn’t for him. He’s a volunteer fireman. He needed to give the station notice to take him off rotation.

“I don’t see how that’s possible. You and my mom talked forever. She already loves you.”

“But what if she gets here and sees what a pain in the ass I really am?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked, pulling into the parking garage.

“Come on, Colin. It’s not like I live a normal life. Between the paparazzi always around doing their best to catch me doing or saying something stupid or the secret service hovering, what if your mom gets annoyed or thinks I’m too much trouble?”

Once I had the car stopped, I took my seat belt off and turned to face Erin. “Look at me, sunshine.” Her worried eyes came to mine. “She’s not going to get annoyed, not with you. My mom is a pint-sized momma bear. The only thing we should be concerned about is her giving some intrusive photographer a piece of her mind.”

“Okay.”

I knew she didn’t believe me, but this was one of those times no amount of talking was going to convince her I was right. She needed to see it for herself. I knew my mom would welcome her into the family with open arms.

“I’m sorry we had to come into the office today. I wanted nothing more than to laze in bed with you all day.”

Memories of last night flooded my mind when her cheeks pinkened. The first time we made love will forever be seared onto my heart. Knowing what she gave me, that I was the only man who would ever have her was insanely gratifying. Watching her fall apart under me was something I’ll never forget. But it was the second time, after dinner, when she pushed me onto the bed and had her way with me. That was a thing of beauty. She was confident and vocal. Just like everything else in Erin’s life, when she wanted something, nothing stopped her. She took and took, and I was willingly at her mercy.

“I wish we never had to leave the house. We could stay in a bubble and forget the outside world. But I actually have a lot of work to do. And I should start looking for a job.”

“You have a job.”

“You realize I don’t draw a salary from the charity, right? I donate it back monthly.”

“Do you enjoy the work?”

“You know I do. I love it.”

“Then why would you stop?”