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Aaron lifted her off her feet and hard against him.

“Is this a good idea?” Mel’s voice wavered. The message earlier had been hands-off.

“You can tell me no.” He lowered his mouth, stopping a millimeter shy of kissing her. “Otherwise, hang on.”

Hang on? Like to his shoulders? Weak in the knees, she decided maybe she’d better. Just as a precaution.

In the deepest recesses of her mind, a small voice shouted a warning to be careful. This was inviting danger.

She didn’t listen. Aaron smelled too delicious and felt too good for her to stop now.

“I’ve missed you, Mel.” He brushed his lips across hers, the touch softer than a butterfly’s wings.

The words she’d longed to hear. Aaron had never said them before, in this or any context. Missing her implied he thought about her when they were apart. Hadn’t she just ripped the rug out from under him with her pregnancy announcement? Yet, he admitted to missing her.

This wasn’t just a matter of growing feelings. There had to be more.