CHAPTER 32

THEY FOUND THEIR way to the bedroom, collapsed on the bed, and fell asleep almost immediately. Marcus woke her up some hours later and they made slow, sweet love again. And then Olivia slept in his arms, her body wrapped around his.

When he woke her again, the tender light of late evening peeped through the plantation blinds on her bedroom windows.

He slid his hand between her legs and parted her thighs.” Are you sore?” he asked softly.

She nodded. "A little."

"You were so tight," Marcus said as he caress her thighs. "It had been a while for you?"

"I can't remember the last time," Olivia agreed. "I have been so busy with raising Jake and my job. I simply did not have the time." But she was lying, the truth was that for every man she had met over the 5 years, she had subconsciously put them in comparison with Marcus, and when they didn't meet up, she would just lose interest.

"And that man Joe?" Marcus asked with exaggerated uninterest.

"Joe… Joe…" Olivia said. "Is that jealousy I