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Amanda woke up in the middle of the night to find herself cocooned in Lucas's warmth. His tall frame spooned her smaller one, her back pressed to his bare chest.
A clock on the table revealed it was 4:04am. They had gone to sleep at midnight, after three rounds of sex and some time basking in a fire Lucas made in the fireplace.
She couldn't recall the last time she felt this happy and satisfied after sex. She had just gotten out of a two-year relationship, and the sex wasn't anything to complain about. However, despite the fact that she wasn't emotionally invested in Lucas, being with him felt a hundred times more explosive.
Too bad she wasn't looking for anything long-term, even just sexually. Lucas seemed like the kind of man it would be easy to get attached to if she slept around with him longer than necessary. He was quite the gentleman, and he was great in bed. It would be wise to be content with the p
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