"And while he appreciated this opportunity given to him by staying behind, it didn't really make his recent realization any easier to deal with".

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Hello, gorgeous naked woman in his kitchen.
Kelly smiled, too, as she walked toward him, and Tom was well aware that he wouldn't be here right now if he'd gone out with the team this morning. And while he appreciated this opportunity given to him by staying behind, it didn't really make his recent realization any easier to deal with.
"Maybe we should both just retire. We can sleep late and then make love all day, every day," he said.
"Okay." She levered herself up so she sat on the counter, right next to the cutting board and the piles of fruit.
Oh-ho, this was going to be wonderfully, deliciously messy. She was laughing now, and he was, too. God, he loved her.

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