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Mac uncurled her body as Harm leaned in and slipped his hands over her belly and around her back, caressing her exposed skin with his slightly callused fingers while she tangled her own fingers in his hair. They rested their foreheads together and just enjoyed the closeness for a moment before it got to be too much and they couldn�t hold back any longer.
Their lips touched tenderly at first, wanting their first kiss that didn�t have extenuating circumstances�the final farewell of a doppelganger lover, a goodbye at an engagement party for a wedding that would never happen, a crafty matchmakingfriend who had pointed out that they were standing under a sprig of mistletoe�to be everything that a first kiss should be.
She tasted like sweet summer raspberries, Harm noted with great pleasure, and she felt like warm chocolate. He chuckled softly when she made a soft purring sound in the back of her throat when his tongue snuck out and swept over her lips.
They kissed until the need for oxygen became apparent, and then they only pulled far enough apart to look into each other�s eyes.
Breathing heavily, Mac smiled brilliantly at Harm. �Damn, sailor,� she said breathily.
Harm grinned and nuzzled her nose with his own before brushing his lips over hers and pulling back a little. �How do you feel about being the mother of a rebellious teenager?� he asked.
�I think that even though she may not have your looks and my brains but she�s still perfect,� Mac said softly. Though she longed to give Harm a child of his own, a son to carry on the Rabb name or a daughter for him to dote upon and protect, Mac knew that the chances were slim that they would ever get the baby with his looks and her brains or her looks and his brains that she had been dreaming about ever since the tumultuous day that little AJ Roberts was born. �Does this mean I�m allowed to visit Mattie now?� she asked.
�I never said you couldn�t,� Harm said innocently.
Mac swatted at Harm before curling up against his chest. �Can I go back to sleep now?� she asked as she snuggled against his body.
�Wouldn�t you rather go to bed?� Harm asked as he ran his fingers through her hair.
�Mmm� I don�t sleep with guys before we�ve had a first date,� Mac mumbled, a sleepy smile spreading over her lips.
�Funny, Marine,� Harm said before scooping her up in his arms and carrying his precious cargo to the bedroom.