142|Damage Control-Part 1

It took Natalie a long time to stop shaking. It took Levi's heart rate just as long to come down slowly.

He held her tightly and kissed her forehead, grateful to have her back in his arms and in his bed.

The past couple of weeks were torture for him.

There were times when he'd been so terrified she'd never return to him.

There were moments of intense jealousy and feelings of inadequacy whenever he saw her chatting with other guys in the office, smiled at them or laughed at their jokes. He wanted to be the only man who made her smile and laugh. He wanted to be the only man she looked at and thought about.

Now that she was back in his arms, he planned to hold on to her forever. She said she loved him; Levi hoped she'd meant it, and it wasn't just her anger and petty jealousy talking. He knew she wanted him. Their drenched sheets were evidence of their desire for the other. But he desperately wanted her heart, too.

"Natalie," he whispered as he sought her lips in the dark and moved over h