Elijah looked at her face. She was so easy to excite, so responsive. To see her come alive under his touch was the most powerful aphrodisiac. He couldn’t get enough of her, never could.          Starlight was meant for him… Her body was meant for his touch. And she was offering herself to him for twelve days. Twelve days of no-strings-attached sex. With Starlight... The only woman he’d ever loved… The only woman he’d really wanted…“You think twelve days will be enough?” Elijah asked, stroking her nipple with the pad of his thumb.          She hardened beneath his touch, and she had the exact same effect on his body. He’d come twice in the last hour and he was already ready for round three. Starlight clasped his wrist, holding his fingers in place against her br

“I’ll carry it,” Starlight offered, taking the large pot from Mrs. Thomas and heading up the path.“I’ll be in, in just a minute, sweet girl!” Mrs. Thomas offered, making the three men groan. “Oh, shush you three, I only have a few ideas… The right ones, as always!”          Meghan hooked arms with Starlight and headed inside.“The cider was totally a ploy.”“My aunt is amazing!” Meghan said laughing. “It’s hard to argue with her when she’s bringing you something to eat or drink. She’ll probably keep them out there for another hour… the least…”          Starlight glanced back at the group, the three men stooping to hear whatever Mrs. Thomas was telling them.“Smart lady!”“She is!” Meghan exclaimed n

          After James left the house, Starlight counted to twenty before locking the door and hurried back to her bedroom. She was amazed by how quickly her heart rate picked up. Her body seemed to rise and tighten, already sparking with the fire that gripped her moments before.          Finding Elijah propped up on the pillows, the sheet resting low around his waist, was oil to her flame.“Is he gone?” he asked, tossing a small heart-shaped pillow at her. “Did he try to charm his way into your pants once again?”“Will you stop it?” Starlight said smiling.            Then she leaned back against the wall, enjoying the view. He was absolutely gorgeous… His black hair was mussed, and his jaw and chest were dusted with a dark shadow. She could see the outline of one thigh beneath her sheet and th

Elijah was happy. The radio was on and Starlight sat in his truck, singing ‘Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree’ along with Brenda Lee while holding a steaming cup of hot chocolate in her hands. Her eyes were sparkling and she looked happy like a little girl on Christmas Day… He drove five miles an hour down First Lane, uncaring that they were wedged, bumper to bumper, among the opening-night crowd. At the rate they were going, it would take an hour before they were done. And he couldn’t be happier. Not that their adventures in the bedroom an hour ago hadn’t been amazing. They definitely were. Starlight was amazing between the sheets, so passionate, so sexy… so mind-blowing… And that body…“Wow,” she said, stopping the train of his thoughts, “Look, Elijah,” Starlight added, tapping the window at one especially lit-up home. “Check out those animatronics. Do you get extra points for that?”“Depends on the judging committee. There was a big fallout a few years

“You’re taking all of this?” Meghan asked, eyeing the double-stacked cake plate and Tupperware container full of her sugarplum cookies.“Too much temptation sitting around,” Starlight said smiling. “Tonight’s the whole reason I made them.”“EJ let you out of bed long enough to cook? A huge sacrifice…” Meghan teased. Starlight laughed.“We’re not that bad...” Which wasn’t true. Every time Elijah was in the same room, she wanted to touch him, kiss him... to have him.“Whatever,” Meghan said and snorted. “Are you two really trying to keep this thing a secret?” Starlight glanced at her friend.“‘This thing’?”“Starlight, there’s obviously something going on between you two.”“It’s called sex,” Starlight argued. “Nothing else.” She had to keep reminding herself of that. Waking up to him, his tongue stroking between her legs and his fingers sliding deep, had been the perfect way to start the day. Before he left for work, the hot coffee and kiss had be