Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry for the delay with the chapter, but I was really OCD about it and with the holidays etc. it took a bit longer. ;) I hope you enjoy it and just a warning it has some language and "mature" material.

Thanks to the wonderful Christina for beta-ing this so brilliantly and quickly. You are such a sweetie!!!! Also, thanks to my love Maggie who is always my sounding board and to Jess who has been waiting for something in this chapter for awhile. ;)

Chapter Seven "Catch My Disease"

Your body's a dream that turns violent
and that's the way I like it
and that's the way I like it

So please
Baby please
Open your heart
Catch my disease

So please
Baby please
Open your eyes
Catch my disease

Ben Lee

"I don't know why you are so pissed at me, it's not my fault a damn deer decided to play in the highway," Nathan defended as the two walked in the pouring rain towards the lights of a motel.

Thankfully, they hadn't technically crashed, but his SUV had plowed through a pretty dense collection of bushes and dead trees and it would take one big ass tow truck to get him out of that mess.

"If you hadn't been so busy being an ass, you would have seen that deer," she complained back over her shoulder as they finally reached the motel that looked eerily like The Bates Motel from Psycho.

Once inside a man that only added to the horror movie factor greeted them and immediately sought out Haley's chest.

Looking down she noticed she looked like the winner of a wet T-shirt contest and quickly crossed her arms over her chest.

"You sure a pretty little thing," the man remarked as he continued to openly leer at her.

Nathan moved to stand in front of her. "We need a room," he bluntly spoke, his voice hard.

The man tried to look around Nathan. "Hmm, I didn't see a ring on that sweet girl's finger. You sure you don't need two rooms? We got a nice one right by the office so it's real safe, I'm sure the lady would be very comfortable there."

"Listen ass…" Nathan started to threaten with his fists clenching at his sides.

Haley quickly came around Nathan and wrapped her arms around his waist from the side, knowing it would shut him up so she could diffuse the situation. "No, thank you. You see this is my husband here and he is on leave from the Marines because, well just between you and me, his temper got the best of him." She paused to smile sheepishly.

"But you see we were driving to my family's lease so he could kill something, since he hates to go a day without shooting his gun and we had some car trouble. Oh and I guess you didn't need to know all that, I tend to ramble don't I, honey?" Haley beamed up at Nathan.

Nathan held her close to him, even if it was for show, he was going to enjoy the hell out of it. "Aw, it's all right baby." He leaned down and tenderly kissed her forehead—feeling her tense—then turned back to the now visibly pale man. "What my wife was getting at is we only need one room. Is that a problem?"

"Uh…no…sir." The man hurriedly handed Nathan a key to the farthest room from the office.

As soon as they were safely inside—with the door deadbolted—both their eyes landed to the focal point of the room; the bed…the only bed.

It was a standard double sized with a hideous mustard yellow comforter, but to the two people in the room it looked a hell of a lot more like a giant pink elephant.

Focusing back on Haley, he noticed her shivering and a quick scan of the room told him there was no heater. "Take your clothes off," he instructed as walked past her and into the bathroom

"Nathan, I'm exhausted, and not in the mood for your games. The only reason we are sharing a room is so Mr. future sex offender back there won't thing I'm open season."

Nathan came back out and handed her a towel. "You're going to freeze to death if you stay in those clothes Hales. You can use this to cover up until you're under the covers.

She took the towel from him. "Oh…sorry I just assumed…"

"Assumed I wanted to sleep with you?" he finished for her with a knowing grin. "Well, I do. You don't ever have to question that one. But Hales, even if I joke you know I'd never pressure you about that."

She gave him a small nod in acceptance and then went to change. He stared after her, transfixed by the sight of her soaking wet. She looked so damn gorgeous just as she had the day he waited for her in the pouring rain five years before on her front porch steps. He'd been so terrified he had lost her, but when he saw her get out of Peyton's car his faith was renewed with an overwhelming sense of confidence. They were soul mates and as the rain poured around them he knew he couldn't go another day without having her agree to be his wife and start their forever.

Flashback…

When she climbed into his mother's convertible she had silent tears rolling down her cheek and while he feared she would change her mind, her needs where what truly mattered.

"Haley, we don't have to do this tonight," he gently offered, knowing that Lucas's departure was breaking her heart. In some ways it was breaking his too, but he knew for Haley the loss was far greater.

Facing him, Haley saw everything she could ever want and need shining in his worried eyes. Her best friend may be leaving her that night, but in his place was the love of her life and she had never felt safer. "No, no I want to. More than ever."

"You sure?"

Smiling encouragingly, she gently stroked his cheek and let it linger there. "Yeah. No regrets."

"I thought we were going back to your place?" Haley questioned when she noticed they missed the turn to his apartment.

"There's something I need to show you first." He mysteriously answered.

Ten minutes later they pulled up to a grassy area right along the shore of the beach where intertwining trees and bushes filled with little purple flowers provided a secluded paradise that had remained untouched from civilization and was more beautiful than anything man could ever build.

"Nathan this is gorgeous!" Haley exclaimed as she quickly exited the vehicle to take in the amazing view of the waves crashing against the rocks of the shore that laid before them. Doing a little twirl she turned to face the beautiful trees and of course her dream guy.

"There are no words for how much I love you Nathan. This is the most beautiful thing ever." She beamed as she ran to him and threw her arms around his neck.

"You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen Hales," he promised her before capturing her smiling lips in long passionate kiss.

After they broke apart he gently sat her to the ground and lowered down to one knee. With a deep breath he took her left hand in his and gazed up into her confused yet incredibly endearing eyes.

"Hales…Baby, I know I already asked this once today, but I left out one important part." He winked to her and produced a ring out of his pocket with his free hand.

Speechless, Haley stared at the diamond shining out to her from the light of the luminous moon. It was the ring she had fallen in love with at the antique store just two short months earlier.

"Nathan, how can you afford this? It's too much…I mean I told you today I didn't need a ring as long as I had you and I meant it…I promise." She nervously rambled with tears forming in her eyes, hoping he didn't think she ever needed anything material to pledge her heart to him forever. She had already done that when she said yes.

Slipping it on her tiny finger, he knew instantly it was a perfect fit just as she was for him. "I know you didn't need it Hales, but you deserve it." He stood and took her face in his hands. "And don't worry about the money, I had some socked away and there are no refunds so don't even try to go behind my back and return it."

"You know me so well." She laughed a bit as her tears started to fall.

Thunder boomed and lightening streaked through the sky above them as heavy raindrops began to fall over them. Normally, any two sane human beings would run for shelter, but to them, being together was their shelter. Besides rain was a sign of new beginnings for them as a couple and they would embrace it for always.

"So, will you marry me Miss Haley James?" He asked softly as he brought his lips down—stopping just a breath away from hers.

"Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes." She repeatedly excitedly, the word effortlessly rolling off her tongue over and over. "Now get me back to that apartment so I can say yes some more."

He chuckled and closed the distance between them to seal their now 'official' engagement with a kiss that was so full of love and all consuming that for a moment neither was sure they would make it to the apartment.

"Nathan, I can't believe you made me wait outside for ten minute," Haley giggled as Nathan walked her into his apartment with his hands covering her eyes.

"Open your eyes," He softly directed her as he took his hands away.

"Nathan…" Haley gasped in awe at the sight that lay before her. There were white candles creating a soft glow throughout the entire apartment with pristine white rose petals that created a path directly to the bedroom.

Turning to take his hand with a radiant smile, she led him down the path and when they entered the bedroom even more candles and petals greeted them, along with bouquets of soft pink roses. It was the epitome of romance and to Haley a big fancy hotel suite had nothing on what Nathan had done for her.

He didn't think it was possible to want someone so much, but he knew he had to reign it in and make sure she was ready. She was his world and he never wanted her to ever doubt his intentions. "We don't have to do anything Hales, that's not why I asked you to marry me."

Whipping around to face him, Haley looked at him like he'd lost his mind. "Oh you have got to be kidding me." She then grinned wickedly and took him by tie, dragging him further into the room and slamming the door behind them.

A few smoldering kisses later and they were both naked in each other's arms, reveling in the feel of their bodies pressed hard together.

Laying her down gently beneath him on the bed, Nathan's breath hitched at the sight of her perfect smooth legs opening for him.

He couldn't believe how nervous he was, but in reality this was truly his first time too. Never had he 'made love' to a girl before, especially the love of his life. Sex had just been a release for him before, but now there was a whole new level of pleasure he was about to enter.

Her hand reached out to caress his cheek. "You're shaking."

"I just don't want to disappoint you."

She quirked her eyebrow at that with a smile. "Isn't that my line?"

He laughed lightly and bent down to kissed her lips. "There is no way in hell you could disappoint me."

"Then trust me when I say the same goes for you." She smiled reassuringly. "Now kiss me." She playfully demanded.

And he did and he didn't stop till the sun rose five hours later. In their euphoria, they lost count how many times they made love that night, all they knew was that being one together was like nothing else they would ever experience in their lifetime. They simply flowed and found a flawless rhythm in every position and move they made.

Their hearts had already found eternity in each other and now their bodies discovered ecstasy could last just as long. Together they had found the Holy Grail of love, sex, and everything in between.

End of Flashback

Her footsteps brought him out of the past and his heart ached again when he realized what had become their present.

They should have had five more years of happiness side by side; with days filled with laughter and contentment; and nights spent making love until their aching bodies couldn't withstand one more ounce of pleasure. They should have had it all, but instead here they were barely able to make eye contact in a lonely cold motel room.

And even though he knew they could and would get that life back, it still killed him that with one painful decision he cost them both five years worth of memories together. He just had to make damn sure they didn't waste anymore time.

"Don't look." Haley warned as she began to turn the bed down.

He chuckled at that, but did as she said. Once he knew she was in the bed covered he took off his shirt and then started to unbuckle his jeans.

Haley's eyes shot over to him in shock as he pulled down his pants and boxer briefs down at the same time revealing all of him. "You are such a dick." She blew out and turned away from him to face the wall.

"No, I have a dick, one that you use to call The Titanic, because it was, in you words, long, wide, powerful, and so damn luxurious to ride." He smirked, knowing she could see it on his face even with her back to him.

"And just like the actual ship's passengers I would never ride you again," she snit.

"Whatever you have to tell yourself Hales."

"Quit calling me Hales and get in bed." She grumbled, securing the covers around her.

Slightly taken aback he hesitated a bit. "Not that I don't appreciate the invitation, but I was sure you'd make me sleep on the floor."

Sighing, she ran a hand through her now curly hair. Not having a blow dryer had induced it. "Sleeping on the floor can't be good for your knee."

He froze, wondering just how much she knew. "How do you know about that? It didn't even make the papers."

"I was there…at the hospital." She softly confessed after a long moment of silence.

Flashback…

"Cooper!" Haley shouted as she ran out of the elevator towards Nathan's Uncle who was pacing back and forth past the nurses' station.

"Haley, thank God!" Cooper opened his arms just in time to catch her.

After a moment, Haley leaned back from his embrace and looked up into his exhausted face. "How is he? Have they told you anything?"

"He's out of surgery and they said he's going to be fine. He's pretty banged up though."

She took a second to let the relief wash over her and then let Cooper lead her to the windows of the room in front of them.

There he was the man that had broken her heart lying broken in a hospital bed.

"What happened?" She finally asked, knowing Cooper was still by her side.

"He came to visit me after he finished up the season and I let him race one of the cars. I don't really know what happened after that, he just kept going faster and faster and then…well you know the rest."

Haley's eyes closed tightly as horrific images flashed through her mind. She kept seeing the fear in Nathan's eyes as his car veered out of control and into an unforgiving concrete wall.

Cooper placed his hand on her shoulder. "Why don't you go see him Haley, I know he'd want you by his side.

"No!" She turned frantic eyes on him. "Please…he can't know I'm here. In fact where are Dan and Deb?"

"Deb should be here in about two hours, She was in Italy with Karen when it happened. Nathan told me not to call Dan, and I intend to follow through on that promise."

"Did he ask you not to call me too?"

Cooper looked at the ground.

Leaning up, Haley kissed his cheek and gave him a calming smile. "It's all right Coop, I'm glad you called me."

"Haley, he still loves you. I don't know what happened, but please just stay and talk to him." He pleaded with her knowing that Nathan was a mess without her. He wasn't sure what exactly went down with his nephew's decision to end things with Haley, but it was clear it wasn't due to a lack of love or want. Nathan needed Haley and Cooper was damn sure Nathan's wreck had everything to do with having to live without her.

"I can't, in fact, now that I know he's all right I need to get going. Peyton and Brooke don't know where I am and if I leave now I'll get back before they even wake up to discover I'm gone."

Cooper had to get her in that room, if not for Nathan's well being than for her own. "Look, why don't I go get you a cab and if you decide to go in there no one will ever know, not even me."

Right then and there, it was clear to Haley that Nathan could have very well got his charm and devastating smile from the Lee's as well the Scott's and unfortunately she had a weakness for those attributes. Besides, letting Cooper down because of her feelings towards Nathan wasn't something she had in her.

Once he was out of sight, her trembling hands opened Nathan's door. His room was eerily dark, save the moonlight shining through the blinds, and the only sounds were the monotonous beeps of the many machines monitoring his vitals. Gradually, she approached his bedside, a part of her praying that if she took her time, she may wake up and realize it was all just a nightmare, but as reached her destination the reality came crashing down around her.

Reaching out, she ran her fingers across his forehead and the tears she had been holding in since Cooper called her, just a mere three hours before, finally began to streak down her cheeks.

She couldn't believe how fragile he looked. Nathan was always so strong, always wanting to protect her, but now the tables were turned and what hurt the most was that she couldn't be there for him.

He didn't want nor need her support and that was something she was still having trouble grasping after all this time. It had almost been a year to the day that he left her at the altar and while everyone thought she was moving on, she was really just burying the pain.

Maybe that was because she never got to say goodbye to what they had shared or to him. The last time she saw him, he was begging her not to leave his bed and then he was gone.

Placing her hand in his, she gently ran her thumb over the abrasions on his knuckles. "You don't deserve what I'm about to say, but God help me that plane ride was the worst kind of torture not knowing if you were going to be okay." She paused and took a deep breath. "I will love you forever Nathan. Just be careful so I don't have to say that to a grave for at least another seventy or eighty years."

Just as she was about to take her hand away, she felt him squeeze it and she suddenly knew this was it; the day she would finally find the strength to walk away from her past. If Nathan could survive a broken body, she could survive a broken heart.

With a tearful smile, she brought their joined hands up to her lips and kissed his fingers ever so softly. "Goodbye Nathan."

She finally got her goodbye, but it didn't come without its price. That day showed her that no matter how much pain Nathan Scott had caused her, she could never escape their love, no matter how hard she ran from it. And she would run—to the ends of the earth if she had to—but deep down she knew it would be in vain. No amount of time or distance would ever be enough, due to the simple fact; you can never outrun the heart.

End of Flashback

"I thought that was a dream." Nathan revealed quietly, in awe that after all he had put her through she had been there for him.

"Yeah, well it was no big deal. You were fine and Cooper was just trying to play matchmaker." She quickly rationalized and scooted closer to the edge of the bed giving him plenty of room to get in without having to touch her.

Climbing into the bed, he laid on his back and stared up at the ceiling. "Did he tell you any details about the crash?" He tentatively probed.

"Not much, when he called he said the clutch had given them problems in the past, so I figured that was why. Can we just go to bed now?" She mumbled as the need for sleep and avoiding any emotions was starting to get the better of her.

"It wasn't an accident Haley."

Haley shot up and stared down at him bewildered. "What do you mean? Did someone mess with the car?"

He sat up and faced her, but kept his eyes downcast. He had to get it his off his chest and she was the only one he could ever confess it to. "When I got on that track the faster I went, the more I saw you and the pain became too much. I just wanted it to stop Haley."

Raring back she slapped him catching them both by surprise, but she quickly found her voice. "Take it back…now." Her words were shaky, but it didn't hinder the conviction behind them.

He rubbed at his cheek. "Do you want me to lie to you? Screw that Haley, I'm tired of holding back."

Haley jumped out the bed, not caring that she was exposing her entire body to him, the anger she felt was just too great. "You were the one that left, if anyone should have been in a hospital it was me not you!"

Getting out of the bed too, he stood a few feet away from her, using every fiber of his being to keep his eyes focused on her face. "You just can't even grasp how much everyday without you killed me. Because then that fucks with your perfect little picture that paints me as a heartless bastard that never gave a damn about you!"

"I gave you everything Nathan, my heart, my soul, and even my body because I thought you were the one and you threw it all back in my face!" Her voice was growing louder with each word.

He threw his hands in the air. "I made the biggest fucking mistake of my life! I thought I was doing what was best for you," he fired right back.

She laughed bitterly and crossed her arms over her chest. "You still don't get it, once I agreed to marry you, there was no me or you anymore, there was only us. We were supposed to be a team Nathan that made decisions together and went through life side by side no matter what."

"You don't know the whole story, but all you need to know is that the second I walked away I knew I was wrong, but by then it was too late and I had destroyed us both."

"Destroyed? Don't give yourself so much credit. I was coping fine, it was even beginning to feel like you never existed. I was happy without you Nathan, my life was better than ever."

It was his turn to laugh. "Really? If you were so damn happy in you life, I wouldn't rile you up so much. Hell, you wouldn't give a shit if I was permanently attached to you hip. Yeah, you have great friends and a great job, but you know there is so much more in life and I think deep down you know I'm the only one that can give it to you. Once you find the one no one else can ever come close Haley, so don't even try to deny that."

"Now, you're spouting that 'one' crap. Well, here's a news flash I held out for what I thought was the 'one' and all it got me was heartbreak. So now not holding out is a much better fit." She grinned wickedly, knowing she was about to touch upon something that would hit him at his core.

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?"

Putting one hand on her hip and she ran the other ever so slowly over her breasts and down her stomach seductively, daring him to stare and true to his form he couldn't keep his eyes from following the flawless path her fingers took him on. "I just mean that even if you were the one you sure as hell haven't been my only…at least in physical terms."

"Stop it." He gritted out through clenched teeth as he tried to reign in not only his temper but his steadily growing hard on.

"Oh, you didn't think I held out for you all these years? You left me high and dry Nathan and you also left me with a sense of who the hell cares anymore so what choice did I have?" She shrugged innocently.

"Haley, I'm warning you." He stepped closer.

"What? Does the thought of other guys inside me bother you?" She placed her hand over her mouth in a playful oops motion. "Well, too bad because there were others in me Nathan, thrusting in and out, trying to get me to scream their…"

He had her up against the wall before she could ever finish her sentence, his lips just centimeters from hers. "But you didn't, did you?" He taunted his voice hard and full of lust. "Because you were thinking of me, weren't you? I'm the only one that can get you to scream so loud that you have to bite down on my shoulder so the neighbors won't call the cops. You remember Haley?"

She could feel him throb against her stomach and as much as she hated it, she couldn't help becoming incredibly wet by the feel of it. "You don't think anyone else ever got me off?" She continued to mock him even as her breathing started to become labored and her nipples grew hard. Her body was betraying her and the worst part was she was starting to enjoy it.

He licked his lips and brought his hand down to her center, rubbing against her smooth folds, smirking when his fingers became instantly drenched. "Admit it, when they were inside you, it was me you were really fucking?"

"Stop it." She demanded, but even to her own ears the words were hollow. She began to whimper as his fingers began to tease the bundle of nerves that could drive any women over the edge without a man even entering her.

"Tell me Haley, tell me I'm the only one you ever fucked…tell me", he demanded as his lips began to place hot open mouthed kissed across her jaw and down her neck.

Pushing her pelvis into his hand, she still didn't answer. As much as she hated him, she wanted him a million times more. Horny didn't even begin to describe her need for him at that moment because he was right; no man ever could make her feel the way he did. His fingers, his lips, his dick; were like weapons against her will. Just one of those attributes could send her into a mind shattering orgasm, but all three together…well no words could touch upon the ecstasy they produced.

She knew she was already goner, but she had to take back control. If they were going to fuck, she sure as hell wasn't going to let him call all the shots. Bringing her hand down she grabbed him hard, loving the shot of liquid she felt as her thumb swirled around his head. Rolling it around, to give her some lubrication, she began moving her hand up and down his velvety shaft, enjoying the primal groans coming from his lips against her neck.

In the back of his mind, he knew this probably wasn't the best timing, but fuck he didn't give a damn. It was Haley, and he'd waited five excruciating long years to be in this position with her again.

There had been too many nights where dreams of being with her had left him in a mess and he was sure his shower drain had more of him than water down it half the time. So, how in the hell could ever walk away from the real deal?

He remembered nights where he wondered who was the actual virgin when they met. She made him feel pleasure that he wasn't even sure man was meant to feel; it was more addicting than any drug ever sold. Haley James was the girl most never dreamed could exist. She had the face of an angel, the body of a goddess, and the libido of a porn star and not even God himself, could stop him now that he was so close to the only heaven he ever cared to be in.

"Just say it Hales and I'll give you what you want." He huskily spoke into her ear, trying with all his might not to erupt all over her hand.

Haley bit her lip so hard, she could taste her own blood, but it was the only way she could herself from screaming out yes to him.

Taking her hand away from his painfully rigid member, he forcefully put both her hands above her head and kept them in place with just one of his large ones. Instinctively, one of her legs wrapped around him and with his free hand he yanked her other leg up and pushed her even further up the wall, lining his rock hard length right at her glistening opening.

"Say it and I'll slam into you."

She tightened her legs around him and locked eyes with him. "I hate you, but God yes it was always you." She swore and then crashed her lips against his, so hard that he almost lost his balance. But within seconds he returned her kiss with equal ferocity, causing teeth to clash, lips to bust, and tongues to battle for domination until neither knew who's oxygen they were surviving on.

As he promised Nathan positioned his hands under her ass and shoved himself all the way into her without a single warning or hesitation. They both cried out at the sensation of what their bodies had been deprived of for so long. In that moment they couldn't believe that either had lived a day without the feel of him being inside her.

With her hands now free, Haley clung to his shoulders, digging her nails in as he began to pound over and over into her, hurling her into the wall with each thrust. Certain people may use the word masochist to describe those who enjoy being savagely taken the way she was now, but those people were never fucked hard against a wall by a guy like Nathan Scott, where the pain and intensity only added to the mind blowing pleasure.

Going at it rough was definitely a necessary form of sex that should be a part of everyone's sexual routine.

He was going to blow any second with her moaning and clenching around him. 'Damn, the things she did to him.' Dipping his head down he took one of her exquisite—ripe for the sucking—nipples into his mouth, transforming her moans into screams in a second flat.

Haley ran her fingers through his hair as she felt the world around her begin to melt into a series of bright colors and sublime pleasure.

When he knew she was falling over the edge, he finally let himself go and shot load after load into her.

"Shit…I've missed this Hales." He breathlessly murmured into her shoulder as she continued milk whatever was left of him.

"This doesn't mean anything." She answered her tone icy as she slid down his body and walked over to the only dresser in the room. Hopping on top of it she faced him and spread her legs apart. She had to keep this going because if she faltered for even a second she would have to start analyze what she had done, why she had done it and most importantly what it had meant and that was something she was just not ready to endure.

It may be only a quick fix, but it was a delay she desperately needed. Then tomorrow, when he was out of sight, she could let herself break

Watching her in awe, he felt himself grow stiff again. "If it doesn't mean anything then why do you want more?" He cockily replied even though he could tell she was hanging on by a thread, trying to keep herself together. But he also saw that she needed him to not see the turmoil going on inside her. So, he ignored it because as much as he wanted her to break down and open her heart and soul to him again, she wasn't ready. Besides distracting her with sex was a hell of a lot more satisfying than having her lock herself in the bathroom to get away from him.

Tilting her head, she eyed his powerful erection. He always did have an amazing rebound rate. "Because I already know I'm going to regret this in the morning. Might as well get everything I can out of it."

He was inside her so hard and fast both lamps on the dresser flew to the ground and shattered, but neither gave a damn as they began to once again indulge in the rewards of the flesh.

Hours later, Haley lay fast asleep on top of him, where she had collapsed after their last round, one that had left them both so depleted and so paralyzed with pleasure neither thought they would ever be able to walk again.

Stroking her hair, Nathan fought to keep his eyes open and savor her draped across him as long as he could. The sex was phenomenal, but he craved this just as much…her lying quietly in his arms.

In the past, even when they were rough in their love making, he could still feel her heart behind every move she made. Tonight he didn't and he wasn't sure when he was ever going to again, so for now he'd have to settle for moments like this, where she and the walls around her heart were at rest.

When she awoke he had no doubt she would flee from his embrace, but for now her subconscious was giving him a glimpse of hope. She was clinging to him and ever so often laid feather light kisses on his chest before murmuring his name in her sleep. 'That had to mean something, didn't it?'

At least tonight proved one thing for sure; their passion was as strong as it ever was, even more if that was possible. They hadn't missed a beat tonight and she couldn't deny it. Nevertheless, he had a long road ahead of him because while he may have won the battle in reclaiming her body, the war to win back her heart was far from over.


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