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  Coal drove into her and then roared out over her dying scream. His hips jerked, his body shook violently, and Jill opened her eyes as she felt warmth spreading deep inside her pussy where he remained connected to her. She stared up at the most beautiful sight she’d ever seen.

  Coal’s head was thrown back, his mouth parted, and a look of pure sated passion softened his quickly relaxing features. The sheen of sweat on his chest and arms did funny things to her stomach and had her vaginal muscles gripping and caressing Coal’s cock inside her or it may have just been them still twitching from the aftermath of the amazing sex they’d just had. A smile curved his lips and his chin lowered until he opened those sexy eyes of his to stare into hers.

  “Please tell me I didn’t hurt you.”

  Jill’s heart did a funny thing in her chest and she blinked back tears that filled them instantly. Coal’s smile faded and he slowly leaned down, his body curving around hers, and she swore she saw regret in his look. It about killed her to see it since that’s the last thing she wanted him to feel.

  “You didn’t hurt me.”

  “Then why are you crying? I was too rough, wasn’t I? You’re very tight and smaller than I am.”

  Her hands lifted to cup his face to pull it closer to hers. “It’s just that it was so amazing and your first concern is me.”

  “This makes you cry?”

  She smiled at his confused look. “Yeah. It does. You’re amazing, Coal. I’ve never met anyone as wonderful as you. You really care if I enjoyed that and trust me, I did.”

  “I lost my control,” he admitted. One of his hands curved around her hip, holding her on his lap while his other hand gently brushed a lock of her hair away from her cheek. “Are you certain I wasn’t too rough?”

  Jill nodded. “That was just perfect. I never knew it could be this way.”

  His smile returned. “That was just one position. There are a lot more of them that may feel even better to you.”

  “Are we going to try them?” Please say yes.

  “Do you want to?”

  She nodded, knowing she blushed.

  His fingers caressed her cheek and then to her regret, he slowly withdrew from her body as his still-hard cock eased from her pussy. She’d enjoyed feeling fused to him.

  “I don’t want to make you sore since you’re not used to sex. We’ll try another position in a few hours. Perhaps you can help me with some of the repairs I plan to make. It would be helpful if I taught you how to do certain things.”

  “Sure.”

  Jill hated when he left her, climbing from the bed, and no longer touching her. She grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around her body. It stung a little that he still wanted to make sure she wasn’t stashing weapons in her room. It also didn’t sit well with her that he had no plans to share a cleansing unit with her. Even her ex-bastard had hauled her into one with him after sex but of course that had been because he never trusted she wouldn’t attack him in a vulnerable situation.

  Coal removed the vent-seal cock ring, tossed it into her trash, and pulled up his pants. “I estimate it will take you five minutes to use the facilities and another five to get dressed. I’ll be done with my search by then. When you come out, I’ll be down the hall getting clean and changing my clothing. I’ll return for you soon.” He paused, his gaze lingering on the sheet hiding her body. “Go on.”

  Jill kept hold of the sheet as she scooted off the bed. She refused to walk naked across the room even if they’d just had sex together. Coal watched her without comment, allowing her to close the door between them. She leaned against the door and let her head hang.

  She was afraid she’d get used to him or worse, maybe even fall for him. He was just too damn sexy and sweet. “Sucker tattooed in big block letters right across my ass,” she muttered.

  “What did you say, Jill? I didn’t hear you.”

  She mouthed a silent curse, forgetting he’d planned to stick around her room for a few minutes to search it. “I was just muttering to myself.”

  He said nothing. She rolled her eyes, pushing away from the door, and headed for the cleanser. Now he probably thinks I’m nuts for talking to myself. Just great!

  Chapter Seven

  “Hand me the white pen tool.”

  Jill grinned and handed it over to Coal. “What is it really called?” He’d learned fast that using the technical names for tools had been a useless endeavor.

  A smile flashed as he turned his head to stare at her. “It is a fusion applicator. I am going to fix Arm’s damaged finger and return movement of it to him.”

  “Huh.” Jill glanced at the shutdown droid. “I didn’t know there was anything wrong with it.”

  “It’s the smallest one and not used much but I noticed it while studying his hands when he held me in the cargo hold.”

  “I’m sorry about that. I didn’t want to keep you locked down but you terrified me.”

  Coal reached over and brushed his fingers across her thigh. “I understand and you were being reasonable to assume I would be dangerous.” His hand left her to accept the tool. He turned and bent over Arm’s hand, working silently.

  Jill stared at Coal’s broad back and couldn’t help but notice the way muscles moved as his arms did. Her throat turned dry and she swallowed hard. She realized her body reacted when just looking at him and memories of what they’d done in her bed surfaced quickly. Her nipples hardened under the shirt she wore and it came as a shock when an ache started between her thighs.

  “Hand me the red-and-green metal tool that resembles a hook,” he stated softly.

  Jill didn’t move. Instead she continued to stare at him until his head turned, drawing her attention away from his broad back.

  “Jill? Are you all right? You look a little flushed.”

  “Uh, yeah.”

  He turned to face her. “What is wrong?”

  “I…” She wasn’t sure what to say, not wanting to admit that she wished he’d put down the tools and touch her instead.

  “Are you hungry?”

  “No.”

  “What is wrong? Are you tired?”

  “Seeing you without your shirt does things to me.” She felt proud that she’d managed to blurt it out.

  A small smile played at his lips. “What kind of things?”

  “I want to touch you.”

  The smile died and Coal put down the tool. He swiveled in the chair to face her and leaned back, his hands brushing the top of his thighs. “Come here.”

  Temptation could be a terrible thing when one wasn’t sure what to do. Jill hesitated and then stood to move closer. Coal reached for her and used her hips to guide her until she straddled his lap. It made them nearly eye level with Coal only a few inches taller. His hands remained on her.

  “Go ahead.”

  Her hands didn’t tremble when she placed her palms flat on his chest. His hot skin and his masculine scent had her on sensory overload. The intense reaction of her body from looking at him made her lean in closer, wishing she had the courage to kiss him.

  “You may touch me any time you wish, Jill.”

  “You don’t mind?”

  He shook his head. “I would strongly encourage it. Are you sore at all?” He glanced down where her legs were spread far apart across his thighs.

  “I’m achy but it’s not from being tender.”

  His chest quickly expanded with his quick intake of air then he met her gaze. “You want me.”

  “I’ve never experienced anything as wonderful as what we shared.” She decided to be totally honest. “You’re going to be gone soon and I want to feel that way again.”

  Coal’s expression softened and he slowly grinned. “I’ve helped you get past your aversion to males.”

  “No.”

  Dark eyebrows arched and the smile faded. “You don’t want to have sex with me?”

  “I don’t want anything to do with other men.” She chose her words carefully. “I do want you though.”