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Derian pulled the blanket snug around himself. __his is my added assurance._ Eena__ nose wrinkled. __t__ your what?_ __f you recall the last time we were here standing in this very spot, you pelted me with neumberries._ He held up a single berry before popping it into his mouth. __ doubt you would risk soiling your blanket, so I figure wrapping it around me this way I__ pretty much assured safety from any potential attack._ He winked playfully, and she laughed out loud. ____ afraid you don__ know me half as well as you think,_ she announced. Aiming low, she flung a sizable berry at his calve. It hit its mark.__hoa, whoa!_ He lowered the blanket to cover his legs. __ou can__ hide yourself entirely, Derian,_ she said, aiming for his face. He ducked, raising the blanket like a shield in the process.Another round of ammunition pelted his ankles before he decided it was time to fight back. Eena found herself bound up in her own blanket, arms wrapped securely at her sides. She laughed nonstop, unable to move within his strong hold. Derian leaned forward until their noses touched, and then he kissed her giggles silent. He kept her in the blanket, snug and close to him, but Eena managed to wriggle an arm free and drape it around his neck, holding his lips in reach. She uttered a quick count in between kisses.__even,_ she breathed.Derian paused, his mouth a whisper away from hers. It tickled when he spoke. __o, no, Eena.___o what?___o counting. Not today. No ground rules.__he barely uttered a partial ___ay_ before his mouth covered hers again. His hot breath tasted like breakfast. He fixed his hands on each side of her face, and the blanket fell to the ground. As the intensity of their kisses grew hungry, he gripped her cheeks more securely. Eena could feel the air electrifying around them. Her heartbeat drummed__xcited and anxious. __erian_ she breathed. But he didn__ stop. She felt his hand move to support her neck while the other slid down her back, urging her closer. She brought her arms together and pressed against his chest, somewhat objecting to the intimacy.__erian_ she tried again. But he covered her mouth with his own.She pushed more firmly against him without success. Her protest weakened as his kisses softened. The fervor subsided, and she could feel her wild pulse even out. Amidst a string of supple kisses, Derian__ breathing slowed. He planted his lips on her forehead for a moment before squeezing her tenderly. She snuggled up against his warm chest. __ne ground rule,_ he whispered in her ear. __e stop when you say __hen.____hen,_ she uttered.__kay,_ he agreed.Then, as if the thought had just occurred to her, she stepped back to look up questioningly at the captain. __asn__ there a leftover sandwich in that basket from last night?__is lips formed a guilty smile as he confessed, __es__nd it was delicious.