THE NEXT MORNING *s****l content* Derek woke up with Amelia curled in his arms. He didn't know what to do. On the one hand, he wanted to kiss her awake and see what would happen. He also wanted to mark her and make love to her. He also wanted that to be on her terms. If he hurt her, he knew she would forgive him, but he would never forgive himself. He wanted to get up, but that meant leaving her and probably waking her up, which he didn't want to do. She's been through a lot; both in life and over the past few days. Amelia stretched as she slowly woke up. Amelia stretched her arms around Derek and pulled him down for a kiss. He rolled on top of her, still kissing her. He broke the kiss reluctantly. “Woman, you keep that up, and I won't be able to stop myself.” Derek breathed heavily. Am