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Usual disclaimers apply.
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT
If love's a gift to give away;
For you I swear, it'd be Christmas every day.
'Really and Truly' - Paul Brandt
"I love you."
Mick lifted his head from nuzzling Beth's breast and smiled. "Huh?"
"I haven't said it outloud yet. I love you." Beth's fingers stroked Mick's damp and tangled dark curls. "I'm not sure how I feel about that."
Mick's brows pulled down into a "V". "Is that a bad thing?"
"No." Beth lifted and angled her head so she could look down at the contented vampire snuggled up against her. "It was just unexpected."
Soft kisses made their way across her collar bone to the fresh bite on her neck. "I'm not sure what you mean."
A sigh escaped Beth's lips. "I was happy in my life. I had a fantastic new job, a relationship with a great guy. Good-looking, too." Beth grinned when a growl vibrated against her throat. "But not as good-looking as you."
"Hrmph." Mick was only slightly mollified. "So what happened?"
"My life changed forever when I met this P.I. at a fountain at a crime scene one night. He saved me more times than I can count, even giving up the gift of his newfound humanity to do it." Beth shifted and pushed at Mick's shoulders. He rolled onto his back so Beth could straddle him. "I found my guardian angel and fell in love with him."
Mick gripped Beth's hips and thrust upwards. "So was falling in love the unexpected part?"
"No." Beth closed her eyes, sank, shuddered. "The unexpected part was that he loved me first."
Now if I could just be writing what I SHOULD be writing...and thank you. 
