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I thought she’d finally passed out. It’s like the day that just won’t end.

“Baby, close your eyes. I promise, the sooner we sleep, the sooner this day will be over, and the sooner we’ll wake up to a normal life.”

Her naked body is pressed tight to my aching one. Once again, I’m covered in bruises, but this time I added a first degree burn on my cheekbone.

She presses her lips to my pec, and her voice is rough from exhaustion and tears.

So many tears.

“So many promises from you.” Her voice is hoarse from crying so much.

My hand snakes up her bare back and into her hair. “I’ll keep everysingle one.”

“Just so you know, I changed my mind.”

I freeze. “About what?”

She drags her leg over my thigh and I feel her bare pussy against my hip. “I decided it doesn’t matter if you want to sleep all night or walk around naked. I want to have babies with you. I don’t care if they’re sticky.”

I close my eyes, exhale, and turn to press my lips to her forehead. “Just so you know, I already decided that sometime between eating sand and finding you in a heap of white in the parking lot. I’ll give you all the sticky babies you want.”

“Just one.” She wraps an arm around me. “Well, maybe two. We’ll see how the first one goes.”

“We’ll get started tomorrow.”

I feel a smile on my chest. “Thank you.”

“Just like the ravaging, baby.” My hand drops to her ass that I plan to hold onto all night. “No need to thank me.”

She sighs.

It’s content.

It’s happy.

And it’s very fucking alive.

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THE PINK

Goldie

“You may kiss your bride.”

My veil flutters in the breeze behind me, but that was planned. No bride wants their hair or veil blowing into her face for pictures.

The pastor steps to the side. That was planned too. This isthe kiss. No one wants a pastor in the background when this moment is captured. The only background I want when King kisses me to seal the deal is sand, palm trees, ocean, and blue skies.

This picture needs to be perfect.

Usually, I’m the one obsessing over the details as these things play out during the ceremony, but not today.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s our wedding. I’ve obsessed as much as I could ahead of time. Everyone had specific instructions—easy, but specific.

It’s easy because it’s small. It’s the smallest wedding I’ve ever planned.

The moment I woke up in King’s arms after the worst day of my life when I thought I’d lost him, I knew what I wanted.

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