Page 62 of Forever Love-Reimagined

She smiled at me and nodded. “You can talk to me about anything, Blake. I want us always to be open and honest.”

I stared directly into her gray eyes that had stolen my heart lifetimes over. “Lay, there is nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” I started and thought about getting down on one knee, but this dress was for seducing, not proposing, so I’d have to improvise. “Do you mind standing up for this?”

She cocked her head to the side before agreeing and getting to her feet. I kept hold of her hand, even though mine was now shaking. I stared up at her as she questioningly gazed down at me.

“So…” My heart was like a woodpecker beating at my chest. I counted to ten backward, trying to slow my pulse. “Lay, we’ve lived lifetimes together in our dreams. And, at the time, it made me jealous. I saw how happy we were in those visions, and I wanted that in this life, but I’d never felt that before—ever.” I exhaled those negative thoughts.

“But that changed when I met you. Not only was I happy, but I was whole. It wasn’t that you completed me. It was that you helped me to be better. I love the person I am when I’m with you. And that was something I struggled with my entire life.” This was getting too deep, and I needed to bring the focus back to us.

“My parents made me believe marriage was a farce—something of a chore. And I never wanted that because I didn’t want anyone beholden to me out of obligation. But what I realized is we aren’t my parents. If we stand up in front of our friends and family to tell them we’re spending the rest of our lives together, it’s because we want to, not because we need to.”

“Blake?” Leia stared at me expectantly, and I was getting ahead of myself.

“I’m saying I want to wear a gorgeous dress and have you in a sleek tux and tell the entire world that you’re mine and I’m yours, and we are spending eternity together. So, Leia Rain Carlson, would you stand up in front of our family and friends and make them so jealous of what we have together?”

I reached in between my breasts, and I saw Leia’s eyes go wide as they followed my hand. I smirked as I pulled out the ring I had tucked inside my bra and held it up to her finger.

“What do you say? Would you be up for this ride with me in this life?” My hand was shaking as she locked eyes on the ring.

She didn’t move or speak, and I was thinking I over shot. What if it was too soon? Maybe I should have waited longer than one day after saying I love you. But nothing about this relationship went by average timelines.

Finally, she sat back down but still didn’t take the ring from me. As defeat coursed through my body, she grabbed my face and pressed her hungry lips to mine. She kissed me so fervently that I almost dropped the ring, but I didn’t care. I wanted to take it all in—to take her all in.

After what seemed like hours of making out, she eventually pulled away, catching her breath.

“Blake, I can’t for one second tell you how much you mean to me.” She kissed me again, but she didn’t let me get lost in it this time. “I’m sorry I was absent yesterday and ducked after lunch. I should have told you I was dealing with some disappointing news at work, but I kept it to myself. And then Haley needed me, and I was wrapped up in her drama. All I wanted the entire time was to be with you because you are the calm in my storm. And I want to be your co-pilot on this journey. I trust you to take the wheel, and I’ll follow your lead.” She glanced at the ring again and smiled.

“So, that’s a ‘yes’?” I moved the ring closer to her finger.

“It’s without a shadow of a doubt, yes. I want you for as long as I can have you.”

I slid the ring onto her finger. “Forever. You can have me forever.” I leaned in and kissed her soft and slow before pulling back. “I don’t want to be presumptuous, but would you like to celebrate this special event at my place? Possibly in my bedroom?”

She jumped off the bench, taking me with her. “My house is closer. Let’s go.”

We barely made it to Leia’s room before her mouth was on my neck, and her fingers were unzipping my dress.

“God, I’ve wanted you for so long, Blake.”

She moved her lips to my collarbone as she slipped the strap down my shoulder. My eyes rolled skyward, and my body went weak in her arms, but she held me tightly against her so I wouldn’t fall. Her fingers trailed down my back, which caused a ripple of goosebumps in their wake.

“I’m going to take your bra off. Are you okay with that?” She tipped her head down to make eye contact with me. All I could do was nod, but she kept staring. “Blake, I want to make sure this is what you want. Please say the words.”

“Take me,” were the only words that came out, and that was the green light she needed because, within seconds, I was standing there in my panties. My dress and bra were lying in the chair beside her bed, and she appeared ready to pounce.

Her lips were back on my neck and moving down to my chest before I noticed she was still clothed.

“Babe, why aren’t you naked?”

She stopped devouring me and ripped her shirt over her head. After she unsnapped her bra, she let them both fall to the floor. My eyes widened as I stared at her small but scrumptious breasts. This grabbed my attention, and my mouth couldn’t stay away.

She let out a slight moan, and my hands made their way to the button of her pants. I moved my mouth down to her stomach as I dropped to my knees and slid her jeans down to her ankles. I gazed up, and her breathing was irregular while she stepped out of her pants, kicking them to the side.

I gently traced my fingers up her legs until I was tickling the inside of her thigh. She was still in her boy shorts, and I ran my tongue lightly over the middle of her wetness, making her knees shake a little. The expression on her face was one I wanted to burn into my mind forever. Her eyes were closed, and her mouth was slightly open as she stuttered something I couldn’t make out.

“What was that?” I licked harder this time, and she ran her fingers through the back of my hair, holding my head in place.

“I said more,” she exhaled between ragged breaths.

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