Page 51 of Embers of Love

Their lips met. First it was gentle, and they savored it. Then, it grew more and more intense. Ember’s hands made their way under Josephine’s clothes and she moaned. Ember smiled to herself. She had missed those little moans.

“Let me do all the work, okay?” Josephine requested as she lowered Ember to the couch.

Ember smiled up lazily at her. “Sure.” She reclined back as Josephine sank to her knees on the floor and dipped her face between Ember’s legs.

Her tongue felt as exquisite as it ever had, and it wasn’t long before Ember found her orgasm flooding through her like a warm hug.

Josephine stripped off and straddled Ember and Ember used the fingers of her good hand to give Josephine the pleasure she was craving. Josephine tipped her head back in ecstasy as she came hard for Ember’s fingers, and Ember smiled to herself.

Josephine came back down to earth and looked into her eyes. “I love you,” she said, warmly.

“I love you, too,” Ember responded.

“Let’s never be apart again,” Josephine said. “I want to be with you forever.”

“Me too, my darling. Me too.”

EPILOGUE

Ember took a last glance at Swift Hog and the other cars she was working on and smiled. They had taken a lovely house just out of town with some big outbuildings she could use as a garage and lovely views to the forest. She smiled as she walked up to her front door, knowing what was coming next.

She opened the door.

“Mommy!” came a high-pitched squeal.

A tiny form thudded into her, nearly taking her off her feet.

“Hey, Natalie!” She picked up the little girl with one arm, balancing her daughter on her waist.

“I missed you! You said you would come pick me up! Only Mom showed up,” the girl said with a pout.

“Yeah, there was a car-fixing emergency, sorry I couldn’t come pick you up. I’ll be there next time.”

Her beautiful daughter’s expression changed instantly to a big smile. She was a lively preschooler. Dramatic and so expressive.

“Promise?”

“If there are no emergencies with cars, I promise I’ll be there.”

Ember had left her job as a firefighter. She couldn’t say it was forever, but for now and certainly while Natalie was small, she didn’t want to be risking her life all the time. She was working as a specialist mechanic, her own little business, and she loved every second of it.

A delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen. Ember followed her nose, she found Josephine in the kitchen, fretting over the stove.

Natalie had returned to coloring in a coloring book at a little table.

Josephine was wearing well-tailored pants and a lovely, fitted blouse. Her beautiful caramel hair was loose around her shoulders. Ember felt butterflies still when she saw her. She was filthy and sweaty from work, but Josephine never seemed to mind.

“Hey,” Ember leaned against the doorway.

Josephine looked up and smiled, wiping the sweat off her brows. “Welcome home, honey.”

She pulled Josephine tightly to her and kissed her deeply. Ember pulled back and stared at her wife in the eyes. Her lovely dark green eyes flecked with amber. She looked more beautiful than ever.

Four years. It had been four wonderful years since they got married. That time had gone by in a blink. She was happier than she had every been.

“Is dinner ready yet?” Natalie asked, pulling at her pretty red hair.

Josephine laughed. “Almost, sweetheart.”

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