Page 78 of Promise You Forever

“What if I said I wanted you? But all of you, not just the pieces you feel safe sharing. The dark pieces, the scarred and jagged pieces. What if I want your past, present, and future? Could you go in one hundred percent with me?”

My pulse beats loudly in my ears as I fight to not get my hopes up. “Are you saying what I think you are?”

She flips her hands over in mine, interlocking our fingers and sliding closer to me. “I love you, Luke. I think I have all along.”

My heart explodes with a torrent of love and relief at hearing the words I’ve longed to hear for so long. I cover her mouth with mine, devouring her in a searing kiss.

“Say it again,” I plead against her lips.

“I love you,” she says, smiling against me.

I dive back into her mouth. Our tongues dance and glide against each other as we lose ourselves to this beautiful moment we both need. I scoop her up in my arms and begin carrying her toward the bedroom.

“What are you doing? The stairs are that way,” she says between kisses.

“I’m showing you the surprise.”

She pulls back, her arms still around my neck. “What surprise?”

“Close your eyes.” I set her on the ground in front of the closed bedroom door.

“What did you do?” She puts her palm over her eyes.

“No peeking.” I rest my hand on the small of her back and usher her across the threshold after flipping on the light. “You can look.”

The shock in her eyes quickly turns to joy. She notices the walls first and looks over at me. “You painted.” She turns back to the room looking around. “The color is perfect. I probably would have chosen it myself. And these curtains are gorgeous.” She runs her fingers over one of the sheer panels.

“Janey helped pick those out. She also helped paint.”

“I love it all. It’s incredible. I can’t believe you did all this in just a week.” She sits down on the bed. “Where did this mattress come from?”

“I ordered it.”

She lifts her head and pats beside her. “Thank you.”

Instead of joining her like she asked I lift her foot and pull her socks off. Her pants are next. I’m leaving her little panties on though, saving the best for last.

“What are you doing?” she asks with a smile as I lift up her sweater exposing her smooth belly inch by inch.

“We’re breaking it in.”

She runs her fingers up my abs as I pull my shirt over my head. “I missed you so much,” she says against my lips.

I run my finger over the thin lace covering her nipple and my cock pulses at the groan she makes with the contact. She drags her nails along the V of muscle that disappears beneath my jeans. The sensation sends goosebumps rippling over my skin.

Her fingers run through my hair as I pull the lace cup down, exposing her pert, rosy nipple. I cover it with my mouth, circling the hard nub with my tongue and gently biting until she gasps my name. Her skin is so soft and warm, there’s nowhere else on earth I’d rather be than wrapped up with her.

She arches her back as I reach around behind her to unsnap her bra. As soon as it opens, I tug it off, allowing myself full access to her. I kiss a path from the nipple I was just showering with attention over to the other side. It receives the same treatment until she’s writhing underneath me with one knee bent and pushed out toward the side.

“Do you want something?” I ask, my lips brushing her skin as she rocks her hips against me in a search for friction.

Thirty-One

ELI

His damn devilish smirk is going to be the death of me. His eyes sparkle with mischief as he looks up at me from under his lashes and moves his mouth back down to my nipple.

“Are you going to answer me, Sunbeam? Is there something you want?”

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