Page 34 of That's a Wrap

“I couldn’t let you go thinking that I didn’t.”

His explanation makes me smile. “You could’ve waited until I got back.”

He shakes his head and grips my shoulders. “No, I really couldn’t. I already spent a whole week without you, and I refuse to spend any more time away from you.”

“Oh, Peter. I’m so sorry.”

“I’m sorry too. I just want you to be happy, honey. That’s all I want.”

“You make me happy,” I whisper as I lean forward on my tiptoes to crash my lips to his.

Kissing him feels like coming home as I angle my face up and rest my hands on his broad chest. It’s been so long since I felt his lips on mine. And I decide right here, right now, that I never want to go that long again.

When we pull apart, he rests his forehead against mine.

“Thank you for coming back to me. I love you, even if I’m terrible at showing it.” I stare into his eyes, caressing the soft hair at the nape of his neck.

“Thank you for waiting for me,” he replies, pecking my lips again.

Before I can get swept up in him, I step back and clear my throat. “As much as I would love to continue this, I’m actually burning daylight right now and really need to get out there and take some pictures.”

He gives me a lopsided grin. “That’s my girl. Wanna show me what you got?”

I close my hotel room door and start walking down the hall. “Hmm, I don’t know,” I tease. “I’m not sure if you can handle it. I found some pretty cool spots yesterday—spots that are tricky to get to for an old man like yourself.”

“I’ll show you old, little girl.” He pinches my side and I giggle. “Wherever you go, I’ll follow. I’d follow you to the end of the world if I had to.” He slings his arm around me and presses his lips to my temple. “And later tonight, how about I showyou some sightsIwanna photograph?” He comically wiggles his eyebrows, and I giggle.

My cheeks flame and I shove his face away from mine, quickly looking up and down the hall to make sure no one is around. “Oh my God, is your mind always in the gutter?” I hiss at him as I pick up my pace and leave him chuckling behind me.

I worry for a split second that he’s going to decide he wants to spend the day doing something more fun than watching me take pictures, but a moment later, he catches up beside me and slides his hand into mine.

“Where to first, sweetheart?” he asks with that signature handsome smile posed on his lips. I smile back at him and squeeze his palm.

He may follow me wherever I go, but I’d follow him too. To the moon and back if I had to. Anywhere, as long as we’re together.

EPILOGUE

PETER

“Did you grab my new charging pack?” Ella Kate calls from the bedroom.

“I got it!” I yell back, slipping the said item into her carry-on bag.

We’re packing for another one of her trips. Ever since she went out to California, she’s been booked and busy, flying all over the country to take promotional photos for various companies. She still works at her parents’ cafe, but it’s mostly part-time now, as her business grows. We’ve even discussed expanding into doing weddings, headshots, and baby photos. Although it’s still in the early stages, I know it’ll take off when she becomes more serious about the endeavor.

“Okay,” she announces, entering the living room with two bags in her hands. “I think this is the last of it. You have all your stuff packed?”

“Yup.” I slap my own suitcases.

She claps her hands together with a big smile. “I’m so excited. I’ve never been to Colorado before. I really hope we find time to do some hiking and sightseeing.”

I shrug. “If not, then we’ll go back another time just for hiking, beautiful.”

She saunters over to me and slides her hands into my back pockets, pressing her hips against mine. Feeling her body so close to me makes my dick twitch behind the zipper of my jeans. “Well, no matter what, I’ll have a good time because we’ll be together.”

“Aw, you’re so romantic,” I tease, leaning down to kiss her.

Even though she tries to keep it quick and chaste, I’m hungry now that I’ve gotten a taste of her. So I swipe the tip of my tongue across the seam of her lips until she opens her mouth. When she grants me entrance, I massage her tongue with mine.

---