Page 117 of After the Vows

Lucas growls. “Nothing’s happening.”

I roll my eyes. “Whatever happens, you can count on me. I will always be there for you. Although, I may avoid sitting next to you on rollercoasters for the foreseeable future. I love you, sweetie. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Thanks, Clo-Clo. I love you, too.”

“You’re lucky we’re driving. Otherwise, I’d hug you on the street and embarrass you.”

She giggles. “You’re crazy.”

“And dang proud of it, too.”

Lucas turns into the entrance ofHideaway Haven Resort.

“It’s crowded. I hope you reserved.”

“I made a reservation.” He finds a spot and parks. “Wait for me,” he orders when I reach for the door handle.

Far be it for me to protest when my husband wants to open my door for me. He offers me his hand and helps me down. Natalia jumps to the ground next to us.

Lucas squeezes my hand. “Don’t be mad.”

“Why would I be mad? What did you do? Did you not reserve after all? Did I get all dressed up for nothing?”

His gaze rakes over my body. “No matter what, you didn’t get dressed up for nothing,” he grumbles.

I bat my eyelashes. “You like my dress?”

“I’ll like it even more when it’s on our bedroom floor.”

I shiver. I am down with this idea. We haven’t had sex in over a week since Natalia has been creeping into our bed every night.

“Surprise,” he mutters and opens the door.

My jaw opens at the sight that greets me. All of my friends are here.

“Piper!” Natalia shouts and tugs on Lucas’s sleeve. “Can I go say hi?”

“Go ahead, cupcake.”

I wait until she’s out of hearing range to ask. “What’s going on?”

“We’re celebrating our marriage.”

“But we already had a wedding and a reception. At this very resort, in fact.”

He places a hand on my lower back and steers me toward an empty alcove. “Wildcat,” he says and draws me into his arms. “I want a real celebration. Not the fake one we had when we got married.”

“I don’t know. Our first kiss felt awful real. Not to mention how sexy our first dance was.”

He frames my face with his hands. “I love you, Chloe Fellows. I want to celebrate our love. I’d give you another wedding if I could but you’ll have to settle for a wedding night do over.”

“I hope you got the cabin with the hot tub on the deck. We’re going in there naked.”

He moans. “Do not make me hard when I have to greet my friends and family.”

I sneak my hand through our bodies to find his hard cock and squeeze it. “I could take care of your little problem now before the party.”

“Little problem?”

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