Page 12 of Paired with the Mountain Man

She always has.

Jack’s okay with it.

Joanie is Adalynn.

The woman I tried to replace Adalynn with turned out to be Adalynn.

I should be happy.

But she lied.

How can I forgive her for that?

She lied because she was afraid. Her heart’s in the right place.

The mental battle continued as my thoughts went to war with each other. Yet I kept circling back to the same spot.

Adalynn’s in love with me.

Adalynn loves me.

Adalynn loves me.

Suddenly, the urge to kiss her was too strong to ignore. I could forgive her, understand why she did what she had to, and finally, finally have her in my arms.

I left Bailey sleeping, threw on my shoes, and rushed to the front door. Yet when I opened it, I found Adalynn on my porch, her hand raised as if she were going to knock.

Her eyes were red and swollen as if she’d been crying. As soon as she saw me, tears slipped down her cheeks and she hastily swiped them away. “I’m sorry, Forrest. I’m so sorry for hurting you. I can’t stop thinking about it.”

Without a word, I stepped forward, took her face in my hands, and kissed her. I kissed her, hard and long and deep, the way I’ve dreamt of kissing her for years. It was finally happening. My dream was coming true.

Adalynn kissed me back with the same amount of passion and we lost ourselves in the moment, a moment we’d both been waiting for for a long time.

When she broke our kiss, her teary eyes searched mine. “You don’t know how long I’ve wanted to do that.”

I pressed my forehead to hers. “Oh, I’m pretty sure I do. I’ve waited just as long.”

“So, you’re not mad?”

“I’m hurt about the profile, but I understand why you did it. It’s hard being in love with someone and never being able to do anything about it. I made that profile to get my mind off you. But all it did was lead me straight to you. Which is all my heart’s been trying to do all this time. How could I stay mad?”

Adalynn smiled through her tears and wrapped her arms around my neck. “I love you so much, Forrest. I’m sorry it took me so long to say it.”

“I love you too, Adalynn. Now get in here so I can finally taste you the way I’ve always wanted.” I grabbed her ass, lifted herinto my arms, and threw her over my shoulder, but not without a quick slap to the cheeks.

EPILOGUE

Adalynn

Forrest placedme down gently on his bed. He began stripping his clothes off, slowly, piece by piece, until he was down to only his boxer briefs. My eyes drank him in, his body better than I could’ve ever imagined.

With ink and muscles for days, I licked my lips as I thought about tasting him. When my eyes fell to his waist, the evidence of his hard cock was on full display, straining beneath his boxer briefs.

I squeezed my legs together and my breathing picked up speed as he moved closer. His scent filled my head, the one of his woodsy cologne, his room, his bedsheets, all of it sohim.

“Like what you see?” Forrest grinned before pushing me down on the bed and climbing on top of me.

My hands immediately went into exploration mode, and I trailed my fingertips over his sexy, inked skin. While I explored every inch of him, he undressed me, and when I was down to only my purple bra and panties, Forrest whistled low, the sound almost a rumble. “Holy shit, Ads. So gorgeous.” He tasted mybody with his mouth, licking, kissing, nipping, and sucking his way around my neck, down my chest, and stopping when he reached my breasts.

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