Page 39 of One Night Valentine

I pull back to see her face. “Okay?”

She nods with fear on her face. “Don’t hurt me, Cruz.”

I shake my head. “I promise I won’t.” I smile. “Now give me your mouth.”

She rolls her eyes. “You’re the only one that can get away with telling me what to do.”

She leans in and presses her lips to mine, and I take full advantage. Only when I’ve ravaged her mouth and we’re both panting do I pull back. I tuck her head under my chin and hold on to her. “Uh, so we’re going to need to stand here for a minute.”

She presses her belly into my erect manhood, and she giggles. “Oh yeah, why?”

“Because you’re going to have a shop full of people seeing how aroused you make me.”

She turns her head to face the shop, and sure enough, there are people with their faces pressed against the window. My sister comes out of the shop. “Hey, you two going to kiss all night or you planning on helping?”

“Yeah, we’ll be right in,” I holler to her.

She waves and walks back in the shop. Tara is all smiles as she looks up at me. “I should really go in and help.”

I cup her face in both of my hands. “You’re mine, Tara Brooks.”

She nods. “Yeah, and after we close tonight, I’ll prove it to you.”

I groan as my cock expands even more. I kiss her, and when I break it off, I set her away from me. “Go on in. I’ll be right there.”

She glances down at my obvious erection. “You okay?”

I huff. “Yeah, I will be.”

She giggles and then skips inside. I watch through the front windows as Tara and my sister laugh. Seeing the smile on Tara’s face causes a flutter in my chest. I’m almost afraid to put a name on it because all of this is happening so fast, but when I think about my future, I know she’s going to be in it.

EPILOGUE

TARA

One Year Later

I’m practically vibrating with excitement as I watch the small independent bookstore fill up with people. Tonight kicks off Cruz’s book tour, and he scheduled it so the first signing would take place in Whiskey Run.

Everyone we know is crowded into the small store with even more people standing outside, waiting to get in.

I’m so proud of Cruz, and I’ve told him so at least a hundred times.

“Come here,” Cruz says to me.

I practically float over and straight into his arms. He’s all smiles as he holds me. “Give me your mouth.”

“Oh God, really, you two need a room.”

Lexi walks out to the front of the store, and I giggle as I do what Cruz told me to do and give him my mouth. He kisses me softly, and my toes curl. When I pull away, I wipe at his lips. “Are you nervous?”

He shakes his head side to side, but I can tell he’s feeling a little unease.

I put my hands on his shoulders. “You shouldn’t be. Everyone loves the book. You’re going to change so many lives.”

He chuckles. “I’m not worried about it.”

I hear him say it, but there’s no hiding that he’s a little off today. Before I can get it out of him, he puts his hands at my lower back and holds me to him. “Are you happy?”

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