Page 9 of Luke
“Yes, yes, yes,” I chant in time with the sound of his hips slapping against me. “God, yes. Need to… needyou.”
“Need you, too, beautiful.” He leans in close, pressing his body against mine as he drives his full length into me. I can feel his breath against my neck as he finally says the words I’ve been waiting to hear. “Come for me, Sophia. Come.Now.”
My body responds almost instantly with a rush of wet heat straight to my core. It happens so fast that I feel lightheaded and my vision fades at the edges, my whole world narrowing until this perfect moment is the only thing that matters.
“Fuck, oh,fuck,” he grinds out through gritted teeth as his own orgasm mingles with mine, spreading his warmth inside of me as I cling to his hard, muscular body.
I’m exhausted, but in the best possible way, and all I can do is smile and try to catch my breath as he lowers himself onto the bed next to me. “That was so good,” I whisper, nestling against his chest. “And yeah, you definitely kept your promise. This was better than anything we could have done last night.”
He’s in the middle of taking a deep breath when he laughs, pulling me even closer against him as he presses a sweet kiss to my forehead. “You’re amazing, baby. I’m going to make another promise to you right here, right now.”
“Oh yeah?” I prop myself up just enough to look into his eyes. “I’m not sure I can handle it if it’s as good as the last promise.”
He reaches up to tuck a stray strand of hair behind my ear. “I promise that I’ll always be here for you, that I’m not going anywhere, ever. I promise I’ll always treat you the way you deserve to be treated, if you’ll let me.”
“I will,” I nod, suddenly overcome with emotion—happiness and eager anticipation and the feeling of being fulfilled and content for the first time in my adult life. “While we’re making promises, I promise I’ll be right here by your side for as long as you’ll have me. Just like this.”
“Naked and sexy?”
I laugh. “Would that be so bad?”
“No. It’ll be perfect.Youare perfect. Perfect for me.”
I melt against him with a smile on my face because once again he’s said exactly what I need to hear. And I already know he’s going to keep his promises. All of them. Always.
EPILOGUE
LUKE
It’s been almost exactly a year—to the very day—since I met Sophia, and she’s changed my life for the better in so many ways.
But the best change happened just a little while ago at the simple, beautiful old chapel in town. That was where she walked down the aisle to meet me in front of our families, our friends, and God. That was where she vowed to be my wife, making me the luckiest, happiest man in the world.
I’ve tried to commit every detail from today to memory, but especially the way she looked when I lifted that veil and saw her looking up at me with pure, unconditional love in her eyes.
That’s a memory I’ll cherish for as long as I live.
“Come on, babe,” she gives my arm a playful tug as we step inside the skating rink. “I’m dying to see how they’ve—oh, wow.” She stops in her tracks, looking around like a kid in a candy store as I step up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist. “This is so good. It’s beautiful. Better than I ever could have imagined.”
She’s right. We’ve rented out the whole place for our reception, and our friends have apparently been working overtime on the decorations. It’s like our own little wonderland, and I can tell by the huge smile on her face that it’s exactly what she wanted when she first mentioned having our reception here.
“It’s beautiful.” I lean in to kiss the side of her neck, loving the way she catches her breath and presses back against me. “Not as beautiful as you, though, Mrs. Goldberg.”
“Mrs. Goldberg,” she repeats, turning over her shoulder to look up at me as I hold on to her. “I love the sound of that. I’ll never get tired of hearing it.”
She’s so damn sweet and sexy at the same time. I’m tempted to turn around and take her back home so we can get a head start on our honeymoon, but I know how much she’s been looking forward to this moment and I’m happy knowing how much she’s going to enjoy it.
“And I love you, baby,” I say, giving her one more quick kiss, just because I can. Fun time in bed might have to wait until later, but I’m going to be kissing my beautiful bride as many times as I can get away with tonight. “Something I’ll never get tired of saying.”
“Love you, too,” she murmurs, finally turning in my arms to face me and pulling me in for another, longer kiss. “Loved you from the moment we met, and I’m going to keep loving you forever.”
“Together forever,” I nod. “Yeah, that sounds perfect to me.”
