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“I’m good.” She offeredhim the most adorable smile. “You?”
“I’m not the one that feltpain last night.”
And then he saw her cheeksstart to deepen in color.
“It’s fine. I’m fine.” Shetilted her head to the side, and looked so cute as she did, and sexy. “Yousnuck out.”
“There was no sneaking.You were out for the count.”
Winnie chuckled. “Yeah,you did tire me out.”
Elias had intended to bethe ultimate gentleman and allow Winnie to rest. Last night, she had teasedhim, tempted him, and he hadn’t been strong enough. He’d made love to her asecond time, and then a third. After that, he refused and pulled her into hisarms, where he forced her to go to sleep. By force, he held her hands away fromhis dick and just hugged her. Never had he hugged his wife, or any other woman.
Winnie was special. Heknew that.
“So, I was checking, andtoday is the last of the artisan market,” Elias said.
“Yeah, I know.” She took abite of some bread and turned to look at him.
“Do you want to go?”
She chewed and he watchedas she swallowed. “But you hate it.”
“You love it, and if thereis anything you want, we can pick it up today.”
“You’re sure?”
“Yeah.”
Winnie frowned. “But youhate it.”
“There are a lot of thingsin this world that I hate, Winnie. I can’t change them, and I have to put upwith them. When it comes to you, you’re my wife, and I want you to be happy.So, I want to make you happy.”
“I’m starting to wonderwhere you might have put my husband.”
He reached out and put hishand on hers. “I’m right here.”
And he wasn’t goinganywhere.
ChapterSix
One Week Later
Winnie lit the candle andthen heard the door open. This was scary. She didn’t know if he remembered, butshe did, that this was now their “true” fourth anniversary. This was the daythey met and married. Four years exactly. After today, they were going to beinto their fifth year. She knew it was like three years and so many months,instead of four years, but once she got into the next year, it was pointless.
They never celebratedtheir anniversary. She remembered it as it had fundamentally changed her life.Just like a week ago, since they had started to have sex. A lot of sex.
After they had gone to thefinal day of the artisan market, Elias had taken them to one of hisrestaurants, and she didn’t know what led up to it. They ended up in hisoffice, having sex across his desk. It had been intense, crazy, and one of thesingle most erotic moments of her life. They hadn’t stopped there.
The sex just kepthappening, and she loved it. Waking up to him kissing down her back, beforerolling her over and licking her pussy. Watching television, that ended withher naked and riding his cock.
In one week, she figuredthey had made up for lost time. There had been a few lunches where Elias hadreturned to the apartment, and one look in his eyes, and she had known what hewanted. Without a word, she had gone to him, kissed him, and they made love,and they fucked. It was like she had entered a completely different life fromher own. This was exciting and shocking, and everything in between. She lovedit.
She spun around in time tosee Elias enter the main dining room. He was dressed in the same suit he had onthat morning when he left. This was unusual for him, as she had noticed overthe years he often came home in different clothes. In the beginning, shethought it was because he cheated. Now, she knew it was because he was takingcare of business.
He stopped and looked atthe table and then at her, with a frown.
“Happy Anniversary,” shesaid, feeling her cheeks heat. “I didn’t think you would remember, but this iswhen we first met.”
