Page 130 of Summer Ever After
The look.
The lean.
The way his head tilts.
The masculine one-arm waist grab.
The way I gasp when he pulls me to him like he doesn’t just want me…butneedsme.
The intentional way his lips devour mine, kissing me like he just returned from battle, like he’s starved and I’m the only thing that can satisfy, like he’s been waiting for this moment his whole life.
You can’t plan a kiss like this.
It’s something youfeel.
It’s straight out of a romance book.
All the angst from the past two weeks releases, pouring out from us as the rain blankets our bodies and the music pushes our frenzied heartbeats.
The kiss is a seal ofI’m never letting you go again—a promise of more.
It’s the beginning of my happily ever after.
As the song winds down, his lips peel from mine, but hedoesn’t let go. He presses his forehead to me, breathing me in.
“You came back?” I search his eyes, completely awed by the fact that he’s here, holding me in his arms.
“Of course I came back. I love you, Jane.”
My lips melt into a soft smile with a girlish laugh. “I love you too.”
“Then we’ll figure everything else out.”
“I’d love to figure everything else out.”
“Other than this, I don’t have a big speech. I hoped the kiss would say it all.”
“It was perfect.” Somehow, I know everything will work out between us. I know we’re choosing each other no matter what.
“I missed you.” His lips dust mine with a peck. “I don’t ever want to be apart from you again.”
I shake my head against his. “I don’t either.”
He wraps me into a bear hug as the rain covers us.
“I thought you didn’t like big grand gestures,” I say.
“I don’t.” He pulls back, blue eyes glimmering. “But I like you, and you like the big grand gesture, and that’s all that matters.”
My chin lifts, inviting another kiss.
A horn honks behind us, and we both turn to Capri in her golf cart, waiting by the road. She waves for us to come to her.
“You ready?” Walker says with the same smile that’s been melting my heart since seventh grade.
“I’ve been ready my whole life.”
He grabs my hand, leading me to whatever is next.
