Page 117 of Hit the Ground
After we said our goodbyes to Rhys and made our way out of the building, I tugged Alice against me, holding her close. She tipped her head back, smiling.
“This was one of the best days of my life.”
I bent to kiss her happy lips and murmured, “I knew you’d love it.”
“That’s because you really see me,” she replied, her fingers curling into my shirt.
“Always. I see you so damn clearly, Alice Kelly.” I rubbed my nose along hers. “You pick our next story, and I’ll read it to you.”
Her eyebrows rose. “Even if it's a spicy cowboy romance?”
“Even then.” I gave her hair a light tug. “As long as you don’t mind me pointing out all the inaccuracies.”
She giggled. “Maybe we’ll stick to fantasy.”
She got going, listing all the books she wanted us to read together, telling me titles, debating which one we should start with. I just…held her and listened.
Knowing this was going to be my life.
A gorgeous woman in my arms. Our child between us and one back in Wyoming waiting for us. The home we shared. A town wrapped around us. Never-ending stories to read together.
Yeah, that sounded like a fantasy to me. Only this one was real, and it was all mine.
