“For you, princess, I’d go anywhere.”
She threw her arms around his neck and mashed her lips to his. It wasn’t a kiss fit for a fairy tale—it was messy and hot. Open and seasoned with rain and tears. The weather continued to bear down, but Lainey wouldn’t let go. It was nothing like how she’d dreamed it would be as a girl. But it felt so right. So perfectly imperfect. Like her. Like them.
“I guess I’ll have to take you inside now and introduce you around.” She grinned. “How are we going to explain the mask?”
“Tell them it’s payback.” He coaxed her lips apart for another searing kiss. “You fooled me once and now I’m getting you back.”
“You’re a vengeful man, Rumpelstiltskin.” She tugged him toward the light. “You’re lucky I love you.”
“I am so incredibly lucky.” Even with his mask, she could see the sincerity shining in his piercing grey eyes. “And I promise I’ll spend the rest of our lives making up for all that time I wasted.”
Her eyes darted to the door. “Ah, screw the introductions,” she said, pulling him deeper into the shadows of the garden. “Time’s a-wasting. Let’s start making it up now.”