Later when Sam followed Melora to their bedroom, he took her into his arms and asked, “Can you forgive me for being so stupid?”

“Can you forgive me?” Melora leaned into his embrace.

“I already have, baby. I did when it all came out,” Sam admitted. “I had no right to assume you were cheating on me and if I had thought about it with a clear head, I would have realized that. I should have remembered that you loved me and that means something to you.”

“How ‘bout you kiss me, Bones?” She looked into his eyes and held his gaze steadily.

“I can do that,” Sam whispered. He kissed her deep and hard. Walking her back to the bed, he pushed her down on the mattress never breaking the breathless kiss. He only removed his mouth from hers when they both needed air.

“Oh Sam, I’ve missed you,” she whispered with tears in her eyes.

“I’ve missed you too, Silk,” Sam told her with a growl she always found to be sexy. “When you were gone, I about went crazy, you know. I never really realized how empty I would be without you. When the cops showed up and told me your car was all shot up and found abandoned in Bath, I really went crazy. I couldn’t imagine what the hell you were doing over there and who the hell would be shooting at you. I was so scared I would never see your beautiful face again or hear your sweet voice again. How the hell would I raise our kids without you?”

“Aww Sam,” Melora whispered. “I should have called you but I didn’t know if you would answer or not.”

“Baby, I could be on my way to hell and I’d still answer your call. But right now, I want to get lost in your body.”

“What are you waiting for then?” Melora whispered. “I need you so badly, Sam.”

With a low growl in his throat, he swiftly dealt with their clothes, then he kissed her again and his hands roamed all over her skin. He sucked on her nipples then kissed his way lower until he was at her thighs. Spreading them, he licked his lips,” Nothing tastes as good as pure silk.” He lowered his mouth on her and took her breath away. Licking, suckling and stroking his fingers inside of her.

Melora tossed her head back and forth. “Sam, please. Ohhh...”

He smiled as he knew she was close. Moving upward, he said, “Spread your thighs for me, Silk.

Desperately, she did so.

With no more words, he surged deep inside her. She was so wet he didn’t have to work himself into her and when he buried his cock deep, Sam groaned. “Damn baby, you are so wet for me aren’t you?”

“Always wet for you Sam,” she whispered against his neck before she kissed his skin. “Always ready for you. But now I need you to move.”

Sam plunged deep and then pulled back to slam into her. He did this several more times as he loved looking into her eyes when she came. Melora kept raising her hips to get even more of him. He made love to her with his mouth, his teeth, his cock, and his hands. Sam knew all her erotic points as he used his knowledge for her benefit. She was almost mindless in her own pleasure but she knew Sam’s points too and she hit them time after time.

Together, they climbed the walls of the abyss and when they flew over that edge... they went together.

It felt even better than their first time and that was saying something.

Sam waited until his heartbeat slowed down again then he tried to move to her side, but she wouldn’t let him go. She wrapped her legs around him and held him close to her. “Please stay where you are for a moment. I need to know this isn’t a dream. I want so much for this to be real,” she whispered in his ear.

“Baby, this is as real as it gets,” he whispered back. “I’m never letting you go anywhere without me again. You are my woman and that’s a fact. I love you and I should have trusted you more. I’ll never make that mistake again.”

“I wanted to tell you so many times, Sam. I did, but I couldn’t risk Danny or Breanna’s life. I hope you can understand that? All it would have taken was one slip and they would have been caught. I just couldn’t risk their lives.”

Sam cupped her face with his hands and gazed into her eyes. “I know, Silk. I know. And it's just like you to put someone else first but you have to know that you can trust me. Trust me with anything. I can keep a secret too, you know?”

“Yeah, I know that, Sam.” Melora sighed. “But if you had come with me, Danny wouldn’t have trusted me.” She closed her eyes. “He and I had a bad deal with the system and I really needed him to trust me until I could get him here. I prayed you would be here waiting for us and when I saw that you were, I prayed you would listen, and you did.” She looked up at him. “I was never so glad to see you when you opened the patio door and hugged me.”

“I was so fucking worried about you. I just wanted you home with me. Then you were and I knew my world was complete again.” Sam slipped out of her and slid down beside her. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close. “We better get some sleep, so we can get the rest of our family home in the morning. T will have a thousand questions and that’s before breakfast.”

Melora chuckled. “Yes, that’s the truth too. T won’t be a happy camper that he missed all of this. But he will be happy that we are together. It’s good to be home again and back in your arms.”

Sam stared at her and said quietly, “I found my faith, sweet Silk.”

Melora’s lips trembled as a lone tear rolled down her cheek. “I’m so glad you did.” She snuggled up against him as she closed her eyes and fell to sleep.

Sam watched her for a few minutes as he stroked that silky light hair he loved so much, then he too slept.