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“I wanted to tell you. So many times, I wanted to tell you. But I couldn’t. Not only would it have endangered my family, but it would have put you at risk, too, and that just wasn’t an option.” His voice is gravel as he speaks into my hair.
Tears streak down my cheeks, and I nod. “I get it now, I understand. It’s okay, Ty.”
I feel him shake his head. “No, it’s not. Because I loved you too. More than anything in this world. And I had to leave you behind, knowing you’d be hurt and confused and angry. Part of me wishes I had never met you, saved us both the hurt. But the bigger, selfish part of me thinks to hell with that. Those few months with you were the best of my miserable life.”
“Mine too,” I murmur, dropping my head back against his shoulder. “Mine too.” I smile at him sadly, letting him see the truth of my words and the pain behind them. “I wouldn’t change a thing about our time together. I’ve never, not once, regretted it.”
Tyler brushes his lips against my temple and whispers, “Me either.”
We spent the next few hours talking about all the places he has lived over the years since we’ve been apart and the identities he has been given.
“So, is Tyler Mayberry your real name?” I ask, settling back into his embrace.
His shoulder lifts in a shrug. “Kind of. My first name is Tyler, that’s the only thing we were allowed to keep. But my last name was Granger.”
“Tyler Granger.” I test it out aloud. “Meh, I prefer Mayberry.”
He chuckles, “Me too, baby. That’s why I’ve gone back to it. So has Leo.”
Tipping my head to look at him, I ask, “What do you mean?”
“My parents will always be in hiding. Always looking over their shoulders. But Leo and I are grown ass men. It would be weird if we still lived with our parents. We followed them the last two moves, but this time, I just couldn’t do it anymore. I had to come back and find you.
“I told Leo I was coming back, and he made me talk to our handler Emrick, about it. Emrick gave me the okay, said it would be safe. So, when it was time to get our new identity documents, I requested Mayberry and to be removed from the program,” he says, his mesmerizing eyes locked on mine.
I swallow; he came back… for me.
His lips tick up in a gorgeous smile as if he just read my mind.
Chapter Six
I’ve imagined this moment a thousand times over the years—when I would have her back in my arms, looking at me the way she is right now.
“Fuck, I’ve missed you,” I say on an exhale.
A dimple pops as she smiles at me over her shoulder. Sliding my fingertips over the apple of her cheek, past her temple into her blonde tresses, I drop my forehead to hers. “Can I kiss you?” I whisper against her lips.
“Please,” she murmurs.
My fingers tighten in her hair, and I brush my mouth over her full pouty lips. She sighs into the kiss, and I glide my tongue over her bottom lip, making her breath catch.
She rises to her knees and turns to face me, so I drop my hands to her hips and tug her forward as I lie back on the blanket, pulling her on top of me.
Darkness surrounds us, stars glittering in the sky above, and fireflies come to life in the grass as Margo settles over me.
Her knees hug my hips, and a shy smile tugs at her mouth. “I haven’t been with anyone since you.”
I shake my head, disbelieving. “How is that even possible? You’re stunning. Guys would have been lining up around the block to have a chance with you.”
She shrugs. “There were guys, but I could never bring myself to do anything more than kiss them. But even that didn’t feel right. They weren’t you,” she says softly.
Cupping her jaw, I draw her down until our mouths brush with each word I speak. “I know exactly what you mean.” Then I take her mouth in a deep, passionate kiss, showing her with my lips how much I truly understand her words.
Yeah, I fucked around, but it was never as good as it was with my girl. It was purely a distraction. With Margo, though, every touch means something. And I’ve missed that connection.
I lose myself in kissing her. The feel of her perfect curves pressed against me has my dick aching to be released from the confines of my jeans. She grinds down over it and it feels so fucking good that my fingers dig into her hips, urging her to continue.
She moves over me in a perfect rhythm, driving me crazy, and our kiss becomes a messy clash of teeth and tongues. A whimper escapes her as I roll us until she’s beneath me.
