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Her fingers dug intohis chest, her skin quivering when he started to slowly destroy hersenses. She came violently; her cries swallowed inside his mouth.
Dragging her lipsfrom his, she buried her face into his neck, the tremors wracking herbody. The tears slid down her cheeks, and she could not speak.
Turning her onto herback, he studied her face. Her lips were trembling, her golden-browneyes drenched with tears.
“I can’t.”She whispered huskily. “It’s too much.”
“Never.”He cupped her cheek gently. “It’s just enough, darling.You undo me.” He climbed on top of her, his body shuddering asher tightness gripped him. He had to stay still for a few minutes ashe fought to get control of his rampaging emotions.
“My sweet.”He kissed her cheek, lips sliding to the seams of her lips. “Myone, my only. My heart.” He brushed his lips against hers asshe wrapped her legs around her waist.
“My love.”He drove into her. Her body arched, fingers digging into hisshoulders as the climax exploded with a shattered groan that seemedto be torn from his chest.
He came then, theclimax so powerful that it had him driving into her with a fury thatcould not be controlled. He emptied himself inside her, his bodyshuddering. His heart hammered like a wild thing inside his chest,and his skin was hot and moist.
Bowing his foreheadto hers, he breathed through his teeth as he fought to get his breathback. Shifting so that he would not crush her with his weight, hegathered her against him, hands wrapped possessively around her body.
Brooke burrowed intohis chest, her heart still racing. Turning his head, Cooper kissedher forehead tenderly, overwhelmed by emotions. “I adore you.”He whispered thickly. “There will never be anyone else for meas long as I live.”
“I know.”She whispered back, finally believing that this was the real thing.“You are mine.”
She added fiercely.
“And youare mine,” he told her with quiet conviction.
*****
“Today is mywedding day.” She stared at her reflection in the mirror andshook her head.
“Beverly is onher way to do your makeup and hair. That man of yours should haveallowed you to spend the night here.”
“It was notentirely on him.” Brooke smiled at her mother as she turnedaround on the vanity stool. “We decided that the groom notseeing the bride the night before was a load of crock.”
“You areprobably right.” Marjorie came into the room that had oncebelonged to Brooke. “I followed all the usual rules, and mymarriage failed.”
“Mom-”
She shook her head,delighted that her daughter had reverted to the term she used as alittle girl. “I am fine, darling. Happy for you. You areglowing.”
Brooke blew out abreath. “I am so happy, Mom. We are a team, so in sync thatit’s scary. I thought us working so closely together would makethings weird, but it’s not. Work has started on the clinic, andthe locals are chipping in. Cooper is a force and is not a pushover.”
She said with a softlaugh. “You should see how he dealt with those gang members whocame with the idea that they were dealing with a regular rich guyafraid of his own shadow. I didn’t even have to go as hisbackup.”
“And no doubtyou would have.” Marjorie shook her head and drew something outof the pocket of her robe. “Something borrowed and blue.”She handed Brooke the stunning sapphire pendant. “It belongedto your grandmother, and it’s the only piece of jewelry I haveleft that belonged to her.”
“It’slovely.”
“Now darling,let’s get you even more beautiful to go and meet your groom.”
*****
Sela flitted around,making sure that everything was in place. The gardens wereimmaculate, and every dried leaf had been carted away. The entireceremony would be outdoors, and the scent of blooming flowers made aheady ambiance. It was a perfect summer afternoon with no clouds toobscure the sky's brilliant blue.
“Mother.Anything I can do?”
Sela turned to seeher daughter standing just inside the doorway of the sunny yellowsalon. The food would be served around small white canopied coveredtables. The guests were already arriving and were being directed totheir seats. A long trestle table had been set up for them to nibbleon finger foods while they waited.
Sela eyed the chicmannish suit her daughter was wearing critically. “A dresswould be so much nicer.” Walking forward, she reached behindCaitlin’s head to take out the pins so the thick brownish hairtumbled artlessly past her thin shoulders.
