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“Of this, of us. You’ve picked Maverick over me before when there wasn’t even a choice to be made yet. Even the idea of that happening again makes my chest physically hurt.”
Colton gets off the bench and kneels in front of me, forcing me to look at him. “McKenna, you have to believe that isn’t going to happen again. It shouldn’t have happened the first time, but it sure as hell won’t happen now. I’ve spent the last four years away from you, and I’ll be damned if I let Maverick cause me to go through that again.”
His words overwhelm me. He’s been saying every single thing I’ve wanted to hear, and he’s doing it again now. Without another thought, I lunge forward and press our lips together. He sighs into the kiss, showing just how relieved he is. His hands are on my back, pull
ing me impossibly closer as my tongue dances with his. It’s probably way too racy for such a public place, but his mouth on my own makes everything else disappear.
“I want to show you something.” He murmurs, pulling his head back to look into my eyes.
I’m a little confused, but I nod anyway. He stands up and interlaces our fingers as he leads me down onto the docks. I let him pull me along until we reach one boat in particular. It’s a massive sailboat – the kind my dad would have killed for while I was growing up. Hell, it’s one I would have killed for. It’s breathtaking, with a wood finish and looking like it’s in mint condition.
Colton wraps his arms around me from behind as I admire the vessel. The places I would go in that thing are endless. I can just picture sunbathing on it as it soars across the water. I hadn’t realized how much I missed being on a boat until being placed in front of this one.
“It’s really pretty.” I whisper, afraid I’ll ruin it with too loud of a tone.
“And?”
“And what?”
He chuckles and moves my chin so I’m looking at the back of the boat. McKenna. I gasp and cover my mouth.
“Why is my name on there?!” My voice is muffled by my hand but I know he can hear me.
“Because it’s mine.” He says as if it’s obvious. “Well, ours, if you’ll have it with me. I bought it.”
“I’m sorry, you did what?”
He turns me in his arms to face him and gives me one of his panty-dropping smiles. “I bought it for us. You’re afraid of getting caught. Well…” He gestures to the boat. “No one knows about this. Just you and I.”
“Colton, this boat costs a small fortune! You can’t spend that much money just so we have a place to be alone together.”
He presses a soft kiss to my forehead and holds me close. “I can, and I did.”
It’s an obnoxiously sweet gesture and shows me how much he cares, no matter how extreme I think it may be. He took a problem I had and he found a way to solve it. I mean, a hotel room every now and then would have sufficed but I’m not about to complain. I’m completely enamored by the way he’s trying so hard to make us work. To earn my trust back. To make me happy.
“I don’t know what to say.”
He grins. “Say you’ll spend the day with me.”
Making a face and pretending to consider it, I squeal when Colton starts tickling my sides. “Okay, okay. You win, but only because the boat is just so pretty.”
“Is that the only reason?”
I smirk. “If it’s not, I’ll never admit it.”
AFTER COLTON DRIVES ME home so I can change, we head back down to the boat and climb on board. It’s gorgeous. I take in the whole thing, from the sails to the antique looking ship wheel. Stepping down into the cabin, it has a kitchenette on one side and a small couch with table on the other. The door to the bathroom is right before a door leading to a small bedroom, where a queen size bed is perfect fit into the shape of the bow of the boat. The closeness of it all provides a cozy feeling.
“Do you like it?” Colton whispers with his lips against the shell of my ear.
“Mmm, it’ll do.” I tease.
Messing with him is definitely one of my favorite things. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me into him. Within seconds, my entire body is practically on fire. Want and need course through me at an uncontrollable rate. My head lulls back as his lips press light kisses against my neck.
“Colton.” I moan his name like it’s the only thing I can think of right now. Truthfully, it is. He’s infiltrated my every thought with just a simple touch.
I can feel him grin where his mouth is on my skin. “What is it, baby? What do you need?”
An involuntary whimper slips out and I can almost picture what this is all doing to his ego. He’s already cocky. Seeing how he can get me all worked up with such minimal effort on his part is only going to make that worse. Despite the huge part of me that doesn’t seem to care at the moment, an even bigger part wants to knock him down a few pegs.
