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Kane tossed his head back against the mattress and my body bounced on his as he laughed heartily. “Fuck, I love you,” he murmured when his mirth subsided.
I was silent and still, processing his declaration, and he didn’t push, just held me while I worked everything out in my mind. The fact that he hadn’t immediately demanded to hear me say it back, that he gave me metaphorical space, just proved what I’d already accepted. Kane was it for me. My everything. “I love you, too.”
He’d done an amazing job hiding his anxiety, because I was shocked when his whole body sagged with relief and he blew out a heavy breath before grunting, “Thank fuck.”
His arms tightened around me, and he kissed my temple. “Would you spend Christmas with me, Scarlett?” he queried softly.
I folded my arms over his chest and propped my head on them so I could look at his face. “I’d love to spend the rest of the day with you, Kane, but I promised my family I’d come over in the morning.”
He tucked some wayward hair behind my ear and gave me a gentle smile. “I get it. My mom is pretty pissed at me for not coming home for Christmas.”
An idea popped into my head, but I hesitated, wondering if it was too soon. Then I decided to just go for it. “I was thinking…my family actually has their big celebration on Christmas Eve, but I’ve put my foot down the last two years and only spent Christmas Day with them.”
A guilty expression covered Kane’s face, and I leaned up to give him a quick kiss. “Stop it. It’s all in the past, and we’re moving on.”
One corner of his mouth lifted, and he traced my jaw as he replied, “Go on, baby. What’s your idea?”
“Well, what if we head to my parents’ house for dinner tonight and stay for breakfast in the morning? Then we’ll drive down to San Diego and surprise your mom. Our call time the next day isn’t until two, so we have plenty of time to come back that day.”
Kane smiled and cupped my face in his palms. “I don’t deserve you, Scarlett. But never expect me to let you go.”
I beamed at him. “You like my plan?”
“My mom is going to adore you, baby.”
I hoped he was right.
“And I’d love to meet your family.”
His words made me cringe suddenly, thinking about how my sisters were going to react. “You might regret it when you meet my sisters.”
He just laughed and kissed me until I was breathless. “I’ll win them over, eventually.”
I knew he would, and that made me feel much better.
We laid in silence for a while, just soaking up the peace from being in each other’s arms. But eventually, the heat between our naked bodies and his cock—which hadn’t softened much—pressing into my stomach filled my head with dirty thoughts.
“Kane?”
He opened his eyes and smiled at me. “Yeah, baby?”
“So…about driving you wild…”
Seven
KANE
Iglanced up to see Scarlett poking her head around the corner, her eyes scanning my kitchen.
When we returned from our visits to our families, which had been more fun than I expected, I’d taken Scarlett straight to my house and informed her it was nowourhouse. I’d expected a little pushback, so I’d been overjoyed when she just shrugged and said, “Okay.”
We were moving her stuff the day after New Year’s. I couldn’t fucking wait to spend every day with her for the rest of our lives.
I repressed a smile when she spotted me at the island, drinking coffee, and reading a magazine. She slowly entered, almost as if she were approaching a wild animal, and once she saw the title of the magazine, her expression fell. She was so damn cute, I had to swallow my laughter.
“You saw it?” she asked with a wince.
“Yeah, Red, I saw it.”
