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Silence falls over us and I’m about to suggest watching a movie, when he comes up with a better idea.
“So, you want to go for a drive?”
“Yes!” I answer without missing a beat.
The two of us jump up and start to head for the door when he stops. My brows furrow as he turns around, tossing me two pillows before he grabs my comforter and my chunky knit blanket.
“What are these for?” I ask, still confused.
He bites his lip and bounces his brows once. “You’ll see.”
THE MOON SHINES DOWNfrom the sky, reflecting off the ocean at the abandoned beach.Ourbeach, as Hayes called it. To think we were here a couple weeks ago with shattered hearts and broken dreams. It feels so surreal now. I wish I had known then that we needed to fall apart to fit back together.
Maybe then it wouldn’t have hurt as much.
Eh, scratch that. It still would’ve sucked.
Hayes hops out of the truck and stops for a moment before nodding. “Perfect.”
It isn’t until he grabs the comforter from the backseat and pulls me toward the beach that I finally figure out his plan. We each take a side and spread the blanket out over the sand. As he goes back to get the pillows and the other blanket, I sit down and wait for him.
I watch the waves crash against the rocks, remembering how he saved my life. The cut may have healed, but the scar that remains will always be there—as will the memory.
“One for you,” Hayes says as he hands me a pillow.
He tosses the other one down on the comforter and lies down, kicking off his shoes and covering us both with the second blanket. His arm slips underneath my neck as we lie on our sides, face to face.
The sound of the ocean fades into the background as our gazes stay locked on each other. It’s like our eyes are saying all the things we’ve kept behind our lips, locked away out of fear.
Fear of letting the other in.
Fear of revealing too much.
But that was then, and this, being here with him, is the only thing that matters now.
“Tell me again,” I say softly.
He smirks. “I think I can show you better.”
With his hand on my lower back, he pulls me closer, covering my mouth with his. It starts out slow. Gentle. He licks into my mouth and hums as our tongues tangle together. I throw my leg over him, needing to be closer.
“I need you.” My words come out like a desperate plea.
Hayes deepens the kiss, only stopping for a second to respond. “You have me, baby. You always have me.”
This can’t be real. There’s no way I’m not about to get woken up by Mali jumping on me or screamingwake up, sleepyheadin my face. But as he bites my lip, shooting a mix of pleasure and pain right through me, I know it’s real. I can feel every inch of him pressing against me, making me want him even more.
His hand slides up my leg and underneath my dress. “You need to wear dresses more often.”
“Why?”
“Easier access.” As he says it, he hooks his thumb around my panties and starts to pull them down.
Rolling onto my back, I let him slide the only clothing keeping him from me down my legs, discarding them to the side. He teasingly lets his fingertips graze my skin on the way back up. He’s barely touching me, but it’s still leaving me breathless.
“It’s been too long since we’ve had sex for you to tease,” I tell him.
He chuckles and stops his movements. “Then show me what you want, babe. I’m all yours.”
