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In one quick move, he’s inside of me again, and I fall, hurtling over the edge without a single care in the world.
All that matters is Carter.
All that will ever matter is him.
His own release follows soon after, and Carter crushes me to him as his entire body shakes. I squeeze my eyes shut and place a hand over his chest, over the erratic thumping of his heart. As soon as his breathing returns to normal, Carter sets me down with a surprising amount of gentleness. His eyes don’t leave my face as he picks up the soap and runs it over my body.
I am still tingling when he switches off the water and bundles me up in a towel.
Without warning, he sweeps me into his arms. I place my head against his chest, still reeling and spinning. He sets me down on the bed, and I see the shopping bags lined up at the foot of the bed, a variety of shapes and colors. Raising an eyebrow, I sit back on my legs and give Carter an amused look.
“When did you have time to do all of this?”
“I made a few phone calls while I was at Anita’s,” Carter replies, pausing to pull on a pair of boxers with a snap. “They know what kind of clothes I like, and they know your sizes.”
I secure the towel around my chest and crawl forward.
Every single item of clothing feels like butter between my fingers, and all of them are revealing in one way or another. I hold up a particular nightgown made of sheer pink lace and a matching thong and give Carter an incredulous look.
“What is this?”
Carter twists to face me and gives me a wicked grin. “I could show you how to try it on, but then I’d just rip it off again.”
I blush. “I thought you didn’t mind ripping my clothes off.”
“I don’t,” Carter replies without missing a beat. “But I’d like to see you wear it at least once before I destroy it.”
“Carter.” I sigh and push the nightgown back into the bag. “You know I appreciate everything you’re doing, but we’ve already been shopping twice this week.”
“So?”
I make a vague hand gesture. “So… this is too much, and it’s not like I have anywhere to wear a lot of these things.”
Carter bends down to give me a searing kiss. “You can do whatever you want with the clothes, dove.”
Between the shopping trips and the diners, it almost feels like Carter is a different person.
Underneath the surface, I know the broken, wounded, and angry man is still there, reeling from what almost happened when I snuck away to the hospital. Still, I appreciate that he’s keeping him under lock and key.
For now.
But I know it won’t be that way for long. Still, I appreciate him doing everything he can to make me forget about what I’ve lost. Of the kind of life I have to face without my father in the world.
On impulse, I glance down at my ring and admire how it catches the light. Carter sits on the bed next to me, rips off the towel, and pulls me to him. “If you don’t like the ring, we can go get another one. I’ve made us dinner reservations.”
I shake my head. “No, I love this.”
Carter’s hand traces a path down my back and pauses at my ass. He gives it a firm squeeze and exhales. “Good, because I want you to show it off at dinner tonight.”
I lean back to look at him. “What’s tonight?”
Carter stands up and gives me a smile that makes me forget my own name. “We’re going out to dinner with my family to celebrate. I know you told me you’re not ready to see anyone, but they all know that you need some time.”
I swallow. “Okay.”
“If it gets to be too much, I’ll bring you right home,” Carter promises with a shake of his head. “In the meantime, I have to go back to Anita’s.”
I nod, and a lump rises in my throat. “Okay.”
