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I hadn’t gone more than five steps before his arms were around my waist and his lips were against mine. He was warm and firm, and I let myself fully surrender to him. His lips lingered for a moment longer before slowly pulling away.
He grabbed my hand and led me towards the water, further into the darkness and away from peering eyes. Our toes were nearly in the water when he stopped and scooped me up into his arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him gently.
“I love you, Grace.”
I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t speak. All I could do was stare at him. This incredible, kind, and gentle man who loved me.Me.
“I love you, too.”
He kissed me again and started to walk closer to the crashing waves.
“Ready for skinny dip round two?” he asked with a grin.
“No, but I’m ready to escort you upstairs.”
“Oh, come on. All I’ve been thinking about for the past 24 hours is getting you back in this water. Maybe we can have a little fun this time. If you know what I mean.”
“Dylan, please just take me upstairs.”
“Oh, fine,” he said, planting another kiss on my lips.
He set me on my feet and we walked back up towards the resort hand in hand.
20
DYLAN
The morning after the wedding, Grace and I were getting ready for the wedding party brunch when the most insane idea popped into my head. I tried to ignore it, but I had to admit, it was a pretty great idea.
“Grace?” I called from the bedroom.
“Yeah?”
“Hypothetically, would you be able to work from the resort?”
She popped her head out of the bathroom and raised an eyebrow at me.
“This resort?”
I nodded.
“Uh, hypothetically, yeah, I could. Why?”
“Well, I was thinking. And feel free to shoot me down, but what if we stayed here for another week or two?”
“A week or two?”
“Or however long you want.”
“I don’t know if I can afford another week or two of vacation. The past few days have put a hit on my bank account as it is.”
“I would pay for everything, obviously.”
“I couldn’t let you do that.”
“Why not? I’m rich, and I want to do it if it means I get to spend more time with you.”
“That’s true…you are rich,” she muttered.
