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I held my cock at her entrance. “I love you.”
“I love you, too,” she said as I slid inside. It felt like coming home. “My place is anywhere you are. California. Maryland.” I punctuated each state with a thrust.
She moaned and lifted her hips, seeking more contact. I adjusted my position, sitting back on my heels so I could hit that spot inside that drove her wild.
When every muscle in her body tightened, I moved so that we were chest to chest, our fingers interlaced on either side of her head. “I love you so much.”
She turned to capture my mouth with hers. We kissed as we crested the wave together and crashed onto the other side. She was it for me.
I collapsed on top of her, not sure I was capable of moving anytime soon. After a few seconds, I managed to shift to the side. “You’re it for me.”
“Me, too. But I have to tell you something.”
My heart stutter-stepped in my chest. “What is that?” Did she realize she held my heart in her hand, and one wrong move would squeeze the life out of it?
“I don’t want to live here anymore. I’d love to visit, but the waves aren’t my solace anymore. It’s you, the trees, your farm, and your family. I don’t have any of that here.”
“Are you serious?” I asked her. I’d planned to move anywhere she was, but my heart was just as much at the farm.
She smiled. “Yes.”
“I’d love to live on the farm with you.” I kissed her, not quite believing I was with her in California, and we were going to be living together officially in my cabin. “Are you planning on running the inn?”
“I can help Aiden with it, but I think I want to hire a separate manager. He wants to work with you, and I have my business.”
“You know you’ve got me and the rest of the Monroes at your back, too, right?”
She smiled wider as she played with my hair. “I do.”
Being with Marley was everything I’d ever wished for. For a long time, I didn’t think it would ever be possible. But now that all my dreams were coming true, I allowed my brain to wander, to think of our kids growing up on the farm with Addy and Ember. My other brothers meeting someone who made them this happy.
“There’s just something about being on your farm. It truly is magical.”
“I think you’re the real magic, but I can’t wait to go home and celebrate the holidays with you and my family.”
Epilogue
Marley
Tonight was the night of the first Christmas party at the inn. The renovations were completed, and we wanted to invite the town to celebrate and show it off. It was great for exposure, but I was hoping this would be the beginning of a new tradition, grand, elaborate parties that guests could partake in.
We debated removing the ballroom on the third floor in lieu of adding more bedrooms but decided to keep it and use it for events like this. It was a unique feature that most bed-and-breakfasts and inns didn’t have.
The Monroe brothers grumbled about having to attend the formal affair, but Heath reminded them of all the work I’d done at their farm. Even though they wouldn’t like it, I thought the guys would look handsome in tuxes, and it was only for one night.
The lane was lined with trees, the trunks wrapped in twinkling white lights, thanks to Heath, and ended in a circle around a fountain just like I’d envisioned so many months ago.
The Monroes supplied the numerous trees on the porch and inside. Each one was decorated in a different theme to honor my grandmother. We had a blast planning the décor. The mantels and windowsills were lined with garland, and the entire place smelled like evergreen.
We hadn’t opened the inn for guests yet, so we’d gotten dressed and done our hair and makeup in the large bedroom. Sarah, Ireland, Lori, and the girls, Ember and Addy, had gone downstairs to greet guests and to give Heath and me a moment alone.
Heath stood behind me at the large bay window so we could watch guests arrive. We’d hired a butler and staff for the evening to provide catering, answer the door, and serve the food.
Heath lowered his head so that his chin rested on my shoulder. “Did you ever think the inn would look this grand?”
I turned in his arms. “You were the one who knew I’d want to stay once the inn was renovated. You ensured that the renovations were just right.”
Heath smiled. “I believed in you and this place.”
