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Instead it was here, a piece of her life with her husband. As insane as their life often was, there was moments like this that could still remind her how lucky she was.
He pulled her in front of him. She wasn’t wearing heels, so she was short enough to feel small in his arms.
He’d lost the posh, lean muscles of his modeling days. He was back to running around and monkeying around the stage like old times. Instead of living on alcohol and shit food, he took care of himself to keep his voice in peak form.
And he’d bulked up a little. She wasn’t ashamed to say she liked all of it. His voice coach was a dual trainer. Healthy life, healthy voice, healthy body. And while she’d never be willowy like her sister—
Just like that the pain shimmered over her.
Her sister.
Between helping to take care of both of the women she loved, she’d been running herself ragged to be everything to everyone.
Simon’s arms tightened around her. “You were right here with me, and now you’re gone.”
“How can you tell?” She peeked over her shoulder at him.
“I know your body.”
She elbowed him with a light snort.
“Well, there’s that part too. And I made it my life’s work to know every inch of you, Violin Girl. But this,” he pressed a kiss to her temple, “I know it equally as well.”
“Just a stray thought about Jules.”
He tucked his chin into the crook of her neck. “I know you worry, but if you run yourself any further into the ground, I’m going to need a shovel to get you back. And believe me when I say I won’t allow you to make yourself sick.”
“Oh, really? What are you going to do?”
“Kidnap you and drag you to the church.”
She sighed. The old renovated church that had been her childhood sanctuary—
and now their second house—was their own special place of healing. She’d give anything to go back there. But she couldn’t be that far away from her family. “We’ll get there. Maybe we’ll even bring everyone out there someday. A family holiday.”
“Best idea you’ve had. I’ll look into renting a few houses out there so everyone has their own space.”
She slipped her arms over his and dragged his hand up between her breasts until they were twined together. She allowed herself to relax for the first time in weeks. Simon was right. She needed to recharge. “We’ll make it happen.”
“Damn right.”
She twisted around to face him, winding her arms around his neck. The last of the sun’s rays soaked into them, filling their own private panoramic view. But just then, the only blue she was interested in was her husband’s eyes.
The only fire she wanted to feel was the one between them.
She lifted her mouth to his and melted into their kiss. The slide and glide of lips and tongue that would forever be them together. Their love had never been neat and tidy. It had always been a little bit scary, a little bit wild, and a lot overwhelming.
Instead of running from it, she embraced it as part of her life.
The most amazing part of what she had with Simon was the full spectrum of emotions she felt with him. Right now, she was swamped with love.
The salty tinge of tears mixed with their kiss. He brought his hand up from her hips to her hair and tightened his hold as their kiss spun out from sweet to intense.
She breathed him in and held on as the maelstrom of emotions fought for dominance.
Lust.
Love.
