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“No, I’m fine.”
Pulling back and raising up on his elbow, I found myself face to face with the man of my dreams. Now that he was looking at me I could see in his eyes that he was reading me like a book. Never missing much and capable of always knowing what I was thinking, he ran his hand softly through my hair. “I’m not going anywhere, Buttercup.”
My breath hitched and my body trembled.
“And I don’t mean just for right now. I mean I’m never leaving you again.” His hand came to my cheek and his thumb caressed the side of my face. “I’m going to prove that to you and one day you won’t question it. But I know I have some work to do and believe me, baby, when I tell you I will do it.”
I grabbed onto his words and tucked them deep inside my heart while I sent a prayer to the heavens above asking my mama and Luke to watch over me. Both of them had loved Rowan and I could picture them smiling down on us now, telling us it was about time. Maybe even his mother too.
When I realized where my thoughts had gone, I made a sour face and shuddered. Hopefully, I was wrong and they were not watching right then or both may be vigorously washing their eyes out.
“Are you going to let me in on what put that look on your face when all you should be feeling is pure sexual bliss?”
I rolled my eyes. “You’re pretty proud of yourself, aren’t you?” I didn’t need words, his sexy smirk confirmed the answer was yes. So I decided to knock the hottie down a peg. “I made the face because I was thinking my mom, Luke, and your mom may be happy and watching over us. Then I realized they may not have wanted to witness what just happened between us.”
Laughter consumed me and broke free loudly when Rowan’s whole body looked as if it convulsed at the thought. And then for the third time that evening, I snorted. Only I didn’t feel embarrassed as I had before and it felt amazing to be me without worry.
Besides, Rowan seemed to like me the way I was.
“That was not funny, woman.” Without warning, he jumped out of bed and scooped me up as if I weighed nothing, throwing me over his shoulder like a ragdoll, and walked toward the bathroom.
Pounding on his back and yelling for him to put me down, I received a swat on my bare ass. “Stop squirming,” he said.
“What are you doing?” I screeched. “You probably left a handprint!”
A deep chuckle vibrated against my belly as his shoulders shook with laughter. “There’s more where that came from.”
I sent up another prayer that our families weren’t watching right then because if they were they would see how much the idea of another spanking sparked more desire within me.
When he dropped me on my feet on the cool white tiled floor next to the shower and turned the water on, I said, “Are you trying to tell me something? Do I smell?”
“Sweetheart, you smell like sex and I’d gladly leave the scent on you all night since we’re not even close to done, but I have to wash away the image of others watching the show.” He pointed upward with his version of a sour face and it was funny as heck.
I would have teased him about it, but I received another healthy swat on my fanny. “Get in the shower, babe. I’m ready for dessert number two.”
Not willing to say no to that, I did as I was told.
Rowan conjured up another orgasm as the wet spray rained down over us and I knew I would probably be sore in the morning, but it would be worth it.
* * *
Five.
How was it even possible to have five orgasms in one night? I had a feeling that if Rowan set out for more he could get them.
After the shower, he knocked my world off its axis once again and then we lay in the circle of each other's arms and did something else that we hadn’t done before.
At least not like we had then and to the depth which we did.
We talked about his dad dying in the Army, and the loss of his sister, mother, and Luke. My mom’s death and also about how our son would never forget what an amazing man Luke was.
Something shifted, everything felt different and I burrowed in and fell asleep with the man that I had always loved. Even when I wanted to hate him in my times of sorrow, I couldn’t do it.
I had my best friend back.
And something a lot more.
ChapterTwenty-Seven
