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But she figured she had been there at the right place, at the right time.
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Jaxson couldn’t believewhat he’d heard. Mia actually said yes. After months of awkward tension, avoiding eye contact, trying to not make her uncomfortable, she said yes without much convincing. He should’ve pulled her into his arms a long time ago and kissed her. He couldn’t figure out what else would’ve changed her mind so easily.
Maybe it was the near-death experience she had. Something he wished she had never experienced. She had dealt with enough terrifying events in her life. She didn’t need any more.
He pulled her tighter into his embrace, although he was already holding her pretty close.
“You okay?” she asked in a soft voice, a bit of trepidation mixed in.
Oh, no. Nope. He couldn’t have her second-guessing anything between them.
“I am the happiest man alive right now. Things couldn’t be any more perfect.”
Then he garnered a delighted squeal out of her when he swung her up into his arms. “Well, maybe they could. I’m going to make this even more perfect. I need you, Mia. I want to show you how much I love you.”
He didn’t say anything else. If he was being honest with himself, he was afraid to voice what he wanted. A mere kiss had her loosening the guard around her heart. Being even closer could truly open it and let him all the way in. Sure, she said yes, but he still saw the hesitation, the doubt, in her eyes.
At this moment, he was willing to do what he had to do. He couldn’t lose her now, not after the small taste of her.
She bit her bottom lip, a shy smile shimmering through, then nodded.
He didn’t need any more confirmation. Walking with quick, determined steps, he made his way to her bedroom. He didn’t need any guidance. Not that he’d been in her room before, but she lived in a small one-bedroom apartment. It didn’t take much deduction to find her room.
A slow, seductive smile grew right before he tossed her onto the bed. She giggled, her eyes filled with pleasurable delight and a bit of surprise.
Then he joined her on the bed, covering her with his body.
“You threw me,” she said with a teasing twinkle in her eyes.
He couldn’t even say why he tossed—definitely didn’t throw—her on to the bed. Maybe to get a reaction out of her. Sometimes, it was hard to get the kind of reactions he wanted from her. It was like pulling teeth, hard and tumultuous.
“Did I?” His lips found her neck, making a delicious path up to her ear. “What can I say? I'm excited to get you in this bed.”
Then he pushed into her, so she could feel how hard his cock was, and how damn excited he was that this was finally happening.
Her arms wound around his neck, pulling him closer. Then their lips matched, more pleasure exploding throughout his body as their tongues mingled and their bodies moved to a beautiful rhythm.
But they had too many clothes between them.
“I need you naked, now,” he said between kisses as one of his hands wove down toward the edge of the silky shirt she wore.
She pushed on his chest, giggling. “Don’t even think about pulling up on this shirt. I don’t want to have to fix any of the buttons with your eagerness.”
He winked, pretty sure he would’ve popped a button or two pulling her shirt up and over her head, as she tried to sit up.
“Oh, no, sweetheart, I got this.” Then he sat up and scooted back a little and popped one button undone.
Bending down, he pressed a kiss to the small patch of skin exposed. He felt her tremble beneath him. Oh, the things he wanted to do with her. He’d been imagining having her in his arms for so many years, it would take more than one night to enact every scenario. It was a damn good thing she’d agreed to marry him. Now he had a lifetime.
Never in a million years had he expected this outcome when he came to her apartment. He had meant to make sure she was all right. Comfort her, hopefully. Let her use his shoulder for her tears. But this. Her willingly in his arms, saying yes to being his wife. Never in a million years.
Another button came undone with ease. His lips inched up, following the path his hands were taking. Each time he found a new spot to kiss, she trembled and a breathy moan left her sweet, luscious lips. He was torn between kissing her soft skin and tangling tongues with her. Both were like being in heaven.
“This is torture. Let me do it.” Her words came out soft and breathy. And not like she wanted him to stop.
Instead of answering, he continued his path upward, undoing another button, his lips meeting silky, beautiful skin. When he neared her breasts, he paused, taking in the view. A white lacy bra covered her, exposing more skin than containing it. He was in love…with this bra. Who knew she wore such sexy lingerie underneath her clothes? Well, now he did, and he’d be letting his imagination run away more and more from now on. He knew it.
