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“Just tell yourself to start expecting the unexpected,” I say with purposeful ambiguity and not much more. Internally, I’ve made the split-second decision to keep tomorrow’s surprise activities, which include whale watching and organic applesauce making, a secret. Totally selfish call. It’s a shot of pure adrenaline every time I give her a new experience. And soon, we’ll be sharing so many new experiences—like all of our child’s firsts. The goodandthe bad…
But tonight, it’s about nothing except us. And all the ways, bright and brilliant and amazing, that this woman turns all my days into bold, beautiful adventures. Escapades even better than this.
“Which means exactly what, mister?”
“Hmmm. Patience, beautiful.” I wrap an arm around her waist and give it a light tug. “All will be revealed soon.”
She head-bumps the center of my chest. “Not fair. I endured a whole morning of wedding-dress shopping with my sister for this.”
“Endured? That’s supposed to be the fun part, right? Or did I miss a memo somewhere about trendiest fun sister dates?”
She yanks back far enough to smack my shoulder. “You know what I mean.” But then steps back again, getting free of my affectionate hold. “But you know what youdon’tknow?”
I tilt my head with a questioning scowl. “Should I be afraid to ask?”
A few seconds. Less than ten syllables out of my mouth. Yet in that time, the woman’s toed off her flats, flung away her flowy blouse, and unhooked her bra. The light-pink thing slips away from her shoulders as she spins around—
And heads for the yurt’s open door.
The door that’s still wide open to the outdoors.
Our little Eden—in which she now looks determined to be a risqué new Eve.
“What you don’t know, Professor…” she calls while pirouetting on the grass, “is that you don’t have the lock onall will be revealed.”
After prying my tongue from the bottom of my throat, I shake the whole structure while covering the three steps to the door. But then the strength leaves my legs, and I’m stuck clutching the doorframe while watching my saucy little striptease unbutton her shorts.
As soon as they fall to her ankles, my tongue takes a new dive to my esophagus. Thankfully, my brain still comes up with some decent comeback words to fill our charged pause.
“Is this going to be a new vocabulary lesson, beautiful? If so, I have suggestions for the list.”
She clasps her hands behind her back, clearly knowing what that does for my view of her chest. “You know I’d love to learn some new syntax, Professor. But I seem to have forgotten my essay book and laptop at home.”
My teeth clench as splinters dig into my palms. I’m gripping the door support so hard, it’s probably about to snap. Paradise has never hurt so good. Or been so breathtaking.
“Maybe you’ll have to accept a very firm lecture,” I growl.
“Or perhaps you can just demonstrate the terms.” She sways a little, teething her bottom lip. “During…a field trip?”
She sing-songs the last of it while starting to prance around the edges of our clearing. My mind bursts with rough words of reprimand, but when I open my mouth, nothing but a laugh flows out.
Why did I think I’d be the only one handing out the surprises here? Less than an hour into our getaway, Kara’s blasting away my expectations too. Slicing open my boxes. Unearthing my roots.
But most of all, tempting my inner caveman. Calling out the wild Adam in me.
No. Not him.
Because as I hop the patio rail and push into a sprint toward her, I already know one thing with pounding clarity.
I don’t want to get primeval with Eve.
I want the female who got kinky with the snake. The fiery goddess Lilith, often referred to as the mother of demons, who refused to play nice for Adam.
That’s the naked creature I stalk, swift but not swift enough, across the grass and into the thick underbrush. That’s the fierce fairy who eludes me again, levitating into a leap high over me and back onto the grass. That’s the woman who turns, her hair in the wind and her belly glowing with the shades of all the flowers surrounding her…
Making me fall in love with her all over again.
The recognition that gives me power like I’ve never felt before. And speed to match.
