lead, he stepped out of the car and met her by the walkway. “Wynn said something to you, didn’t she?” When she didn’t reply, he added, “I wish they’d just let us live our lives. I hate that she put doubt in your mind.”
Anger and sadness crossed his face, pulling at her heart until she reached out and cupped his cheek. “I’m not doubting you.”
“I’m going to prove to you…”
“Shh…” She ran her thumb along the line of his jaw, the smooth skin sliding under her fingers like silk. “You’ve already proven everything to me. Well, except the reason you’re so confident.”
In answer, he reached down, slid his arm under her legs, and lifted her into his arms. “Let’s get this show on the road then.”
“Wow, you know I can walk.”
“You’re a romantic. Don’t you want someone to carry you across the threshold?”
She tipped her head back and let out a lighthearted laugh. “That’s after a wedding.”
“If you’d marry me I’d carry you over every threshold. For now, this will have to do.” He winked at her before strolling toward the house, carrying her with ease.
“We’ll talk about it after I see how this confidence of yours plays out.” She teased him with a wiggle of her eyebrows.
“So my sexual aptitude will decide our marriage.” Still holding her, he managed to unlock the door and step inside. “SEALs have stamina unknown to others. I’ll have you screaming my name all night.”
“Promises, promises.” She teased. Their night together before he shipped off for training was special, but something about the way he acted made her think this was going to blow her world.
He kicked the door shut and swung the lock home. “In a moment, it will be more than just words.”
“Let me down.”
“Not until you’re upstairs and laid out on the bed ready for me.” Dashing up the steps two at a time, she used her free hand to work on the buttons of his dress shirt. “Then I’ll have my way with you.”
In the bedroom, he gently placed her on the bed and in one quick move pulled her dress over her head. “Lay back.”
“Are you always so demanding?”
“Comes with the territory.” He stood there waiting for her to do as he asked, giving her one final chance to back out.
She kicked off her shoes and moved back to the middle of the bed, then leaned back on her elbows waiting for him to join her. “If we’re going to be demanding, then you should be just as naked as I am. Out of the dress shirt and jeans.”
He tugged the shirt apart, sending the remaining buttons flying. “Is that what you had in mind, sweets?” He unhooked his jeans and let them slid down his hips and onto the floor, until he was standing there in just his boxers with his shaft stretching against the material.
With a shake of her head, she tried to hold back the laughs. “Not entirely, but it works. Now come here.”
Without delay, he flopped onto the bed and slid on top of her. “Are you sure about this?”
“Second thoughts?” She started to move up the bed, away from him, and swallowed the fears that were rising within her.
“Not about you, sweets.” He pressed his lips to her forehead, sending heat racing through her body.
Laying her hand against his chest, she played with the little patch of hair in the center of his pecs. “I never thought we’d be here…us after all these years, who’d have thought?”
“All that matters is that we are.” He reached between her breasts and unhooked her bra. “Now lay back and let me prove I’m worthy to be your husband. Remember that marriage proposal depends on my performance.”
She pulled another pillow from the side and shoved it under her head. “I’m waiting.”
Their lips met in a long, slow, deliberate kiss that gave and demanded. He cupped her breasts and teased the nipples, gently swirling his thumbs against the hard buds and then pinching them. Pain mingled with pleasure and her back arched. She forgot about the
Anger and sadness crossed his face, pulling at her heart until she reached out and cupped his cheek. “I’m not doubting you.”
“I’m going to prove to you…”
“Shh…” She ran her thumb along the line of his jaw, the smooth skin sliding under her fingers like silk. “You’ve already proven everything to me. Well, except the reason you’re so confident.”
In answer, he reached down, slid his arm under her legs, and lifted her into his arms. “Let’s get this show on the road then.”
“Wow, you know I can walk.”
“You’re a romantic. Don’t you want someone to carry you across the threshold?”
She tipped her head back and let out a lighthearted laugh. “That’s after a wedding.”
“If you’d marry me I’d carry you over every threshold. For now, this will have to do.” He winked at her before strolling toward the house, carrying her with ease.
“We’ll talk about it after I see how this confidence of yours plays out.” She teased him with a wiggle of her eyebrows.
“So my sexual aptitude will decide our marriage.” Still holding her, he managed to unlock the door and step inside. “SEALs have stamina unknown to others. I’ll have you screaming my name all night.”
“Promises, promises.” She teased. Their night together before he shipped off for training was special, but something about the way he acted made her think this was going to blow her world.
He kicked the door shut and swung the lock home. “In a moment, it will be more than just words.”
“Let me down.”
“Not until you’re upstairs and laid out on the bed ready for me.” Dashing up the steps two at a time, she used her free hand to work on the buttons of his dress shirt. “Then I’ll have my way with you.”
In the bedroom, he gently placed her on the bed and in one quick move pulled her dress over her head. “Lay back.”
“Are you always so demanding?”
“Comes with the territory.” He stood there waiting for her to do as he asked, giving her one final chance to back out.
She kicked off her shoes and moved back to the middle of the bed, then leaned back on her elbows waiting for him to join her. “If we’re going to be demanding, then you should be just as naked as I am. Out of the dress shirt and jeans.”
He tugged the shirt apart, sending the remaining buttons flying. “Is that what you had in mind, sweets?” He unhooked his jeans and let them slid down his hips and onto the floor, until he was standing there in just his boxers with his shaft stretching against the material.
With a shake of her head, she tried to hold back the laughs. “Not entirely, but it works. Now come here.”
Without delay, he flopped onto the bed and slid on top of her. “Are you sure about this?”
“Second thoughts?” She started to move up the bed, away from him, and swallowed the fears that were rising within her.
“Not about you, sweets.” He pressed his lips to her forehead, sending heat racing through her body.
Laying her hand against his chest, she played with the little patch of hair in the center of his pecs. “I never thought we’d be here…us after all these years, who’d have thought?”
“All that matters is that we are.” He reached between her breasts and unhooked her bra. “Now lay back and let me prove I’m worthy to be your husband. Remember that marriage proposal depends on my performance.”
She pulled another pillow from the side and shoved it under her head. “I’m waiting.”
Their lips met in a long, slow, deliberate kiss that gave and demanded. He cupped her breasts and teased the nipples, gently swirling his thumbs against the hard buds and then pinching them. Pain mingled with pleasure and her back arched. She forgot about the
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