Forever's Embrace (Forever In Luck Series Book 2) by J. Darling Page A

sick.
Unbuckling, she jumped out of the truck and ran out front, then stopped. Whoa,
she was going to slip and fall, he thought worriedly. Looking beyond her, he
saw what had her attention. The northern lights. It was a little late in the
year for them, but this worked well for him. Turning off the truck, he grabbed
the blanket he kept on hand for emergencies, then went to stand beside her.
    “Jake,
look at them, just look at them. Aren’t they beautiful? The bright lights of
the city block them out for the most part, so I’ve never seen them before, I’ve
only heard about them. This is so… magnificent.” She shivered and her teeth
chattered. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything this beautiful before in my
life.”
    Turning,
he shook out the blanket, then stepping behind her, he wrapped it around her
while holding her in his embrace. Leaning in close to her ear, he said softly,
“I have.”
    She
turned her head and looked up at him for a short time, then said, “Thank you.
That was very kind.”
    “Yes,
but more so, it’s the truth. Watch the lights, they don’t last long.” He
rejoiced as he stood there holding her, despite it being freezing out.
    “In
the city we see some stars, but not like this,” she said, as she looked above
them, her head tipping back and resting on his shoulder. “Look at all the
stars. This is amazing. I never imagined anything like this.”
    “I’m
glad you like it. I’ve grown up with this all my life, so it’s everyday normal
for me. You can see the big dipper over there,” he pointed, “and the little
dipper there,” he said, moving his finger over. She leaned back against him
fully, as she looked on.
    When
the light show came to an end, she turned in his arms and looked up at him.
Then in that sultry voice of hers, she said “That was phenomenal. I will never,
ever forget these moments with you for as long as I live.”
    Beguiled,
he reached a hand up and held her face, as he gave her the sweetest, gentlest
kiss he knew how to give. Then he prayed like hell she liked it.

CHAPTER
4

 
    Throwing
her hair up with a clip, Jules made a mad dash for the bathroom mirror to make
sure she didn’t have raccoon eyes. She had to hurry if she was going to see
Linnie before she left on her honeymoon. Jake was waiting for her at the top of
the stairs, and when they walked into the kitchen, Nik started laughing.
    Equally
amused, Kris said, “Well, well, if it isn’t Ginger Rogers and Fred Flintstone.”
    “Shut
up,” Jake bit out.
    Nik
jumped up and started clomping around the kitchen, slapping his hip several
times, then began moving his fingers back and forth like crab claws, pretending
to mimic Jake.
    Grabbing
a kitchen towel, Jake snapped it at Nik. “It was maracas, you ass, not
castanets, and you’re the one who played the tambourine.”
    There
was a round of rowdy laughter.
    “You
got proof of that?” Nik challenged, continuing to dance around before plopping
in his chair. “Because we’ve got some of you. Kris and I uploaded it this
morning on that new YouTube video thing on the computer. You’re getting hits
left and right. Hey Dad, if Dancing With The Stars calls, they’re looking for
Jake.”
    Reaching
around Jules, Jake punched Nik in the arm, then growled, “I’m going to kick
your ass.”
    Laughing
it off, Nik responded, “I’m shaking in my boots, Elvis.”
    Jake
groaned.
    “Hey,
Jules, Mr. Cool here given you the flick of the head and his Elvis smile yet?”
Kris asked, mimicking Jake, while giving it his best impersonation, “Hey, baby.
I’m Elvis Albrecht.”
    There
was another round of laughter, and Jules had to smile because it was kind of
true now that they mentioned it, and because Kris was hilarious trying to pull
it off.
    “It’s
his Elvis look. He practiced for hours in the mirror to get it just right.”
    Hearing
Jake sigh with irritation, Jules turned and gave him a warm adoring look.
    Looking
back at her, he shook his head and