Olivia laughed as strong arms engulfed her from behind and pulled her hard into a body she would know in her sleep. She clamped Alexander’s arms with her fingers, tucking herself even tighter into his embrace.
She should have known he would follow her to Diego’s island.
“You left without telling me,” he whispered near her ear, his hands holding her hard at her ribcage.
Liv closed her eyes and breathed the essence of him, every inch of her trembling with that same happiness that had marked her life the past couple of months.
“I was worried about her,” she said, nodding toward Kim.
Kim and Diego were walking hand in hand at the edge of the water on the beach, lost in each other. Liv couldn’t stop smiling at how Diego’s hand never left her twin, how Kim hadn’t stopped smiling ever since Liv had gotten here.
Alexander kissed her jaw, his hands inching under her T-shirt until they found bare skin. She sucked in a breath at the weight of his palm.
“There’s no need, is there?” he asked.
“No need,” Liv repeated, knowing that he understood. “He loves her, Alexander. Like she deserves to be loved.” She swallowed the tears in her throat. This was a time to rejoice. “I’ve never seen her so happy and glowing. And did you know she’s having—?”
He turned her around, his blue gaze eating her up with a hungry intensity that started an ache in her own body. It was always like that.
But he looked haunted, with deep grooves pinching his mouth. “You got on a plane without telling me after we had a God-awful fight, Liv. You weren’t answering your phone. I asked Emily. She thought it was really funny that I didn’t know where my wife was before she told me. I think my heart stopped for a few moments.”
The edge in his words, the way he was holding her so tight... Liv frowned. Damn her and her impulsive head. “I left my phone by accident. And I should have realized Emily would play with you first. I was really worried about Kim. And I’m sorry about Emily. I know I shouldn’t interfere, but—”
He pressed a soft kiss to her mouth, his hands capturing her face. The love that shone in his gaze took her breath away. “I think I know why you did that. It’s a strange feeling to be protected by my ferocious wife. I love you, Liv,” he whispered.
God, she would never tire of hearing him say it.
“And I’m glad Kim has found happiness.”
Liv nodded and returned his kiss, her own joy making her light-headed. She twined her fingers with his and tugged him forward. “It’s time you met Diego properly, don’t you think?”
She laughed when he raised his brows in an exaggerated way. Her husband and her twin’s husband were just as different as she and Kim were.
Life was going to be really interesting for them, but full of laughter and love.