Love's Taming(98)

At that moment, Shane stopped in his games with Sarge and looked over at Annie, sitting on the patio glider, one leg tucked under her and the other pushing the glider gently back and forth. Her beauty made his breath catch in his throat. How the hell did I get so lucky?

The morning sun peeked over the trees into the back yard and was now streaming down on her, catching her coppery hair in its beams, illuminating all around. Just then her face, seeming lost in a memory, broke into a smile. As her eyes lifted to meet his, the smile on her face became even larger, spearing him with her radiance.

Smiling back, he began to cross the yard heading toward her. Pure, fuckin’ sunshine, he thought once more, knowing that he was going to hold that for the rest of his life. Pure, fuckin’ sunshine.