Needed: One Convenient Husband(39)

"I don't want to rehash the past, Dane," Sienna finally said softly,  looking at the blaze in the fireplace instead of at him. "But something  you said earlier tonight has made me think about a lot of things. You  love your parents, but you've never hesitated in letting them know when  you felt they were wrong, nor have you put up with their crap when it  came to me."

She switched her gaze from the fire to him. "The problem is that I put  up with their crap when it came to me. And you were right. I thought I  had to actually prove something to them, show them I was worthy of you  and your love. And I've spent the better part of a year and a half doing  that and all it did was bring me closer and closer to losing you. I'm  sure they've been walking around with big smiles on their faces since  you got the divorce petition. But I refuse to let them be happy at my  expense and my own heartbreak."                       
       
           



       

She scooted closer to Dane and splayed her hands against his chest.  "It's time I became more assertive with your parents, Dane. Because it's  not about them-it's about us. I refuse to let them make me feel  unworthy any longer, because I am worthy to be loved by you. I don't  have anything to prove. They either accept me as I am or not at all. The  only person who matters anymore is you."

With his gaze holding hers, Dane lifted one of her hands off his chest  and brought it to his lips, and placed a kiss on the palm. "I'm glad  you've finally come to realize that, Sienna. And I wholeheartedly  understand and agree. I was made to love you, and if my parents never  accept that then it's their loss, not ours."

Tears constricted Sienna's throat and she swallowed deeply before she  could find her voice to say, "I love you, Dane. I don't want the  divorce. I never did. I want to belong to you and I want you to belong  to me. I just want to make you happy."

"And I love you, too, Sienna, and I don't want the divorce, either. My  life will be nothing without you being a part of it. I love you so much  and I've missed you."

And with his heart pounding hard in his chest, he leaned over and captured her lips, intent on showing her just what he meant.





Chapter 18

This is homecoming, Sienna thought as she was quickly consumed by the  hungry onslaught of Dane's kiss. All the hurt and anger she'd felt for  six months was being replaced by passion of the most heated kind. All  she could think about was the desire she was feeling being back in the  arms of the man she loved and who loved her.

This was the type of communication she'd always loved, where she could  share her thoughts, feelings and desires with Dane without uttering a  single word. It was where their deepest emotions and what was in their  inner hearts spoke for them, expressing things so eloquently and not  leaving any room for misunderstandings.

He pulled back slightly, his lips hovering within inches of hers. He  reached out and caressed her cheek, and as if she needed his taste  again, her lips automatically parted. A slow, sensual acknowledgement of  understanding tilted the corners of his mouth into a smile. Then he  leaned closer and kissed her again, longer and harder, and the only  thing she could do was to wrap her arms around him and silently thank  God for reuniting her with this very special man.

Dane was hungry for the taste of his wife and at that moment, as his  heart continued to pound relentlessly in his chest, he knew he had to  make love to her, to show her in every way what she meant to him, had  always meant to him and would always mean to him.

He pulled back slightly and the moisture that was left on her lips made  his stomach clench. He leaned forward and licked them dry, or tried to,  but her scent was driving him to do more. "Please let me make love to  you, Sienna," he whispered, leaning down and resting his forehead  against hers.

She leaned back and cupped his chin with her hand. "Oh, yes. I want you  to make love to me, Dane. I've missed being with you so much I ache."

"Oh, baby, I love you." He pulled her closer, murmured the words in her  twisted locks, kissed her cheek, her temple, her lips, and he cupped  her buttocks, practically lifting her off the floor in the process. His  breath came out harsh, ragged, as the chemistry between them sizzled.  There was only one way to drench their fire.

He stretched out with her in front of the fireplace as he began  removing her clothes and then his. Moments later, the blaze from the  fire was a flickering light across their naked skin. And then he began  kissing her all over, leaving no part of her untouched, determined to  quench his hunger and his desire. He had missed the taste of her and was  determined to be reacquainted in every way he could think of.

"Dane..."

Her tortured moan ignited the passion within him and he leaned forward  to position his body over hers, letting his throbbing erection come to  rest between her thighs, gently touching the entrance of her moist heat.  He lifted his head to look down at her, wanting to see her expression  the exact moment their bodies joined again.





Chapter 19

Sienna stared into Dane's eyes, the heat and passion she saw in them  making her shiver. The love she recognized made her heart pound, and the  desire she felt for him sent surges and surges of sensations through  every part of her body, especially the area between her legs, making her  thighs quiver.

"You're my everything, Sienna," he whispered as he began easing inside  of her. His gaze was locked with hers as his voice came out in a husky  tone. "I need you like I need air to breathe, water for thirst and food  for nourishment. Oh, baby, my life has been so empty since you've been  gone. I love and need you."                       
       
           



       

His words touched her and when he was embedded inside of her to the  hilt, she arched her back, needing and wanting even more of him. She  gripped his shoulders with her fingers as liquid fire seemed to flow to  all parts of her body.

And at that moment she forgot everything-the Beast from the East, their  limited supply of food and the fact they were stranded together in a  cabin with barely enough heat. The only thing that registered in her  mind was that they were together and expressing their love in a way that  literally touched her soul.

He continued to stroke her, in and out, and with each powerful thrust  into her body she moaned out his name and told him of her love. She was  like a bow whose strings were being stretched to the limit each and  every time he drove into her, and she met his thrusts with her own eager  ones.

And then she felt it, the strength like a volcano erupting as he  continued to stroke her to oblivion. Her body splintered into a thousand  pieces as an orgasm ripped through her, almost snatching her breath  away. And when she felt him buck, tighten his hold on her hips and  thrust into her deeper, she knew that same powerful sensation had taken  hold of him, as well.

"Sienna!"

He screamed her name and growled a couple of words that were incoherent  to her ears. She tightened her arms around his neck, needing to be as  close to him as she could get. She knew in her heart at that moment that  things were going to be fine. She and Dane had proved that when it came  to the power of love, it was never too late.

Sienna awoke the following morning naked, in front of the fireplace and  cuddled in her husband's arms with a blanket covering them. After  yawning, she raised her chin and glanced over at him and met his gaze  head-on. The intensity in the dark eyes staring back at her shot heat  through all parts of her body. She couldn't help but recall last night  and how they had tried making up for all the time they had been apart.

"It's gone," Dane said softly, pulling her closer into his arms.

She lifted a brow. "What's gone?"

"The Beast."

She tilted her head to glance out the window and he was right. Although  snow was still falling, it wasn't the violent blizzard that had been  unleashed the day before. It was as if the weather had served the  purpose it had come for and had made its exit. She smiled. Evidently,  someone up there knew she and Dane's relationship was meant to be saved  and had stepped in to salvage it.

She was about to say something when suddenly there was a loud pounding  at the door. She and Dane looked at each other, wondering who would be  paying them a visit to the cabin at this hour and in this weather.





Chapter 20

Sienna, like Dane, had quickly gotten dressed and was now staring at  the four men who were standing in the doorway...those handsome Steele  brothers. She smiled, shaking her head. Vanessa had evidently called her  cousins to come rescue her, anyway.