“You’re pretty slick,” I said.
“I bet you are too.”
I laughed. “And you’re as good a husband as you are a father.”
“You haven’t seen anything yet.”
I lowered Lily into the tiny bassinette, and Nate helped to tuck the blanket over her. The suite he reserved overlooked the ocean, and he led me to the balcony, leaving the screen door open so we could listen for the baby. Like Nate, she had been perfect. She’d sleep through the night.
He pulled me onto the soft chaise, and those green eyes mimicked the calm sea in the moonlight. I didn’t know if it was possible to fall more in love with this man, but every day I vowed to try.
So far, it had worked.
His kiss was soft, gentle, and tender, everything I needed. I sighed as he held me close. He nibbled the tender spot on my neck. I shivered as arms tightened over me, aiming for the hem of my sundress.
“I want to make you my wife.” His breath tickled my ear. Everything inside me clenched. “Right here. Right now.”
The sun dress cast off. I whispered, staring into his eyes.
“I am your wife now.”
“Not yet…but soon.”
The night air caressed me like another set of hands. He cupped my breasts and layered kisses from my throat down. His lips left a delicate trail to the budded tips, and I arched to feel the skilled swirl of his tongue over my nipple.
I didn’t think I’d ever grow accustomed to his touch. Every brush of his fingers was like the first time, every excited nip of teeth or lap of his tongue as enthusiastic as the secret nights we touched, kissed, and loved each other.
I gasped as his fingers teased along the softness of my slit. I was ready for him, but his touch only thrilled me more. I twitched, bucking as he savored my sweetest spot.
“You have no idea how much I love you.” His words layered another caress over me. I never thought the truth would be so rewarding. “I will always love you. Everything I do is for you and Lily.”
“You’re my everything.” I kissed him, moving over his hips. He knew what I wanted, and his fingers worked quick to free his cock from his jeans. “You are the only man I’ve ever loved. Nothing will ever change how I feel about you. I know we didn’t mean to start this…”
Nate arched, holding my hips as he guided me over him. I slid down, taking him completely, filling myself with more than just his body.
I had his heart.
I had his soul.
And it was more than I ever expected.
“I’m so grateful we did.” Nate groaned as I moved against him. “I had no idea what I was doing with my life until I found you.”
“I’d waited my whole life for you…”
“No more waiting.” Nate gripped me tighter, and I fell upon his chest, crippled with passion and overwhelmed by his size. “Our life might have started a year ago, but this is just the beginning. I promise I’ll make you happy.”
“You already do.”
“I promise I’ll give you pleasure.”
“Oh, that’s not a concern.”
“And I promise I’ll be the greatest husband for you and father for our baby.”
“I know you are.” I kissed him, groaning as his hips moved faster. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too.”
My words dissolved as every stroke drew a shared breath and ripple of pleasure. It built deep within me, and I surrendered to the night, the ocean, his touch.
Nate tensed, and I stared into his eyes as he arched to meet me.
We came together, just as we always did, as powerfully and beautifully as we always had. His heat caressed me from the inside, and I clenched, unraveling over him as he guided me through the shredded pleasure that captured me within his arms.
Nothing compared to these moments.
We had snuck around for so long in the past, and the secrets and fears that kept me from loving him faded the instant we confessed our feelings. I had wasted three months of our life before Lindsey’s wedding, but we had the rest of our days to make up for what we lost.
I rested against his chest, and he wove his fingers through my hair.
“I think I’m going to like being married to you,” I whispered.
Nate smiled. “We’re going to have a long, happy life together. I promise.”
He didn’t have to promise anything.
Nothing in the world would have torn us apart.
Love wasn’t about courage or kindness or honesty or work.
It was this.
Us. Together.
It was happiness.
And it was ours.
The End
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