Chapter Eleven
Forever Means Forever
Adam
I’ve been called a lot of things in this town.Reckless.Wild.Dangerous.The kind of man a mother warns her daughter about.But for the first time in my life, I don’t give a damn what anyone calls me.Because from today moving forward, they can call mehers.
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The morning after Lenortold me she loved me, I wake up with her warm and secure in my arms.Her hair is a tangled mess across my chest, her lips parted in soft sleep, and her hand curled over my heart like it belongs there.And it does.
For years, I’ve been restless.Running wild.Trying to prove something to myself, to my family, to the world.That I wasn’t just Wesley and Shane’s screw-up little brother.That I could make my own name, even if it was the wrong kind of famous.But looking at her now, I don’t need any of that.I just need her.
She wakes slowly, stretching out and pressing her body against mine.I can’t imagine not waking up next to her for the rest of my life.She leans in and places a kiss against my jaw.
“Good morning.”Her voice is soft and sleep-laced.
“The best morning,” I say, kissing her forehead.“Do you want some coffee?”
“Hmmm, that would be great.”
I slip out of bed and head to the kitchen.I start the pot and brew some fresh coffee before pouring us each a cup.She walks in wearing nothing but one of my shirts and takes the offered cup.She sips and smiles.
“Delicious.”
“Should be, it’s your favorite brand.”
“It’s perfect.”
“I have to head over to Blake’s in an hour,” I say.“Wesley wants me to help with inventory.”
“I need to go over to the inn,” she adds.
“Let’s grab a shower and then we will handle everything else.”
She grins, putting her cup down on the counter.“You only want to see me naked.”
“Damn right I do.”
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By noon, word’s alreadyspread.But of course it has.Severn thrives on gossip, and me showing up at Blake’s with Lenor still wearing my sweatshirt is the kind of thing that lights this town on fire.
