Thank. Fucking. Christ.
Taking her face between both hands, Grant looked her in the eye and promised, “I’m here, Princess. And I’m not going anywhere.”
Meeting each other halfway, their mouths came together in a powerful explosion of emotion and heat. Grant’s heart filled to the point of near combustion.
His lips moved against hers as he spoke. “I’m sorry I left.”
“Why did you?” she asked breathlessly, nibbling his bottom lip.
“I thought you’d be better off with someone else.”
Speaking between ravishing kisses, Brynnon’s uttered words were music to his ears. “I don’t want anyone else.” She pulled away, leaning back in order to look him in the eyes. “I only want you.”
With her arms wrapped around his neck, Grant lifted her off her feet. He carried her to the bed where they fell together, their hands working in an almost wild frenzy to rid each other of their clothes.
Grant slid his belt loose and undid his button and zipper. He was just about to push them down with his boxers when Brynnon pushed against his chest to stop him. His stomach dropped.
Despite what she’d just said, he found himself terrified she’d finally come to her senses. From the moment he first saw her, Grant had known she could do a hell of a lot better than him. Maybe now, she did, too.
With his body hovering above hers, Grant waited with bated breath for her to speak. By the grace of God, his fears were quickly put to rest.
“Where’s Coop?”
Grant exhaled with relief. “On his way back to your dad’s.”
He watched as Brynnon’s perfect, bow-shaped lips curled into a seductive smile.
“Good.”
Seconds later, with their clothes tossed haphazardly around the room, Grant slid into her hot, wet core. Overwhelming emotions clouded his ability to think about protection until he was already fully seated.
“Shit,” he breathed. “Condom.”
Brynnon shook her head. “No. I want you like this. With nothing between us.”
His cock twitched inside her, the sensation of her velvet lips encasing his bare skin unlike anything he’d felt before. Though they hadn’t talked about a future together, Grant knew in his heart, he was in it for the long haul. She was it for him.
Grant had spent the last several years avoiding the sort of pain and loss loving someone could bring. Never wanting to feel that way again, he’d shut himself off to the possibility of building a future with someone.
He’d welcomed the knowledge that he’d never have children of his own, convincing himself he didn’t want them. Not with anyone.
Then he met Brynnon.
As he lay over her now, their bodies connected in the most intimate way possible, Grant found himself wanting to see her round with his child. His heart swelled at the thought of spending the rest of his life with this woman. Raising a family with her.
The knowledge sent a shocking jolt to his heart.I love her.
With a silent promise to share his feelings and desires with her soon, Grant put those thoughts aside and began to move. Without words, he used his body to show Brynnon everything he felt in his heart.
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