“Forever,” I promise. “You have me forever, Zane.”
“Going to make you my wife.”
“Yes…”
“And keep you in my bed…”
“Yes…”
“And. Love. You…” He punctuates each word with a thrust. His gaze holds mine, and he buries himself in me as I start to clench. As he follows me over. “Forever.”
Chapter 35
Zane
I’m undone. I’m overcome. I thought I would tiptoe us back into a physical connection, and once again, Hope blew me away.
“I love you,” I whisper between unsteady breaths as we both shake through the aftershocks of our orgasms.
“I love you,” I whisper again when she repeats it back, when she kisses me sweetly and slides off me.
This time, the mess is entirely inside her.
I roll with her, shouldering my way between her thighs to kiss her quivering cunt once more.
“Zane, I can’t…”
“Are you sure?” I lick at her entrance, tasting both of us.
Fuck.
Her fingers sink into my hair and she arches her back.
That’s what I thought.
There are no words for how right this feels.
But there are licks, and there are gasps, and there are moans. There is the tight grip she has on my head, a profound confirmation in its own way.
And there is the sweet earthiness of her next orgasm, a lusty pulse of arousal just for me. Only ever mine.
After, when she’s plastered to my side, I finally let myself look at a fear I’ve been ignoring for a week.
Because claiming her under the stars, away from the house I so desperately wanted to be a safe refuge for her—and then it wasn’t—is bittersweet.
Deep down, part of me worried that I lost her that day. That I saved her life but brokeusin an irreparable way.
And I’m so fucking glad that this was just as right tonight as it was a week ago when she climbed on top of me, when she thought the ranch was safe.
“Can I tell you something?” I murmur as she sprawls against me, her sundress barely covering her, our bodies the only warmth in the cool night air.
“Anything,” she whispers. “Always.”
“It’s not the best pillow talk, I’ll warn you.”
“I don’t care.” She kisses my shoulder, then props her hands on my chest and her chin on her hands. “We’ve been through it, Cowboy. And we still managed to dothatvery well.”
“We sure did.” I tangle my fingers in her hair. “I love you.”
