Page 144 of River Wild

Carrie

I finish up in River’s shower and wrap a towel around myself. I decided to get a quick one while I was here because no-condom sex can be a bit messy.

I left him lying in bed.

I can’t believe that he told me that he loves me.

It’s all just so perfect. He’s perfect.

And I’m sickeningly happy. Like tooth-achingly happy. I’m like a Hallmark movie.

And you know what? I’m glad.

Because happiness doesn’t come around often for people like me. So, I’m going to grab it with both hands when it does.

And it has. With River. And Hope.

I’m so lucky to have them both.

I dry my body with the towel and put my clothes back on, which I gathered up from the floor and brought in with me.

I let my hair down from the band that I tied it up with. And I go back into the bedroom.

River’s still in bed. Arms behind his head, he smiles at me.

“You sure I can’t tempt you back in?” He gives me a sexy grin, pulling back the cover to show me his impressive and ridiculously hot body.

And it is seriously tempting, but …

“I need to get back to Hope. I’m already ten minutes past the time I told Sadie that I would be back, and I hate to be late.”

River slides out of bed and pulls his boxer shorts on.

“You go back home to our girl. I’ll grab a quick shower here, and then I’ll come straight on over.”

I walk up to him, laying my hand against his chest. “You’re going to spend the night?”

“Don’t I every night?”

“Not in my bed.”

“You want me in your bed?”

I tip my head to the side and let a slow smile on my lips. “What do you think?”

“I think I’m getting lucky again tonight.”

Laughing, I press a quick kiss to his lips and turn for the door. He swats my ass with his hand, making me laugh even harder.

We head downstairs. River opens the front door, letting me out. I step onto the porch.

He tucks my hair behind my ear. “I’ll watch you walk over.”

“It’s like twenty steps to my house,” I tell him.

“More like fifty. And you think bad things don’t happen to people—”

“Even in the shortest of distances,” I finish for him. “I know.”