He grows quiet, and I glance up to find him quietly watching me. “What’s wrong?”
He shakes his head, as if pulling himself out of a daydream, and flips his hand over to link his fingers with mine. “We’ve come a long way since the first time we sat in this café.”
“Yes, we definitely have.” I nod and tilt my head at him. “Are you happy?”
“Oh, sunshine.” He sighs and pulls my hand up to his lips, brushes them over my knuckles, and smiles widely at me. “Happy doesn’t begin to cover it.”
Epilogue
Two Months Later
~Leo~
God, it’s good to be home. We left Atlanta immediately after the show last night and flew straight home, arriving at SeaTac at around two in the morning.
Sam and I still haven’t slept.
Instead, we’ve made love, cooked breakfast, fucked on the kitchen counter, and gone back to bed, lounging and enjoying each other after being apart for two weeks.
Two weeks at a time is all I’m willing to do.
“Oh, look!” Sam is sitting with her back propped against the headboard of her bed, her Sunshine Tour T-shirt on and her iPad in her lap. “There’s a picture of us on Yahoo.”
The cat is curled on my stomach, purring as I pet him, my other hand tucked under my head. I’m staring at the ceiling. I don’t bother to look over at the iPad.
“Are we naked?” I ask, only half-kidding. I’m terrified every day of the photos Melissa threatened us with showing up somewhere.
“No, thankfully not.” Sam laughs and pushes her fingers through my hair.
Fuck, I love it when she does that.
“This is from the show in Phoenix last week. Wow, they even printed my name under it, not just ‘Nash’s girlfriend’ or ‘Luke Williams’ sister.’”
I push the cat off my belly and turn over, cradling my head in my arms, and sigh as Sam traces the sun on my shoulder blade.
“Oh, these are cute,” she murmurs. “God, look at that bag. The new Michael Kors line for spring is to die for.”
“Are you shopping now?” I ask with a chuckle.
“Yeah, I don’t spend too much time on the rags. I just want to make sure my hair looks good in the photos.” She smirks. “Oh, fuck me, those shoes are going to be mine.”
As she goes on and on about shoes and bags and whatever the hell else she’s shopping for online, my mind drifts to later tonight. I think I’ll take her dancing. She loves to dance, and watching her sweet ass move makes me crazy.
On second thought, I’d better not. I’d have to kill every fucker who looks at her.
“I think I’m outgrowing my closet,” she mutters.
“Mmm hmm,” I mumble, almost falling asleep from the gentle sweep of her fingers over my back.
“I think I need to look into building a new one.”
“Wait, what?” I push up onto my elbows and stare at her. “What are you saying?”
“I need a bigger closet,” she repeats as I pull the iPad out of her hands, set it on the bedside table and pull her down into my arms.
“Keep going,” I mutter and tuck her soft blond hair behind her ear.
“Well, maybe we should start looking for an architect.” She bites her lip and eyes me speculatively, and I want to crow in happiness, but I just nod thoughtfully.
“You want to remodel your apartment?”
“Don’t be an ass.” She smacks my arm and then traces my tat there. The woman is forever touching me.
I hope she never stops.
“What are we hiring an architect for, Samantha?” I ask and nuzzle her nose.
“Well, we’ll probably also need a kitchen.” She shrugs. “And a place to sleep.”
“What else?”
“It takes months to build a house.” She lowers her gaze to my chest, and I tilt her chin up to meet my gaze. “I don’t want to move all of our stuff into either this apartment or your town house. I’m not quite ready, and besides, I think we should start somewhere fresh.”
“Okay.”
“But by the time we find and hire an architect, approve plans, and the house is actually built, I think we’ll be more than ready.” The last few words are whispered.
“I’m gonna rush this process, sunshine. I’m warning you now. The contractor is going to hate my guts, because I’ll be pushing him to finish every day.”
“I’ll warn Isaac,” she responds drily.
“Are you sure?” I whisper. Please, God, tell me you’re sure.
“Yeah, my shoes are really overcrowded in this closet. They deserve better.”
“I’ll give them whatever they want.” I chuckle. “Sam, I want to give you the world. I love you so much, and I want to be with you, every day.”
“We can start with a big-ass closet and sunken bathtub.” She grins and runs her thumb along my lower lip. I kiss the pad of her thumb softly. “I love you, too, Leo Nash. Every damn day.”
THE END
HOME SWEET HOME
I hope you enjoyed ROCK WITH ME as much as I enjoyed spending time with these characters. When it came time to release the book, Lori of Lori’s Book Blog asked me to write a bonus scene. She thought it would be fun to see where these two were about six months after the book ends.
I thought it would be fun, too, so I wrote it. Here it is. Enjoy!
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I unpack the last item from the last box, set the shoebox of gorgeous Choo shoes on their rack and sit back on my heels with a happy sigh. Levine is curled up in a ball beside me, happily snoring in his new home.
We are home.
It’s been six long months of architects and plans and Leo screaming at the construction crew to work faster, not to mention more family drama than our family has ever seen, but here we are, safely on the other side and settling into our house on the cliffs overlooking the sound.
I never want to leave.
“Here you are.” Leo saunters into the closet, his gray eyes happy and lips turned up in a smile.
“I’m never leaving this closet,” I reply.
“In that case…” He sinks to the floor beside me, leans his back against the island that sits in the middle of the room that houses my underwear and bras, and pulls me into his lap. “I’ll just have to give you this here.”
“What is it?” I ask.
He doesn’t answer. He just kisses me deeply, pushes his fingers through my hair, and then rubs his nose over mine with a deep sigh.
“I love this closet,” I whisper against his mouth. “Thank you for building it for me.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Did you finish unpacking the kitchen?” I ask and trace the tattoos on his fingers.
“Yep, we’re all done.” He sighs and kisses my forehead. “Thank God. I’ve been ready to have you here, in our home, for months.”
“I know.” I smile and turn my face into his chest and pull in a deep breath, enjoying his clean scent. “We made it.”
He tips my chin back with his finger and thumb so he can look me in the eye. “Did you think we wouldn’t?”
“No.” I shake my head and pull my fingers down his cheek. “What did you want to give me?”
“Everything you want,” he immediately responds, and I grin widely.
“I have everything I want, right here.”
“That’s sweet,” he murmurs, and I can’t help but have fun with him a little.
“It is.” I nod and look around the closet filled with colorful fabrics, leathers and jewelry. “Every thing in here is fantastic.”
His eyes narrow, but he’s not fooling me. He thinks I’m funny.
“Is that so?” he asks, his voice deceptively quiet.
“Mmm,” I confirm with a nod, but then stop as though I’m reconsidering. “Well, there’s Levine, too.”
“Of course, Levine, too.” Leo laughs and shakes his head. “What am I going to do with you, sunshine?”
“Love me,” I whisper and kiss his chin.
“I do love you.” His face sobers, and he closes his eyes for a heartbeat before finding mine again.
“What’s wrong?” I ask and cup his face in my hands.
“Absolutely nothing.” His voice is raspy and full of emotion, and I’m completely thrown.
Something has him all in knots.
“Talk to me,” I whisper.
“I can’t tell you what it means to me that we’re here.” He swallows and pins me in his gaze. “I want to give you something.”
Oh, fuck me, he’s going to propose.
He must sense my horror, because he laughs and mutters, “No, I’m not proposing, sunshine.”
“Okay.” I sigh in relief, but my guard goes back up when he pauses again, looking so uncertain. “You’re freaking me out, Nash. Spill it.”
“Today is a new beginning for us. Not that we need it, because we’ve been doing great so far, but it feels like this makes everything official.”
I nod, encouraging him to continue.
“I never had a home like this, Sam. Not since my folks passed. This, you, is all I ever wanted.”
I feel tears threaten as he continues.
“My parents had this, and I knew even when I was small that they were crazy about each other. My dad gave my mom this”—he pulls a small white box with a red ribbon out of his pocket and holds it up for me—“when I was pretty young.”
“You went through their things,” I whisper.
“Yeah. Open it.”
Inside is a silver chain bracelet with small sun charms hanging from it. “Did he call her sunshine?” I whisper.
“No, but she loved this bracelet. She wore it almost every day, and I think it’s appropriate that you have it.”
My eyes turn up to his, and he smiles softly. “Thank you,” I say, “so much.”
“My pleasure. Welcome home, sunshine.” He tips his head down and brushes his lips lightly across mine, and then settles in for long, demanding kisses.
My breasts grow heavy, and I feel him harden against my hip as I push my fingers into his hair and hold him tightly against me.
He suddenly stands with me in his arms and strides out of the closet and into our spacious master bedroom.
“Enough of the mushy shit,” he growls and lays me down on the soft down comforter. “It’s time to christen this bed.”
“Good plan.” I grin.
Other Books By Kristen Proby:
The Boudreaux Series:
Easy Love and on audio
Easy Charm and on audio
Easy Kisses (preorder)
Easy Melody
The With Me In Seattle Series:
Come Away With Me and on audio
Under the Mistletoe With Me and on audio
Fight With Me and on audio
Play With Me and on audio
Rock With Me and on audio
Safe With Me and on audio
Tied With Me and on audio
Breathe With Me and on audio
Forever With Me and on audio
Easy With You
The Love Under the Big Sky Series, available through Pocket Books:
Loving Cara and on audio
Seducing Lauren and on audio
Falling for Jillian and on audio
Baby, It’s Cold Outside and on audio
An Anthology with Jennifer Probst, Emma Chase, Kristen Proby, Melody Anne and Kate Meader
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Epilogue
Natalie’s Epilogue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Epilogue
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Epilogue
Nate’s Prologue
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Epilogue
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Epilogue
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