They were both sweaty and sated, but she was too lost in her pleasure to even move. She’d never come so hard before, and knowing Grayson had made her orgasm twice in mere minutes was mindboggling. He was skilled in the bedroom, certainly, but it was more than that. She felt safe with him. And he was attuned to her needs in a way no man ever had been before.
“Sleep, Hailey,” he said quietly. “Let’s rest and then I’ll make love to you again later.”
“Oh my God,” she said again, and he chuckled. She looked up, meeting his gaze, and he pulled her up toward him and kissed her. She could taste herself on his mouth, but it was the look in his eyes that she noticed the most.
“I love you,” he said quietly. “I thank God every day that I found you.”
“I love you, too,” she whispered.
He kissed her again, softly. Then he settled her back against his chest, and she fell asleep in Grayson’s strong arms, knowing there was nowhere else in the world she’d rather be.
Epilogue
A WEEK LATER, GRAYSON hauled the next few boxes upstairs, setting them on the floor of the living room as he looked around. “Where do you want the loveseat?” Ethan called out. He and Jackson paused in the doorway, both men looking over at him.
“Against the far wall,” he said. “The living room will be a little more crowded, but I’ll get rid of those old chairs.”
“And the table,” Hailey reminded him, carrying an armful of clothes down the hallway.
“Yep. Yours is much nicer than mine.”
Blake chuckled in the doorway, his girlfriend Clarissa at his side. “I still can’t believe Hailey is moving in with you,” he said with a grin.
“You’re one to talk,” Hailey joked, walking back into the living room. Her auburn hair was piled atop of her head in some sort of messy bun, she had on sneakers and workout tights, but she was the most beautiful thing Grayson had ever seen. The tank top she had on clung to her curves, and he’d showed her just how attracted he was to her earlier that morning, kissing and suckling at her breasts before going down on her.
They’d eventually made love, and although he would’ve been happy to spend hours exploring and pleasuring her beautiful body, it was moving day.
Jackson and Ethan set the loveseat down against the wall but then walked over to grab some water bottles, taking a break from moving stuff in for a few minutes.
“She’s right,” Clarissa said to Blake. “You are one to talk. I moved in with you almost right after we got back from Colombia, remember? I came for the summer and then just never left.”
The other guys laughed, Troy grinning at them. “Both of you are whipped. Guess the rest of us will be hitting the bars ourselves from now on.”
Ethan groaned beside them. “Man, I don’t know. The last two women I met at Salty Sunset have been a little bit nuts.”
Logan chuckled. “What happened?”
“The blonde I met last weekend wasn’t too thrilled when I up and left first thing the next morning. She’d already planned on us spending the entire day together.”
“She needs to learn how one-night-stands work,” Logan joked.
Grayson wrapped his arm around Hailey’s shoulders as she stopped beside him. Even running around all morning, he could smell her faint vanilla scent, and his cock stirred. “You were right,” she said, looking up at him. “We should’ve moved your old table out first.”
“No worries,” Grayson said, ducking down and kissing her forehead. Her scar was fading more and more each day, but she was still beautiful as hell to him. “The guys will grab it and carry it out of here.”
Ethan shook his head, smirking. “Damn. We never should’ve offered to help. This asshole will have us rearranging the entire place,” he joked.
“So you got out of your lease?” Clarissa asked Hailey. “The turnover around here is higher than I expected. I was in a college town in Texas, so it wasn’t too surprising. The townhouse next door to Blake’s—”
“Next door to our townhouse,” he interrupted with a smug smile.
Clarissa playfully elbowed him in the side but beamed up at him anyway. “The townhouse next door to ours was only empty for a few days. A new renter moved in almost immediately.”
“She’s a quiet little thing,” Blake said.
“I know. I should invite her over sometime. She seemed really nervous when I introduced myself.”
Jackson frowned from where he stood next to Ethan, listening quietly to the entire exchange. “You think she’s in trouble?” he asked in a low voice.
“I don’t know. I’ll keep an eye on her just in case,” Blake said.
“Anyway,” Clarissa continued. “My point was, I was surprised it was rented so quickly.
Hailey looked back and forth between the two of them, her lips quirking. “I did get out of the lease. I think with everything that happened, the management office felt sorry for me and cut me a break. Plus, a lot of military people live there. They don’t want to get on anyone’s bad side since so many renters are military or government. They won’t have any trouble filling the spot.”
“Thank God for that,” Grayson said. “Although even if we had to pay your rent there a few months, I still would’ve wanted you here with me.”
“So when can we expect wedding invitations?” Troy joked.
Hailey turned bright red, her hand coming to rest on Grayson’s abdomen as she moved slightly closer to him. He inhaled sharply as his cock twitched, her hand only inches away, but he let out a breath, laughing. “Someday,” he said with a grin, looking down at Hailey. “I’m definitely not letting her get away.”
He caught the look on Blake’s face though as he looked back at his teammates, doing a double take. “Wait, hold up. Raptor, you two are engaged?”
Clarissa smiled up at Blake, looking around the room at everyone else. “Not officially yet. We’re going ring shopping next weekend,” she said happily.
“We weren’t going to announce it until I bought her a ring and popped the question for real,” Blake said with a grin. “But hell yeah, we’re getting married.”
“You’ve got a damn bad poker face,” Grayson said with a chuckle. “I knew something was up the second I looked over at you. Congratulations!”
“Congrats, man!” Troy said, walking over and clapping him on the back. The others joined him to shake Blake’s hand and hug Clarissa. Jackson hung back the longest, still lost in thought, but he eventually strode over to them as well to offer his congratulations.
Grayson and Hailey were left standing alone, and he glanced down at her. “Did that freak you out when I said that?” he asked. “That I don’t want to let you get away?”
“Not at all,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s too soon for us to get engaged right now, but someday? Absolutely.”
“Thank God,” Grayson said, ducking down and softly kissing her. Her vanilla scent filled his nostrils, and she looked cuter than hell with her hair piled atop her head, all mussed up. She kissed him again, sweetly, and he pulled her closer. Their friends were celebrating across the room and his girl was in his arms, moving into his apartment with him. Life didn’t get any better than this.
“I love you,” Hailey whispered, looking up at him.
Grayson tucked a stray auburn strand behind her ear, gazing into her green eyes. “I love you, too. This has been the craziest month of my life—”
“But it was all worth it to find you,” she interrupted, tears smarting her eyes.
“Don’t cry,” he said huskily, kissing her softly. He thumbed away the tears that slid down her cheeks, kissing her again for good measure.
“I’m just so happy,” she said.
“So am I, sweetheart. And our life together is just getting started.”
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