“I do.”
With a loud whoop, Sarah threw herself into my arms and screamed, “Yes!”
I picked her up, carried her into the house and up the stairs to my bedroom, where I lay her on my bed. For the first time in weeks, I wasn’t thinking about Kalen or Alexandria. I wasn’t dwelling on the shit I’d been through. As I stripped each piece of clothing from her body, I only thought of Sarah. Once I had her naked, I stepped back and stared down at her perfection.
“I’ve changed my mind,” I told her.
“About?” she seductively asked.
I pulled my shirt over my head, tossed it on the floor and answered, “About keeping things simple between us.”
“I hate to break it to you, killer, but things were never simple between us,” she said with a big smile on her face.
I stepped out of my jeans and boxers and stood before her naked and ready. Her eyes dropped to my cock as I boldly stroked it with my hand. “This is yours,” I stated. Her gaze flew to mine and smoldered. “A long time ago, you told me you were on the pill. Are you still?”
Understanding flashed in her eyes and her breath hitched. “I am,” she lightly said.
As I crawled up the bed, she opened her legs to welcome me. Like a starving man, I touched and kissed her entire body from feet to face. When I reached her mouth, I gave her a gentle kiss. “I love you, Sarah, McLellan,” I whispered against her lips. “Thank you for waiting for me.”
She touched her tongue to mine and my pulse jumped. “I love you, Cas Ashford, and I would wait forever for you,” she whispered back.
Our eyes locked and I slowly entered her. Then I made slow, sweet love to her. There were no commands or dominance. There was no dirty talk. There was simply me showing my girl how much I loved her.
Staring deeply into each other’s eyes, we came at the same time. It was powerful and raw, and about as real as it gets. Whether she believed it or not, this woman was mine.
We lay in bed talking until dawn. Sarah told me all about her talk with Max. She also told me how hurt she was by Bobby. I was angry at how he handled it, but I also understood where he was coming from. He was the closest thing to a brother I had. I tried to explain this to Sarah, but knew she wasn’t buying it. It looked as if I had my work cut out for me when I got home. Just the thought of going home put a smile on my face.
The next morning I poured Sarah a cup of coffee and took her to the spot on the beach where I’d spent the past six weeks watching the sunrise and sunset. There I told her everything that had happened while we were apart. She was almost as shocked as I was that Sterling had left everything to me. I told her I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but I was counting on her to help me figure this out. I meant it when I said we were in this together for the long haul. I had a feeling I was going to enjoy proving this to her. When I was done explaining, I stood up and held out my hand.
Her beautiful blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight as she placed her hand in mine and asked, “Where are we going?”
I smiled down at her and said, “We are going home.”
Acknowledgements
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