by Cox, Carrie;
I ran my hand along his zipper, feeling the length of him beneath his pants.
He groaned — a deep, husky sound that vibrated straight down to my core.
He pressed his lips to my forehead, but then he surprised me by pulling away.
“Not yet,” he said. “I want to talk to you.”
“Talking can wait,” I said and slipped my hand beneath his waistband.
I was satisfied to hear the sharp intake of his breath.
But his hands closed around my wrist and pulled my hand away. “Kristina, I’m serious.”
I grinned and wrapped my arms around him. But again, he took a pace backwards, putting distance between us.
I started to worry. This wasn’t like him. He had never turned me down before.
But then he did something that made my heart somersault inside my chest.
He dropped down onto one knee.
My jaw fell open as he rummaged in his pants pocket before pulling out a small velvet box.
A beautiful diamond solitaire ring shone against the dark blue velvet.
“I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Kristina. Will you… Shit, what’s wrong?”
Jack scrambled to his feet and put his hands under my chin. With the pad of his thumb he wiped away a tear that was sliding down my cheek. Until he’d wiped it away, I’d hadn’t even realized I had been crying.
“Oh, no, don’t stop,” I said.
Trust me to screw up what would be one of the most important memories of my life.
I tried to get a grip and furiously wiped my tears away with the back of my hand.
“But why are you crying?”
“I’m happy.”
Jack looked confused. “Happy?”
I nodded frantically, trying to compose myself. “Yes, so carry on.” He studied me for a moment as if he was trying to understand what was going on in my crazy head. Then he held up the ring. “Kristina, would you do me the honor of agreeing to be my wife?”
Yes, yes. A thousand times, yes.
I let out a totally unladylike squeal. “Yes!”
I flung myself at him, looping my arms around his neck, and my hands fisted in his hair as he crushed his mouth to mine.
I don’t know how long we stood there, under the stars, but as he kissed me, the rest of the world seemed to melt away.
Life couldn’t get any better. For the first time, I really believed we could make this work. We had our differences, but Jack Harding was mine and I was his and that was all that mattered.
“I love you,” he murmured against my lips.
My voice was a little unsteady as I replied. “Forever.”
His arms tightened around me as I leaned into him. “Always, baby.”
***
Dear Reader,
I really hoped you enjoyed reading FRAGMENTS as much as I enjoyed writing it. I loved the characters of Jack and Kristina and I’m so glad they got there happy-ever-after.
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I’m considering writing a third book about Jack and Kristina called Whole Again. Right now, I’m pretty undecided, but if you would like to read more about them please consider leaving a review for Broken and Fragments so I can see how many people would like to read another book in Jack and Kristina’s world.
I’m also working on a serial novel focusing on Lauren’s relationship with Alexander Harding, and although it’s only in the planning stages, it is pretty steamy already ;)
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Carrie x
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