Awakening (27 page)

"Oh God yes!" She cried out. "I'm gonna come!"

"Do it baby, come for me," I whispered to her.

As soon as I felt her tighten around me I let go of my own release, chasing her to the edge of sanity as I pumped into her and relishing the feeling of her squeezing me and pulling me even deeper with each little contraction.
I had never felt anything close to this much pleasure before in my life. I lowered my lips to hers, kissing her languorously before rolling onto my side and tucking her head into the crook of my neck.

"I don't know what I expected when you asked me to come up here with you, but that was certainly not it," I sighed into her hair.

I slipped out of the bed, walking into the bathroom and then I cursed myself. I'd forgotten a damn condom.
What the fuck is wrong with me?

I warmed up the water and then brought a damp washcloth back to clean her up. Afterwards I threw it on the floor and climbed back into the bed as she wrapped herself around me, her left hand resting on my chest as she drifted off to sleep. It was then that I noticed the emerald and diamond ring on her finger.

Well, fuck. I'd finally met my future wife, and it appeared she was already married.

Acknowledgements

First of all I have to thank my amazing husband and two adorable children. You all put up with me during the writing of this book. Thank you for letting me monopolize the computer and for dealing with a dirty house and my less than patient attitude. I couldn't have done this without your love and support.

To Amy Marie/Amy Sanford, thank you for inspiring me to fulfill this long awaited dream. Your encouragement, advice, patience and friendship were my guiding hand during this entire process
, and I know without you I would never have finished. P.S. Thanks for letting me use part of
Unexpected
in my story!

Thank you to my friends, Allison, Denise, Kelly, Jen,
Krista, Meredith, Michelle, Missy, Misti, Regina, Shayna, Shelly, Tonya, and Valerie for letting me talk your ears off about my ideas. To those of you who read a version, or several versions, and offered suggestions, I sincerely appreciate all your help.

To Louisa Maggio at LM Creations, thank you for such an amazing cover! You have truly been incredible to work with and I am already looking forward to working with you on future projects.

To Heather Davenport at Book Plug Promotions, thank you for your guidance and for letting me hound you with a million questions, while getting everything ready for the Cover Reveal and Blog Tour. You have been a huge help and I thank you for your support.

To Ange
l's Indie Formatting, thank you!