Break My Fall (No Limits) (23 page)

The method was becoming clearer the more he talked about it. He said before we went back to the tables, though, we would have some intense training sessions.

For the first time in several months, my future was looking brighter. But I didn’t let that make me forget that while planning the future, the only thing that really matters is what you do with
now
.

.  .  .  .  .

Cliff was whimpering by the door, so I let him out as Drew put our plates in the sink. It was just after eight p.m., the sun was setting, and I heard a party getting underway on a boat docked a few slips down from us. It had been a long two days and I had a feeling we would crash by nine.

I closed the door and went into the galley, walking up behind Drew and slipping my arms around his waist. He
was drying his hands and when he put the towel down, he turned and lifted me off the floor. I wrapped my legs around him and locked my ankles behind his back as he walked us into the stateroom. Neither of us said anything. We just looked each other in the eyes.

He lowered me onto the bed, propping himself up with one arm. His other hand was near my face and with one finger he traced the outline of my lips before dipping his head and kissing me.

I ran both of my hands through his hair, holding his head close to me as though I would never let him pull away.

With his mouth close to mine, he whispered, “
My life changed the first time I saw you.” His lips sealed around mine again, and he crawled toward the pillows, pushing me along as he went, my body surrendering to his guidance. “And you’ve changed it every day since.” He nipped at my chin, then kissed his way down my neck, then back up to my ear. Still whispering, he said, “This is just the beginning for us. I didn’t think it was possible, but I love you now more than I did yesterday.” He raised his head and locked his gaze on me—that searching look of his I’d seen so many times but it always felt like a first. “There are no limits.”

Just over three months ago, life was perfec
t. Then, suddenly, it was hell.

I’d learned over the course of the summer that even though the Universe can throw your entire existence into a state of disorder without warning, it
can just as easily put you right where you need to be.

And sometimes,
if you’re lucky, it will give you even more.

I looked into
the deep, gray-blue depth of Drew’s eyes, unable to imagine my life without him. As I whispered, telling him I loved him, I knew I’d already had more than my share of good luck.

S
till, I was thrilled by thoughts of what might happen next.