From This Day Forward: Multicultural Romance (13 page)

Chapter 22

One evening after making love, Loretta and Alonzo were lying in his bed, talking.  Loretta glanced up at him.

He was doing it again … staring at her, studying.

“Why do you stare at me when you think I’m not looking at you?” she asked. 

There was a long silence. 

“I know you see me,” he said. “I can
feel
you, Loretta.  I can feel your eyes even when they are not directed at me.”

She blushed.

“Why do you have that effect on me?” she asked, trying to hold back the familiar warm smile she could never contain around him.

He chuckled at her blushing again.

She swatted him playfully on his broad chest.

“I have that effect on you because you love me,” he bent down and kissed the tip of her nose. “And because you know I love you, too,” he said, tilting her chin so their eyes could meet.

Loretta devoured him with her eyes. Care, trust, respect, and passion were pouring out of her as their eyes danced to a silent rhythm that only mounting love could create. 

“I do love you, Alonzo,” she said. “More and more with each passing day.”

He folded her naked body into his arms.

“Then
be
with me,” he said.

“I am with you.”

“No, stay with me, from this day forward,” he said.  Alonzo stared down at her with an intensity she hadn’t seen before. “Marry me, Loretta.”

Surprise and joy engulfed her as she lost herself in his eyes. They were full of everything in her own heart. “I thought you’d never ask,” she smiled.

Alonzo let out a long, slow breath, happiness bounding out of him as he embraced his lover, his love, the woman who would be his wife forever.

“You’ve given me life, Loretta,” he said, tears rimming his lids.

“And you, me,” she said.

“God, woman, I love you so much.”

“I love you, too.”

Loretta parted her lips to accept his tender, probing kisses as he towered his broad frame over hers. She opened her thighs to accept Alonzo’s strong body as he gently entered her searing wetness over and over again.

After they made love, her body relaxed against his as he pulled her deeper into his solid embrace.  They cuddled in bed for the rest of the evening, planning their future at Thornton Vineyard.

The End

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About the Author

Cassandra Black

Cassandra Black is a writer, publisher and entrepreneur.  A resident of the Atlanta, Georgia area, she travels frequently to the tropics to enjoy the Caribbean Sea.

She has penned several romance novellas, a children's picture book, and a plethora of real estate and small business publications.

Her joy is reading and writing stories that delve into the often forgotten trials, tribulations, souls of women. She has authored several fiction books under her name and Amber Creek, a pen name. (See a full list of her books on the following pages.)

"My destiny has always been writing. I've known it since I was a little girl. God has led me to it. I am here now, in a place where I can let my mind meander, to uncover, reveal, share, the depths of us as women. It feels good, solid … right."

About the Mini-novel Format

“As mothers, wives and career women, I know from first-hand experience that many of us barely have time to breathe, more or less time to sit down and read a 400-page novel on a regular basis.  As such, I specialize in writing mini romance novels.  Most of my mini love stories can be devoured on a lunch break, on the subway or bus, at the airport, or in the doctor's office by readers who want a quick dose of romance.  I hope you enjoy reading my short romances as much as I enjoy writing them!”

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Loving a Country Man,
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Surrender to Ryan,
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Love After Hours,
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Love After Capture,
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Finding Love in Sweetwater Cove,
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Heart’s Desire Romance Series

Heart’s Desire:  Under the Taribou Moon, PART 1,
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Loving Logan Romance Series

Loving Logan, PART 1
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For Richer For Poorer Romance Series

For Richer For Poorer, PART 1
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For Richer For Poorer, PART 2
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Loving a Texan from New Orleans Romance Series

Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 1 -- Meeting Hunter Wolf
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Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 2 -- The Beginning of Forever
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Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3 -- Marriage & Intimacy
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Samantha's Cravings
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Sarah's Journey
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Werewolf in Paradise
,
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How I Became a Whore
,
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BabyDaddy: The Samantha Jones Story
,
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Gambling in Paradise
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Note:
Amber Creek is a pen name used by Cassandra Black for selected adult works.

SMALL BUSINESS BOOKS

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

When I'm Big & Grown: I Want to Be an Entrepreneeeeeeur When I Grow Up
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