One Fiery Night (9 page)
He continued to move within her slowly until her mind reconnected to her body. His breath washed over her throat.
“That wasn’t nearly enough, baby. But I couldn’t wait until I got you home or to your hotel room.”
“I know. I had to be joined with you, Luke. I was so frightened when you were in that building.”
He eased out of her and she quickly took care of the condom. She watched the hard planes of his back and his bare ass move away from her, a smile in her soul. She let her dress float down to cover her hips. When she moved to slip her breasts back into her bodice, he stopped her.
“Let me have one last taste. Then I’m gathering you up and we’re out of here. Do you think you can drive my truck? I’m sort of out of commission for a while.”
She stared at his rugged face and knew without a doubt in her heart that she wanted to care for him forever. She stepped into his arms. “Luke, I’m here for you. I have some vacation time from work I can use—”
“No, you need to save that for the honeymoon, baby.”
She gulped. “You were serious about June, weren’t you?”
A smile graced his full lips. “Baby, we’ve already spent too much time apart. I wasted so many years of my life, thinking I didn’t want this—a woman, a family. Then you walked back into my arms, and now I can’t wait. But let me say this. My job is dangerous. My brother—he never came home.”
She made a noise but he stopped her from speaking.
“Though I’ve walked out of some pretty hairy situations, chances are I’ll live to be an old man with you. I can only make one promise, though—I’ll love you more each day.”
Her heart soared and tears of happiness filled her eyes, and then spilled down her cheeks. Slipping her arms around his neck, she pulled him down to her. “That’s all I want, Luke. All I need. And I swear that above all, I’ll be yours. Forever faithful.”
He trailed his lips over hers until the first flames of need licked her core. He fed her his words between kisses. “Let’s go home, baby. I have a fire I need to douse.”
Her smile spread beneath his, her heart pattering with renewed hope in the world. She’d lost so much in the past week, but had gained utter joy in Luke’s arms.
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Em Petrova lives in backwoods Pennsylvania, where she raises four kids and two feral kittens and pays too damn much for utilities. But seeing her sexy husband tromp out back with a chainsaw in hand is well worth the frustration of living miles from a mall. She adores writing sex scenes and anything paranormal. When she has the opportunity to mix the two, she’s in her element. You can learn more about her smutty reads on her website.
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One Fiery Night
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