An excerpt … Forever with You
I’ve been posting a lot of photos of hunky guys, but Forever with You is above all else a love story. For Riley and Sophia, it was love at first sight. They met when they were both too young, but eight years later they have another chance. Isn’t that what we all dream about? A second chance with the one that got away …
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He went home, took a shower and thought it over some more. Part of the new him, or rather the new man he was trying to become. Thinking. Considering. He changed into another pair of sweats. Still thinking about her. Was there shock therapy for this kind of thing? Enough. Before he could give it another thought, he found himself pounding on her front door. A minute later she opened it dressed in flannel PJs (clearly not expecting him back) and wearing an expression that read: you have two seconds to get this right.
He wasted none of them. “I changed my mind.”
In another second he’d stepped through the door and hauled her up in his arms. He pushed the door shut with his back, Hershee yipping and nipping at his ankles. He didn’t feel a thing, more of a nuisance than anything.
“No, Hershee!” Sophia ordered and the puppy, apparently wounded by Sophia’s harsh tone, went scurrying into a back bedroom.
Sophia wrapped her legs around his waist as he carried her towards her bedroom. “Aw. You came back.”
Once inside, he set her down. She looked up at him, her eyes blazing with desire. “This is just one time.”
He didn’t like that temporary idea, but this was all about small steps with her. Taking it slow. A few minutes ago, he’d had a lot on his mind and so much he wanted to say. Maybe too much, and he realized that the moment he got Sophia naked he would stop thinking at all. Now was the time to tell her, if ever.
She smiled and pulled him close. “What’s wrong? Change your mind again?”
“Not a chance.” He grabbed a fistful of her hair. “You’re stuck with me now.”
“Then too bad for you that I like that idea.” She moved him towards the bed.
“I love you, Sophia,” he said and watched as the brown hues in her eyes shifted and changed.
He didn’t need her to say it back, but he had to tell her. Tell her that from the time he’d chosen to be a gung-ho Marine over her there hadn’t been one single day he hadn’t regretted the choice. Given time, he’d say it all. But tonight he’d take it one step at a time. To lighten the mood, he picked her up and threw her on the bed. She rolled, laughing.
One more thing he had to tell her.
“Let’s get this straight. If we do this, I won’t share you. With anyone.”
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