Until I Get You (Fairview Hockey, #1)

by Claire Contreras

“Lach,” I whisper, keeping a hand there as I reach up and brush his hair away from his forehead with the other. His eyes soften for the tiniest moment,

I look at him and come so hard that I don’t know how the fuck I don’t scream the house down. My throat instantly hurts from holding it back. My body spasms as he empties himself deep inside me.

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He leans in and gives me the slowest, longest, sweetest kiss I’ve ever experienced in my life.

When he pulls away, we just look at each other. Pain, sorrows, and I’m sorry’s passing through each of

He pulls me into his chest and I smile against him. For the first time in a long time, I feel safe again. Loved.

When he’s finished, he just stands there and I hold onto his forearm. His eyes dance as I grip him and reach down to take off my uncomfortable heels.

“No sex,” I say. His jaw drops. “What? Why?”

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“I won’t let you go,” he says, voice raspy beneath my ear. “I can’t. I wouldn’t know how to.” “Then, don’t,” I whisper against his mouth and kiss him.

we walk over to his bed. “This is where you want to talk?” He stops at the edge, as I crawl to the center and sit down with my legs crossed. “Yeah. Why not?” “There’s no way in hell I’ll be able to concentrate.”

Just stay on that side.” “I’ll try,” he says in a voice that isn’t very convincing, but he does what I ask. We both grab pillows and set them on our laps, like we need lap desks to take notes or shields to keep us from climbing on each other again.

“I forgot what Luke looks like,” I say, my words catching at the admission. “I think about him and Mom a lot now, but I can’t remember his face anymore. His parents took down his profiles, so it’s not like I can look for a picture online. I’d taken everything to my dad’s guest house since I was going to pack that up as well, but then everything happened. . .”

“I was terrified I’d forget what you look like, so I put pictures of you where I had to see you every day. It hurt, it still hurts, but I couldn’t. . .” I blink rapidly. “I couldn’t live with myself if I forgot your face.”

“It won’t be easy,” I say. “You may feel differently about me once you know,” I say, looking at his hands on the pillow as I whisper, “when you hear about the rapes.”

Even though I was the one who was assaulted, I’m also the one who carries the burden of the secret and the shame of what happened. I’ve learned to live with that, but I love the way he looks at me, and it would kill me if that changes.

“I don’t want to lose you over this. I don’t want you to wake up one day and remind me that the only reason you married me was that I forced you to. I don’t want to be. . .” He swallows again, his jaw tensing. “I don’t want to be your nightmare.”

“You could never be my nightmare, Lachlan Duke.” I stand straight and wait until he’s fully paying attention. “I love you more than I hate anything.”

“I love you so fucking much, it physically hurts,” he says, voice hoarse as he grabs my right hand and sets it on his rapidly beating heart.

“Lyla James.” He groans, grabbing both sides of my face, and pressing a hard kiss on my lips. “Why are you so difficult?”

“Because I love you more than anything.” I grab both sides of his face and watch his eyes darken at my words.

“You not playing really hurts...

“Fuck. Don’t say that.” He shuts his eyes and exhales, as he drops his hands from my face. “I signed a contract. I d...

He bursts out laughing, making it impossible for me not to laugh with him.

His lips pull into a sexy smile. “You’re my favorite person in the world, you know that?” “Good, because you’re mine,” I say.

He sets a hand on my bouncing knee, stopping the movement.

“I think you’re supposed to open it,” I whisper, my heart pounding wildly. He shoots me a look. “Can you not?”

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“Okay, but I don’t think it’s fair that you’re not wearing a shirt while you’re doing this,” I say. “You have an unfair advantage.”

“Seriously?” He cocks his head. “You’re not wearing pants. I’ve been hard since you walked out there, and ...

“Fine.” I bite back my smile....

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“From the day I met you. . .” He shakes his head and laughs hard, making me smile

“You captured my attention the moment I met you. I think I might have fallen in love with you that night, standing against that wall, without even realizing it. I’ve never chased anyone before you came along. I went after you the way I only go after a fucking hockey puck, and I don’t regret it. I’ll chase you forever, around the world if I have to, but I hope you don’t make me. Stay with me forever, Lyla James. Marry me.”

“It’s a black speckled diamond, for your little black heart,” he says, smiling as he takes it out of the box and slides it on my ring finger.

Not only is it the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen in my life, but the thought that went into it.

The fact that he picked out something so unconventionally perfect for me. . .I shake my head and swallow hard, wiping more tears.

“I know.” He winks with that cocky smirk. “I d...

“I don’t hate it,” I...

His jaw drops, for a second, before he gets up and tackles me onto the bed. Between laughs, I manage to say, “I’m kidding. You did ...

“You didn’t say yes.” He pulls back and looks down at me, serious again, ...

I laugh. “Would you even let ...

“Of course, I would, but I’d just wear you down unt...

“You realize you didn’t ask, right?” I ra...

“Lyla.” He groans, shuttin...

“Lach,” I say quietly, bringing my hands to his face. I wait until he ope...

“Will you marry me, Lyla James?”

“Yes.” I smile wide, giving him the smile he once told me he wanted to possess. “And I’ll stay with you forever. And ever. And ever.”

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I stare at him. “If you go without me, I’ll get out of the contract. I’ll file for divorce, if I have to, in order to void it. I’m not joking.”

“Jesus Christ, woman.” His eyes widen and he pulls me flush against his chest. “We haven’t even gotten married.”

“I promise, this is the only time I’ll ever threaten you with that. I can’t let you...

He groans deeply. “I just want to take care o...

“Well, this is me taking care of you.” I kiss his collarbone. “I love you...

“We can’t keep living like this,” I signal between the two of us, because she’s been as affected by this as I have.