Page 24 of Serendipity

“I love the sound of that.”

The minute the words are out of my mouth, she launches herself at me, clawing at my shirt and yanking at it. I do the same with hers, but hers doesn’t come off as easily as mine. She stands up, bending and moving around to get her shirt off and I laugh, not being able to help it.

“This damn shirt. It’s stuck!”

“Let me help you.” I’m still laughing because she’s so flustered and annoyed but being cute at the same time.

She finally gets it off, her hair a mess and face flushed.

“Well, that certainly ruined the moment,” she grumbles.

With one final chuckle, I move closer to her and murmur, “Not a chance of that.” I slide my hands around her waist and kiss her slowly before stepping back. “Let me look at you.”

She fidgets with her hands but lets me get my fill while her heated eyes take me in, too.

“You’re gorgeous,” she says quietly.

“Funny. I was going to say the same about you.”

“I have stretch marks and…”

I cover her lips with my fingertip, stopping her from saying whatever else she was about to say. “Those marks tell me a story of how you carried your children. They’re a part of you and only add to your beauty.”

“Stone,” she says on a soft sigh.

Having had enough of the minimal space between us, I take the step to have her in my arms again and lift her up, her legs going around my waist.

She smiles against my lips. “I’ve always wanted to do that.”

“Yeah? Me, too. What else?”

I spin us around, walking her toward my bedroom.

“Like a list?” she asks, peppering my neck with kisses that almost make me stumble. I’m carrying precious cargo, though, so I do my best to stay on two feet.

“Definitely a list.”

I lay her gently on the bed, her hair spread out on my pillow. Like my fantasy of her in my bed has finally come true, I kiss her hard.

“You start,” she requests.

“Well, this right here was definitely on my list. You have no idea how many times I’ve thought about you in my bed. Dreamt of it. Spent time with myself at night imagining you with me. Crying out to your name on my lips.”

“Holy shit,” she pants.

“This, right here, is at the top of my list. Having you in my bed is quite literally my dream come true.”

“We’re knocking things off both our lists tonight, huh?”

I trail a finger down her cheek and smile. I can’t stop smiling, in fact. Just having her here with me is amazing all on its own. I have it bad for this woman. If she asked me to gather our kids and jump on a plane to Vegas and have Elvis perform a ceremony, I’d say yes.

“We are.” I nuzzle my nose into her neck, inhaling deeply then kissing the spot just below her ear. She squirms and I smile against her skin, knowing that I just found one of her sweet spots. I can’t wait to find more.

“Sex against a wall,” she whimpers.

“Mmm. Good one.” I keep kissing her neck, trailing down over her collarbone. She squirms and I know I’ve found another spot.

“Multiple orgasms.”

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