Page 79 of Refuge for Cherilyn

“Yep. Okay. Let’s go.”

As they fell asleep in each other’s arms, Shaw whispered, “I love you, Cheri.”

“I love you too, babe. I always will.” It was a promise he knew she’d keep. For the first time in a long time, Shaw wasn’t living in a house.

He was living in a home.

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“They haveno idea where we are, do they?” Cherilyn asked as she spread out the sleeping bag.

“Aaron does. I felt like somebody needed to know where we were in case there was an emergency. Or if we somehow didn’t come back, at least somebody would know where to start looking for us.”

“That’s probably wise. I doubt they’d ever guess.” She sat down on one of the sleeping bags and watched him as he puttered around the little campsite. “It was beautiful, don’t you think?”

“Oh, yeah. It really was. It was perfect, just the people who matter to us and the preacher. And you. God, baby, you looked beautiful.”

“You looked pretty handsome yourself!” He glanced at her to find her grinning at him. “This was genius.”

Shaw plopped down beside her as the campfire he’d been tending roared to life, and the warmth lit up his skin. He hadn’t brought a tent. The little cave was big enough to hold both of them for the night, their wedding night, right back where it all started. Then he stretched out and pulled her down with him. “This is perfect. Me. You. Dumpster diving. Faking me out with a stick so I think I’m about to get shot.”

“Yeah. Perfect. I can get us some pizza if you want. I know where the dumpster is.”

“I bet you do! Know what I’d rather eat?”

She giggled as he kissed the side of her neck. “What?”

He grinned. “A taco.”

“Yeah? Well, I want a sausage.”

“Yeah? Did you pack a taco?”

“Yep. You pack a sausage?”

Shaw laughed. “Oh, yeah. I never go anywhere without my sausage!”

“That’s good. We’ll never go hungry, will we?” Her lips found his, and she kissed him with a sensual hunger he’d never felt from her before.

“No.” His fingers undid the buttons on her shirt slowly, slowly, until he could pull it to each side, then unhooked the front closure on her bra and pulled it open wide. He stared down at the beauty beneath him and gave his bride a smoldering smile. “No, Mrs.Harrison, we will not.”

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