Page 68 of Go Away, Darling

I turned to find his lips waiting for me. And I didn’t mind kissing him in front of all his friends one little bit.

I almost forgotabout the bodyguard following me around in Houston, but it was hard to ignore back home. While we were away new security cameras were installed. But it became our new normal and there was really nothing to do about it. Besides, we all got caught up in the news of Ben and London’s engagement. Like us, they kept it fairly quiet and got straight to wedding planning.

In a way it was funny because they were jumping straight into marriage which made my head whirl, but here Chris and I were working on expanding our family. I had no idea how or when I wanted to get married. Probably because in my head we already were. I also couldn’t imagine tying the knot in the middle of baseball season. Winter seemed like a good time. Besides, the weather would be much, much nicer.

“What are you thinking about?” Chris chased a finger up the inside of my thigh. My breath caught and my center grew hot.

“That we’re doing this before we planned a wedding.”

He replaced his finger with his lips. I trembled.

“Then let’s get married now.”

My eyes closed and I had to lean back on my hands to stay upright because the things his lips and tongue were doing to the skin of my thigh were tantalizingly close to exactly how it felt when he did those same things between my legs.

“Wait, what?” Did he saylet’s get married now?

Unfortunately my question caused him to stop kissing me. He looked up and shrugged. “Let’s get married now. Or however long it legally takes in Florida. We can get a marriage license and either do it at the courthouse or plan something here. I don’t really care as long as it happens.”

I blinked down at him several times. I don’t know what I was thinking. Ben and London were planning a small but lavish wedding. My wedding to Beau had been large and out of my hands. I guess I assumed we were doing something equally ostentatious. He was a hugely famous pitcher after all. Celebrity wedding all the way.

Or not at all.

He moved over me, his naked torso so lean and muscular and delicious to touch, lick, and simply gaze at. He planted a hand on either side of my hips and held himself up so we were nose to nose. “I have two home games next week and then I’m off on Thursday. Want to get married on your beach?”

“On a Thursday?”

His eyes danced. “Why not?”

I couldn’t think of a single reason. I bit my lower lip to keep myself from flying apart with excitement. “You, me, Linc?”

“We can invite our siblings if you like.”

“We do need witnesses.”

He kissed me until I had no choice but to fall back against the bed. “You, me, Linc.” He pressed between my legs with his insistent erection. “Ben, London, and Scott.”

I cupped his face as he pressed my legs wide. “Summer and Berlin. Maybe Trent.” And no one else. “We’ll get a dinner catered and eat on the back porch.”

He pressed into me, spreading me, filling me. “I’ll ask Ben and London to take Linc for the night.”

I looped my legs around his hips and pulled him deeper into my center. The stretch took my breath away. I pushed on his shoulder and he spun us. Now I was on top, straddling him, knees on either side as I rode him slow and deep. He used the opportunity to play with my nipples, sending jolts of electricity to my core and causing my inner muscles to squeeze him tight.

“Damn, Liv,” he breathed out.

I glanced down at his handsome face. “What?”

He shook his head, his eyes wide with wonder. “We’re going to have the best life.” He gripped my hips in his large, capable hands, and thrust up. “And I’m really not going to mind working on making babies with you. Not one little bit.”

Epilogue

Scott

Iknew she was there without looking. It had always been that way with Lucy. From the day I met her I could feel her presence. Like a lovesick fool I’d stared at her that day, unable to look away until I’d memorized everything about her.

She was beautiful, yes, of course she was beautiful, but that wasn’t what captivated me. It was her no-nonsense confidence. Lucy was a brilliant ballbuster, she got shit done, but she did it with heart. She loved her friends and would fight to the death for them.

I wanted that.

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