Page 91 of Summer Escape
"What about Hayden?"
"She's settling into her mother's house."
I had questions about that because I wanted to make sure Hayden was happy, but now wasn't the time for that conversation. I finally had Marshall all to myself. "I can't believe you're here."
"I'm never letting you go again." His mouth lowered to mine, and I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
We tugged at each other's clothes, neither of us willing to part long enough to get completely naked. Finally, Marshall pulled away with a laugh, shoving his pants down along with his briefs. His cock was long and hard between us, and I gripped the base and squeezed.
He groaned, tweaking my nipples through the lace of my bra.
I whimpered at the touch. I'd missed him so much.
He reached around, unhooking my bra, and I let the straps fall down my arms and off. I backed up so that I fell onto the bed, and he followed over me.
There was nothing better than the feel of his hard body over mine. I relished the warmth and the weight. He was anchoring in this moment, never letting me forget that he was mine.
His cock slid through my slick folds, easing inside of me, filling me like only he could. We murmured words of love and forever as he moved slowly, never looking away from me. This moment solidified everything we'd just shared. We loved each other, and we were never letting each other go. We'd build a life together in Sanibel and take care of the ones we loved. Maybe we'd even start a family together.
My heart was so full; it was close to bursting.
When we went over, we did it together, our hearts beating rapidly and sweat covering our skin. He rolled to his back, bringing me with him. The aftermath of our love making was a sticky mess between my legs, but I couldn't bring myself to get up and clean it off.
"Your grandmother told me that she double-booked the cottage on purpose."
I gasped, supporting myself on one hand so I could see his face. "You're joking."
"She thought that we were meant to be together, and if she forced us into close proximity, everything would work itself out."
I slapped his chest lightly. "And we proved her right."
"She brought us together."
I dropped back down to his chest, his fingers playing with the ends of my hair. "Thank you for telling me how you feel. I had plans to quit my job and move to Sanibel, and I could only hope you felt the same way I did."
"From now on, we tell each other how we feel. No more hiding or pretending."
"I can't agree more." The last few weeks had been stressful and exhausting. But thinking about our future together felt light.
"We'll create the perfect life together."
I sat up so that I could kiss him, sensing we wouldn't get any sleep tonight.
Epilogue
Marshall
Five Months Later
I’d been working for Kingston Construction for a while now, and it was good to be back. I was carefully rebuilding trust with Hudson. Ivy had been working through the fall to find us a beach house, but we hadn’t found anything that fit as well as Blaire’s place did.
It held a lot of memories since this was where I got my second chance with Saylor. I was reluctant to let it go.
Hayden was having a rough time returning to her life in Naples. I discussed with Billie the possibility of Hayden living with me during the school year, and we agreed to give it a trial run in the spring.
Would Hayden be okay not living with her mother and twin brothers for that length of time? I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I was looking forward to my daughter living with us again.
For now, Hayden was staying with us for the holidays.
