Page 176 of Dangerous Encore
"And you, Mrs.Strong?”
"I'm a misses." She squeezes my hand. "It'sunreal."
"Get used to it." I stop in front of our hotel room, pull our key from my pocket, unlock the door, pushitopen.
Here goesnothing.
I slide one arm under Lacey's ass, the other under her armpits, and Ilifther.
She squeals as I hold her against mychest.
Her arms go aroundmyneck.
Her eyes fixonmine.
She has that same goofy lookIdo.
TheI can't fucking believe my luck you'reminelook.
Ican't.
I'm not sure Ieverwill.
Or that Iwantto.
This is a cozy room. It's only a few steps to the bed. I lean over to set Lacey down onherback.
She stares up at me with all the affection in the world. "Is that all we're doing tonight?Lyinghere?"
"You don't have to bait me. You've already sealed the deal." I motion to my ringfinger.
"What if you stop putting out now that we'remarried."
"You'lldivorceme."
"True." She laughs, but there's an undercurrent in it. Her ex rejected her for years. She still has those wounds,burieddeep.
"I won't." I sit on the bed, push her dress to her ankles, bring her leg into my lap. "I go out of my mind over how much Iwantyou."
"Still?"
"Always." Slowly, I unbuckle her wedge sandal and peel it off her foot. I drag my fingertips over her ankle, up her leg, to her other leg, down her ankle. I peel off theothershoe.
"Youpromise?"
"Cross my heart and hopetodie."
"Do youreally?"
I stare into her dark eyes. "I do, baby.Ido."
Her shoulders soften. Her lips curl into a smile. Fuck, she always looks gorgeous, but with her hair in that fancy style, and her makeup bringing out her features, and thatdress…
"You look so fucking beautiful, baby." I lean down to take her hand and pull her to a seated position. "I almost hate to ask you to lose thedress."
"Youdo?"
I nod. I really do. She looks like an angel. Myangel.
