Page 128 of Huckleberry Hill
“Had to get what was mine.”
He shifted under me, rearranging me a little. The warm water swirled between us, and I let out a low chuckle.
“What?” he asked.
“Muddy tried to tell me.”
“About what?”
“She told me she married my grandfather sixteen days after meeting him.”
“Did she now?” He smiled.
“Yeah.”
“That woman knew what was going on long before you did, huh?”
“Not that long before.” I rolled my eyes. “Considering we’ve only been dating a couple of weeks. This is insane. You get that, right?”
“Why is it insane?”
“Well, because who says I love you this fast?”
“People who are lucky enough to find the one they want to share the rest of their life with. And when you find that, you want your life to start immediately.”
“Immediately.” I sighed dreamily. “I guess it’s not so crazy. I mean, I was with Gianni two years before we got engaged. Look how that turned out.”
“Exactly.”
My fingers threaded through the hair at his nape.
“So, New York . . .” he trailed off.
“What about it?” I asked.
“You can’t really go back there. Not now.”
A heavy boulder that had been weighing my heart down suddenly shifted. I took a deep breath and nodded. “I’m not going back to New York. I think I’ve always known that.”
“If you really loved it, I’d go with you,” he said quietly. “If your heart was really there, I’d follow you.”
“And be completely miserable,” I said with a deep belly laugh. “You’d hate it worse than me, I’m sure.”
“Most definitely,” he said, leaning forward and kissing me again. “But how can I hate any place where you are?”
“Stop, you’re making me swoon.”
He pressed his forehead against mine. “Swoon away, bear snack.”
“I’m ready to get out of the spring,” I said. “But we forgot the towels.”
“Ah, yeah, in my haste to see you naked, I forgot to grab them. I’ll get them for us. You stay warm.”
I lifted myself off him, achingly slow, causing us both to groan in pleasure.
“That has to happen again,” I gasped.
“After I feed you,” he said. He stepped up onto the bench and out of the pool. “Be right back. Shit, it’s cold!”
