“You are my dark-haired, blue-eyed prince, Aaron. You saved me from the monster that haunted my dreams, and I finally feel like I’m going to get my happily ever after.”
Bringing her lips up to mine, I smiled. “Sierra, look into my eyes.” Placing her hand over my heart, I whispered, “You’ll never have to search for your prince again. Everything I do is for you. From this moment on, life has begun for both of us. You are my entire world, baby. You are the only person who had ever looked beyond the broken man I was to see what truly lied beneath all that other stuff.”
Sierra shook her head as she bit down on her lip.
My heart felt so full of love, it almost hurt. “I swear to you, Sierra, I will forever fight for our love, because there is no love like ours.”
Sierra’s eyes lit up as she smiled. “What about when we’re old and gray? Will you forget me?”
Shaking my head, I pulled her lips to mine and slowly kissed her. Pulling back some, I whispered against her lips, “Impossible. A love like ours is unforgettable.”
THE END
Six months later
PRINCESS SAT RIGHT NEXT TO me as I lazily moved my fingers up and down her soft fur. The April thunderstorm was rolling across the Texas Hill Country as the thunder echoed through the valleys, calming my racing thoughts some.
Looking down at Princess, I smiled. She had been constantly by my side or following me around for the last two months. I’d wake up in the middle of the night with her next to me and her head resting on my stomach as she stared at me. At first it freaked me the hell out. Now, I thought it was the most precious thing ever.
Placing my hands over my stomach, I smiled. Tears began to build as I thought about telling Aaron. Did I just blurt it out? Tell him while we made love? Maybe I should tell him over a candlelit dinner.
Princess jumped up the moment she heard Aaron’s truck coming down the driveway. Standing, I took one last look out over the hills. I loved it out here. Aaron and I had bought a house a few miles west of Austin. We had seven acres of land, which was plenty for us. The four-bedroom, four-bath house was perfect. Not too small and not too big. Just right for us to start a family. Taking in a deep breath, I headed back into the house and to the kitchen as I looked down at my shaking hands.
Sitting down at the bar, I tried like hell to calm my racing heart. Wiping my sweaty hands on my pants, I took in one slow breath after another.
Act normal. Act normal.
Aaron came walking into the kitchen and the whole atmosphere changed. It was charged instantly and I started squirming in my seat to ease the throbbing between my legs.
Giving me a smile that took my breath away, Aaron walked up to me and kissed me on the lips . . . passionately. “Hey there, beautiful.”
“Hey,” I whispered against his lips.
“How are you feeling? What did the doctor say?”
Shit. Shit. Shit. “Um . . . well I don’t have the flu, so that’s good,” I said with a weak smile. My heart was racing as I watched Aaron move about the kitchen.
“Oh good. I was hoping you didn’t have the flu.”
Trying to remain calm and not blurt out my news, I took in a deep breath as Aaron stepped back and gave me the most glorious smile. Aaron pulled out a bottle of my favorite wine and wiggled his eyebrows. “I won the case.”
Jumping up, I let out a scream and jumped into his arms. “Oh my gosh, Aaron! That’s amazing! I didn’t know the ruling was today.”
Giving me a wink, Aaron pulled one of the kitchen drawers open and took out the wine opener. “Well, with you feeling so bad the last few days, I didn’t want to stress you out with it.”
Shaking my head, I said, “Aaron! I always want to be a part of your world . . . your whole world. I’m so happy for you. I bet your father was thrilled.”
Letting out a laugh, Aaron opened the bottle of wine and grabbed two glasses.
Oh hell. How do I get out of this one?
Pouring wine into both glasses, he said, “Dad was beyond thrilled. It’s going to be announced next week about me making partner.”
Oh . . . this was turning out to be the most amazing day ever.
Walking over to me, Aaron handed me the glass of wine. Taking it, I noticed my hands were shaking. I could hear my heart beat in my ears it was pounding so hard.
Aaron smiled as he said, “To me winning.”
Clinking the glass to mine, I said, “Cheers.”
Chewing on my lower lip, I looked at the glass of wine. Moving it up to my lips, I barely took a drink.
Aaron chuckled. “That’s it? A little sip? Baby, take a drink! We’re celebrating.”
