“You’re making my head spin and my body ache.”
I feel her smile against my skin. “I’m fascinated with the way your body reacts to my touch. It makes me ache in turn.”
“God, babe.” I grunt and arch into her hand. “You’re going to be watching my body release again if you don’t stop.”
“I want you to. I want you so satisfied that you collapse with exhaustion, and then I’m going to wake you up in the morning with my mouth.” She giggles.
“Where will your mouth be?” I pant, so close.
“Mmm,” she whispers as her thumb rubs over the head of my cock and I break out in goose bumps. “I’ll lap at your balls with my tongue,” she continues, “and then I’ll lick you up like my favorite Popsicle swirling my tongue around the bulging head. I’ll taste you and catch your release in my mouth.”
She has me on the brink of exploding.
“Then I’m going to suck your release out of you, so that you splash down my throat.”
“Yes!” I roar through my release, jerking all over us.
“That was so hot.”
“It was,” I chuckle, “but there’s one hell of a mes
s covering us.” I slide from the bed and give her a wicked look when her delicious nakedness is on view. “I’ll clean up and then I’ll clean you.” Winking, I head into the bathroom.
I hurry through getting clean and then after cleaning Felicity with a soft damp towel, I tug her back into my arms.
“You know, I can’t imagine my life without you in it. I hope you know that. I need you to breathe, Felicity.” With a light touch to her chin, I raise her face to mine. “The whole time I was here after leaving you in Montana, I was a miserable bastard, or so Xander and Greg told me. I couldn’t breathe properly because I’d left the air that I needed back home. I won’t be doing that again.” I tuck her against me and caress her back. “From now on we’re joined at the hip, babe.”
“I love you, Kasey. I love you so much that it hurts when we’re not together. So although I love being joined at the pelvis, I’ll settle for the hip.”
“I love being joined there too.” I kiss the top of her head. “Sleep, honey.”
“Mmm. Not sure I told you, but I can’t sleep when you’re not holding me.” She kisses my chest. “I always need your arms around me like this.”
“I’m yours, always. I love you.”
Epilogue ~ Felicity
The game that the New York Mavericks are currently winning is Kasey’s last game with them. With any NHL team. He says he’s really happy with the decision he’s made and that it was a long time in coming, and seeing his smile as we’ve been packing up the apartment makes me believe him. He’s as excited as I am to start the next stage in our lives, which is going to have an addition in approximately thirty-two weeks.
I haven’t told Kasey yet, even though I’ve been desperate to. But in reality, I wanted to wait until today to break the news to him. I have it all planned. Underneath his team jersey that I’m wearing is a pale blue shirt with a message written on it especially for him. I’m going to wait until it’s time and then before he looks for me, I’m going to be ready. I’m nervous and keep chewing on my lip, which will tell Kasey there’s something on my mind. A whole bundle of joy is what’s on my mind.
On the odd occasion I’ve wondered if Kasey knows because he’ll stare at my stomach while lost in his own thoughts. So perhaps he’s been waiting for me to tell him.
A huge roar goes up and then the crowds are standing and singing and dancing where they stand. Xander’s sister, Alison, tugs me to my feet and grins. “They won!” She hugs me and laughs.
I grin and try to find Kasey on the ice. I spot him as he’s handed a microphone. After a few minutes he manages to calm everyone down and asks for the fans to stay seated for a few minutes.
“Thank you,” he says. “As you know, today was my last game with the Mavericks, and being able to say we won my last ever professional game is something that I’ll always cherish.” He breathes and holds my gaze. “I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing me constant support while I’ve been a Maverick, so thank you.” He winks at me. “Now, I’d like to invite my girl down to the ice because I have something to ask her.”
Standing in shock, Alison nudges me, which gets me moving toward the ice. I feel my face blush with embarrassment at having so many eyes on me. I’d much rather hide at the back of a crowd than be at the center.
Kasey opens the door to the ice, and taking my hand, he kisses me on the cheek. “You’re hot, babe,” he whispers for my ears only.
One of his teammates rolls out a small section of carpet for me to walk on, as Kasey leads me further into the rink until I’m at the edge of the carpet. Here to my absolute surprise, he drops to one knee.
Holding my gaze, he holds a ring out toward me. “My mother bought this ring for me, with my birthstone represented before she died so many years ago. It’s for the woman who I choose to spend my life with.” He pauses and gets his emotions under control while tears of happiness slide down my face. “Felicity”—he takes my hand—“I’ve been in love with you since the moment I laid eyes on you in Vegas. Please say you’ll be mine always, and that I’ll be yours. Will you marry me?”
I cover my face with my hands and cry while I nod my head, and then seconds later Kasey pulls me into the cradle of his arms. I hold on tight and whisper, “Yes. Yes. Yes. I’ll marry you. I love you so much.”