“I wouldn’t do that. Are you sure ?”
I nodded .
“I didn’t think you would do it either, but they were all over you .”
He shook his head .
“I never mess around with the club girls. No offense to the ladies, but that’s not my thing. They aren’t very, um, discriminating .”
“That’s what Kaylie said too. But I saw you, Whiskey. I was so hurt that I couldn’t stay in the same town as you. In fact, I left the state .”
“I didn’t cheat on you, I swear. I was so in love with you, Becky. Long before we even got together .”
I felt myself melting. I’d known that was true in my gut. His words rang true. So how could he have done it ?
“I would have never believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself. They were practically naked and sitting on your lap. A third girl was taking pictures .”
“Pictures ?”
His eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh .
“I know exactly what you are talking about! It was a scavenger hunt! Those girls were nuts !”
I crossed my arms over my chest .
“Why are you smiling ?”
“Because, they were after all the guys that didn’t fool around. They were trying to get compromising pictures. All night they kept ambushing me by plopping on my lap. I had to get them off every damn time I sat down !”
“But you… you didn’t shove them off your lap! I saw you! It looked like a double lapdance !”
“I’m not going to shove any female around, Becks. Especially drunk ones who are just being annoying .”
He took both my hands .
“Don’t you see? Nothing happened. Nothing ever happened. Not since the first time I saw you .”
I stared at him, uncertain .
“You can ask Jack. They were trying with him , too .”
I raised my eyebrows .
“Did they get him ?”
“No, he refused to sit down. And he wasn’t there late anyway, he had babies at home .”
He was smiling, so overjoyed as if this made everything better. I realized that I believed him. So he hadn’t lied .
But I had .
I felt sick suddenly, and almost blurted everything out right then and there. Pure, raw and unvarnished word vomit. But I didn’t .
“I wasn’t even trying to take a load off. People kept shoving me into chairs and jumping on me. It was really annoying !”
He looked so put upon it almost made me laugh. I believed him completely. Oh my goodness, I did .
Right down in my gut .
Whiskey hadn’t cheated .
I’d spent a year without him, alone and heartbroken and… pregnant .
“Whiskey, I have to tell you something …”
He pushed the table aside and pulled me against his chest, holding my face tenderly in his rough hands .
“It doesn’t matter. I don’t care if you were with someone else when we were apart. As long as you are with me now. Are you ?”
I nodded shakily .
Being with Whiskey was all I wanted in the world .
“I never stopped loving you, Becks. Not for a day. Not for a minute. Not even for a heartbeat .”
I stopped thinking as he lowered his lips to mine .
Chapter Twenty-Three
Whiskey
S he was mine .
There had been a reason after all. A misunderstanding. A massive, destructive misunderstanding but still. That was nothing in the face of true love .
She never stopped loving me. Though… she hadn’t exactly said that .
Don’t think about that now, Whiskey. You have better things to do at the moment .
Like take care of the sweet curvy woman in my arms. Lord knew I’d waited years for her. Before and after our epic few weeks together .
I’d waited years for her twice .
My hands roved over her back, showing her how I felt with my touch. She felt so good. So right .
Becky was the perfect little package .
She was sweet and smart and spunky. Opinionated. Loyal. Trustworthy .
And… hmmm, lord yes. I was right! There was even a little bit more of her to love than there had been before .
Her crazy curves had gotten even crazier !
She made a soft sound of surrender as I eased her back onto the old couch. It was clean and comfy. Perfect for what I intended to do .
I was going to make Becky so wild that she’d never even think about leaving me again. I’d take her to the very heights of pleasure, and more .
I pulled off her shoes and kissed her bare ankles, then I started kissing my way up her legs. I lifted up the hem of her dress and looked beneath it. I moaned at the sight of her sweet little pussy covered with pretty white lace lingerie .
I wanted inside there. Badly. More than anything I’d wanted in my life .
Except to be with her .