Ignite

Todd laughed and said, “Will do. Enjoy your day.”

Pushing my phone back into my pocket, I tried to push away the uneasy feeling I had wash over my body.

I’D WOKEN UP EARLY AND taken a walk along the beach. I secretly was hoping Emmit had done the same thing. Keeping with tradition, I stayed in Ashley’s room last night after the rehearsal dinner and the small little party we had afterwards. Emmit’s idea to use the trellis from the yoga study was a brilliant one. It wasn’t nearly as beautiful as the original one, but it would work perfectly.

The chill in the air caused me to wrap my arms around my body as I faced out over the ocean. The mornings were beautiful here. The sun rose on the other side of the island, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t a beautiful sunrise on this side.

A young couple ran by as they wished me a good morning. Returning the gesture, I turned and looked back at the path that led to Emmit and mine’s beach cottage.

I wondered if Emmit was still sleeping? Maybe he ended up staying up late like I did. Not being able to sleep from nerves had me up until almost two in the morning.

Smiling, I let a naughty thought cross my mind. I quickly took off down the path that led to the man I loved. Hopefully he would still be asleep and I could sneak right in and sink down on him. What a wonderful way to wake my future husband up on our wedding day.

As I approached the cottage, a sinking feeling moved through my chest. I turned and looked behind me, making sure no one was following me. Making my way up the steps, I pushed the door open and peeked inside.

Empty.

I took a step into the room and called out, “Emmit? Baby, are you here?”

The bed had been slept in, so I knew Emmit had to have come back here last night. Spinning on my heels, I started back for the beach when I slammed into a broad chest. Hands grabbed onto my upper arms as I let out a small scream.

“Jesus, Addie! What in the hell are you doing here?”

I must have closed my eyes when I ran into Emmit. Opening my eyes slowly, I peeked up at him through my eyelashes. “Hey,” I whispered.

His face relaxed as he cupped my face with his hands. “Hey, pumpkin. Is everything okay? You scared the piss out of me by being here.”

My nervous giggle caused me to hiccup, which caused me to laugh harder. “I couldn’t sleep and I thought if I went for a walk along the beach, I might run into you running or something.”

Emmit smiled as his eyes lit up and his dimple had my knees wobbling. It was then I noticed he didn’t have a T-shirt on. He was only wearing running shorts and his sneakers.

“I couldn’t sleep either,” Emmit said as he gently rubbed his thumbs across my skin. “I just ran about five miles.”

Pressing my lips together to hold back my moan, I let my eyes wonder over his body. “You’re . . . sweating . . . a lot.”

Emmit nodded his head and said, “I need a shower.”

“Me. Too,” I said as I took a step back and pulled my shirt over my head. I hadn’t bothered putting on a bra because I knew I wouldn’t see that many people.

Ever so slowly, I pushed my shorts down to reveal that I wasn’t wearing any panties either. Emmit made a grunting noise and quickly picked me up, carrying me further into our cottage. Stopping right by the bathroom, he kicked off his sneakers and pushed his shorts off.

“Son-of-a-bitch, Addie. Your body drives me insane with desire.”

Lifting my hands, I dropped my head back as I cupped my breasts. “I want you so badly. Please take me now.”

Before I could beg him again, I was pushed up against the wall and Emmit was moving in and out of me with such force, I was sure my shoulders would be bruised.

“Talk to me, Addie. Baby, tell me what you want,” Emmit panted in my ear.

I loved how Emmit drew out the inner goddess in me. He brought out the side that I kept hidden, but only until he called for it.

“Fuck me, Emmit. Fuck me harder!”

Emmit’s eyes burned with fire as he grabbed my ass and dug his fingers in harder and gave me exactly what I asked for. I wanted to scream out when my orgasm raced through my body.

Ecstasy.

Euphoria.