Grandma elbowed Jake in the ribs. “What did I tell you? Those beads work wonders. Look at those two.”
Kacey ignored Grandma and got into the car. “Thanks for the, uh, advice.”
“Anytime!” Grandma waved. “And if you have… problems, you just give your Grandma a call, okay?”
“When hell freezes over.” Travis started the car.
“What was that?” Grandma cupped her ear.
“Love you!” He shouted, then peeled out of the
parking lot.
Kacey reached across the console and gripped his hand. “Ready to play?”
“Damn.” He laughed. “I’ve been waiting my whole life.”
* * *
“Kace, if you don’t come through that door in five seconds I’m breaking it down,” Travis shouted from the bedroom. They were spending their wedding night in the new wing of the house, rather than at the suite that Jake and Char were staying in.
“One more minute.” She laughed and stripped down to nothing. He thought she had some fancy lingerie, but nope, she had just herself.
“Kace, I’m serious!” Travis yelled. “You’re killing me.”
“Well.” Kacey unlocked the bathroom door. “I wouldn’t want my new husband to die, now would I?”
Slowly, she opened the door and leaned against the frame. Travis turned around and looked his fill. Mouth open, his eyes caressed her as he went from her toes slowly all the way up her body, until his eyes met hers. “Damn.”
“Really?” She smiled.
“Dear God.” He stalked toward her and lifted her into his arms, crushing her mouth against his. “I’m obsessed with your body.”
“Trav—”
His tongue pushed past the barrier of her lips as his hands burned onto her hips. He lifted her to the bed and threw her down. “I’m not going to be gentle. I can’t; it’s not in me. I love you and I promise the second time will be super slow and I’ll be romantic and say all the right things, but right now, all I really want is to be inside you, all around you, near you, on you, under you.” He swore again as he ripped off his clothes. “So help me God if I touch you any more I’m going to explode.”
The next thing Kacey knew, he was on top of her, kissing her, teasing her, pulling her hair and then rolling onto his back so she could straddle him with her legs.
Travis’s eyes rolled back as he exhaled another curse, his hands roaming down her skin leaving trails of heat with every single touch. “God, I love you.”
“I love you, too.” She leaned over and kissed him, her hair creating a curtain across their faces as he rocked her tighter against him.
His face broke out into a grin as she tugged him to the side and allowed him to hover over her body. “I can’t—” He swore. “Don’t judge me based on this performance, that’s all I’m saying.”
“Well, I’ll just average out the past performances and add this one in, fair?”
“Fair.” He pressed into her and cried out. At her gasp, he stopped and then very slowly kissed her across the mouth. “Damn, I’m glad you married me.”
“Stop stalling.” She moved against him.
“Yes ma’am.”
Chapter Sixty-three
Jake watched Char as she grabbed a glass of wine and met him on the back porch. Beth and Jace had gone for a walk by the river. Grandma’s idea, not theirs. But they humored her as most people did and said they’d be back later to make plans for breakfast the next morning.
“So.” Jake clinked his glass with hers. “Where to for the honeymoon? I mean technically you were fired, so we could go for a whole month if you want.”