“We have a policy.”
“I’m your husband. If I want to see my wife, I will see my wife.”
God, I loved the sound of that. Would this come to a natural end when the three years went by? I wasn’t sure how I’d handle it. How could I go back to not having Hunter be such a huge part of my life? How could I be just his friend when I’d had a taste of how he could light me up with a kiss, a touch? When I knew how it felt to lie in bed and laugh with him?
When he walked up to me, cupping the back of my head, slanting his mouth over mine, my worries melted away on the spot. Oh, Hunter. Was there anything his hot kisses couldn’t just push to the back of my mind?
“Mmm,” I murmured when we paused to breathe. “You should be on those danger signs. Like they have for blinding sun... only this would be ‘hot guy in a suit.’ Warning, don’t stare for too long. May cause accidents.”
He laughed, and the melodic sound relaxed me as well.
“If that deserves a warning sign, how about this hot guy out of a suit?”
“Are you offering to strip for me?”
“Yeah.”
“Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but what exactly did I do to earn that?”
He traced his thumb on my forehead. “I just want to make this frown disappear from your beautiful face.”
My insides felt all warm and fuzzy.
“How can you be so relaxed?” I asked.
“Because I’m sure you did great.”
“Has no one from the immigration office contacted you?”
“No.”
I relaxed a little.
“So, striptease is on the menu. What else?”
“You’ll see.”
“Give me hints.”
He cupped my jaw, tilting my head up slightly, giving me a quick peck.
“Come on, curious girl. I want to take care of you.”
He’d come by car again, and we drove to Brooklyn, getting out in front of a red-brick building. The large neon sign said Climbing Hall.
“Why didn’t I know about this place?”
“It only opened a week ago. I knew you’d love to try it out.”
He knew me so well. I was ecstatic as they gave me gear, and even more so when Hunter also borrowed some.
“Husband of mine, you’re going climbing with me?”
“I’ll give it a try.”
“You feel awfully brave now after scuba diving, huh?”
He walked right next to me as we headed to the changing rooms. I thought nothing of it until he pinched my ass.