Ignite

I’d never brought anyone back to my motor home, so Hank had never had to worry about privacy. If I wasn’t sleeping, I was sitting up front with Hank or Steve, my other driver.

“Ten-four,” Hank said as I narrowed my eyes and crawled onto the bed, hovering just above Adaline.

“Take off your clothes, Addie. We’re going to go shower.” Pushing off the bed I stared into Adaline’s beautiful blue eyes.

Adaline lit up as she glanced over toward the bathroom and then back to me. “Together?”

Slowly nodding, I pushed my underwear off and stood before her naked. Adaline’s eyes moved over my body with lust dancing in them.

Standing up, Adaline pulled her shirt over her head and dropped it to the floor. My eyes fell to the white lace bra as I licked my lips. I lifted my hand and lightly traced the lace as Adaline’s body trembled.

“You calm the storm inside of me, Addie. When I’m with you I feel so at peace, like nothing else in this world matters. You’re everything to me.”

Adaline’s eyes filled with tears as she pressed her lips together and pushed her shorts and panties down. Reaching behind her back, she unclasped her bra and let it fall to the ground.

“Emmit, I don’t even have the words to tell you how much you mean to me. It’s not only my body that craves you, but my heart as well. You’re the light that I’ve always walked to. You’re all I want. You’re all I’ll ever want.”

Adaline placed her hands on my chest as she lightly placed kisses on my body. Taking a hold of her arms, I pulled her back and looked into her eyes. “I love you.”

Her face lit up as she leaned up and kissed my lips. “I love you.”

Reaching down, I lifted her up and carried her into the bathroom. The marble counter was long with two sinks sitting on each end. Setting her down, she gasped when she touched the cold slab.

Her cheeks turned to the most beautiful shade of pink I’d ever seen as she giggled. My hand went to the back of her neck where I took a handful of hair and pulled back gently, exposing her neck to me. Leaning closer to her, I ran my tongue along her neck as Adaline let out a sigh and grabbed onto my arms.

“Emmit,” she whispered as I took my other hand and wrapped it around her waist.

“I want to make love to you without a condom, Addie. I need to feel us together as one, so I know I’m not dreaming and you’re really mine again.”

Adaline’s eyes closed as she smiled and said, “It’s always been you, Emmit.”

Tears welled up in my eyes as I searched Adaline’s face. Opening her eyes, she smiled and placed her hand on the side of my face. “I want all of you. No barriers.”

My lips pressed to hers as I kissed her frantically while our hands explored each other. I pulled my mouth back and asked, “Babies?”

Adaline grinned against my lips, “Birth control pill.”

I pushed her legs open and pulled her to me. Positioning myself at her opening, our eyes locked. As I slowly pushed into her warm body, my eyes about rolled to the back of my head while Adaline’s body trembled.

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??I’m yours, Emmit. Forever.”

Placing my hand back behind Adaline’s neck, I pulled her lips to mine as I slowly made love to her.

I LIFTED MY HAND AND softly ran my finger against my kiss-swollen lips as Lola slept on the sofa with her head in my lap. Glancing up, I smiled as I watched Emmit talk to Hank as he sat in the captain’s seat.

He looked so happy right now. Every time I watched his interviews on TV when we were apart I could see the sadness in his eyes. Looking away as I pressed my trembling lips together, I tried not to think about how I was the cause of all that sadness.

I shook the negative thoughts from my head. My hand moved lazily over Lola’s fur. None of that mattered any more. Emmit and I were together again and I’d never felt so whole. I had no idea how this life was going to work; all I knew was that I wanted it more than anything. Even if Mr. Elliot had not offered me to join the team, I knew deep in my heart that I wanted to be with Emmit.

Spinning in the chair, Emmit flashed me a smile so big I couldn’t help but smile back. “We’re almost home.”

Home.

This was truly it. I was getting the second chance I had prayed for so many nights. I was about to start a whole new chapter in my life with Emmit and I was both nervous and excited.

Lola lifted her head and let out a little bark, almost as if she knew what Emmit had said. Emmit glanced down at her as he let out a chuckle. “She loves you already, Addie.” As I looked back at Lola, I couldn’t help but fantasize what our life might be like in the future. A dog, one or two kids. Grinning at the idea, I chewed on my lip.