Adore Me (Austin Singles 3)

The carriage came to a stop, and I helped Morgan out by lifting her. I gathered up the dress, and we walked down the blue carpet and into the tent.

“It’s warm in here!” she exclaimed.

“Thank God, my balls were freezing.”

Hitting me on the arm, Morgan rolled her eyes.

“I’ve never seen . . . this is . . . I can’t believe . . .”

Morgan walked further into the tent and spun in a circle, taking in every single detail. I loved that she did that. When she was excited or trying to take a scene in, she spun around in a circle.

She walked up to one tree and lightly touched the ornaments.

“This must have cost you a small fortune, Blake. You shouldn’t have.”

“I should have. Is it like you envisioned when you were little?”

Her eyes sparkled from the cast of all the lights surrounding us.

“It’s everything and more. Thank you.”

Leaning in, I kissed her on the lips. “Let’s renew our vows, shall we?”

I WAS IN a wonderland of sparkles and snow, with a light shower falling as Blake and I renewed our vows. It was just the two of us surrounded by Christmas trees that were decorated so beautifully I almost felt as if I were in a dream. He’d made everything perfect. Right down to my bouquet of anemones and stephanotis. The red and white in the flowers paired with the greenery to make a gorgeous bouquet. My mind was swirling as I tried to figure out how in the world I could save it and bring it back to Texas. I needed to take a picture of it so I could paint it.

After we renewed our vows, a photographer took a million pictures of us in the heated tent. I needed a picture with each of the trees, and Blake was so patient as we took photo after photo. Not every woman was lucky enough to have two amazing weddings. I wanted to have not only my memories but pictures to show our children what an amazing father they had.

“Ready to head back up to the hotel?” Blake asked in a deep, seductive voice. My insides trembled thinking about his hands touching my body. Those perfect lips placing soft kisses over my sensitive, exposed skin.

“Yes,” I replied in a voice that said I was as eager as he was to get back to our suite.

Blake walked me back to the awaiting carriage, the same white blanket wrapped tightly around me.

“Have I told you how beautiful you look?” he asked as I snuggled up next to him in the seat.

“About a dozen times, but I don’t mind.”

“I have one more wedding gift for you.”

Looking up at him, I smiled. “Another one? How could you possibly top all of this?”

He winked. “I’ve saved the best for last.”

Once we returned to the hotel, Blake asked if I wanted to go to the bar for a celebratory drink. That was the last thing on my mind.

With a shake of my head, I answered, “I think I’d like to go up to our suite.”

He frowned. “Are you okay?”

“Yes! I’m more than okay.”

“Tired from all the excitement?”

With a chuckle, I replied, “No, just the opposite. I’m flying high. I want to be alone with you, that’s all.”

“That I can arrange.”

We rode up in the elevator in silence. I could feel the sexual energy bouncing around in the elevator, and I knew Blake felt it too. He was already removing the tie on his tux and unbuttoning the first few buttons of his shirt.