“I want you to come for me.” I moved my thumb faster on her clit and lifted my head to stare down at her, watching as she got off. “Go on, Susie, give it to me.” Her mouth parted and her eyes widened as the pleasure exploded from her.
She held onto my biceps, her nails digging into my flesh.
“God, Bear,” she moaned, her eyes closing and her body going rigid as pleasure stole her. I watched her the whole time, seeing her pleasure consume her, knowing it was because of me.
I gave her a slow, drugging kiss. I wasn’t nearly done with her. I’d never be done with her. She opened her eyes and I watched that lust climb as she stared into my very soul. She owned every part of me.
“Bear.”
My cock hardened.
“One day soon I’m going to make you mine in every single way, even more than now. My wife, the mother of my children … mine in every single fucking way.”
She gasped and nodded. “Yes, Bear.” She cupped my face and kissed me softly. “I think that would require us to live together,” she whispered. Pulling back, she stared into my eyes. “So how about we start by moving my shit to your cabin?” She grinned.
My heart pounded against my chest. “Yeah, baby?”
She nodded. “Yeah, baby.”
And I didn’t think it could happen, but damn, I fell in love with her even more.
Epilogue One
Susie
One year later
“You’re doing great,” Ruby said and I looked over at her, holding my hands tightly at my sides, both of them curled in a tight fist to stop them from shaking.
I was nervous as hell, knowing I shouldn’t be because this was an intimate ceremony that I’d wanted for a very long time, that I’d dreamed of.
Ruby came over to me and adjusted my veil, placing it over my face until a light sheen of white obstructed my view. My wedding gown was simplistic but beautiful, one with nature. Made of cotton with lace accents, it wasn’t anything fancy but it was exactly what I’d always envisioned I’d wear on my wedding day.
I stood in the cabin I’d shared with Bear for the last year, my bouquet of simple wildflowers sitting on the table, the baby blue satin ribbon tied around them and keeping them together matching the same ribbon tied around my waist.
“Oh my God!” The sound of Cherry’s voice came through and I looked over my shoulder to stare at my best friend. “You’re so damn gorgeous I could cry, but then I’d have to redo my make-up, and ain’t no one got time for that.” She started waving her hand in front of her face, as if the act would stop the tears.
Leave it to Cherry to have my nervousness leaving, at least for a short while.
“She’s right. You look so pretty,” Ruby said, this big grin on her face. “Makes me want to get married all over again.” She chuckled and I looked over at her, feeling my face heat, my heart race. “Almost. I was way too nervous on my wedding day to want to relive that.” She chuckled again.
I felt like my heart was going to explode out of my chest. I moved over to the chair and sat down, needing to relax and catch my breath. “I feel like I’m going to pass out, or maybe throw up.”
“I was that and more. It’s not like we had a large wedding either. It was small and intimate with only a few people on my side and nobody on Wolf’s side,” Ruby said and moved over to me. Cherry was already sitting on the seat beside me, her hand in mine, giving me her strength when I was about ready to crawl out of my skin.
“I don’t know why I’m so nervous. I’ve wanted this for, God, I don’t know, years.”
“It’s normal, and I guarantee Bear is feeling the same thing, although he’d never show it.”
I nodded, knowing Ruby was right. No, men like Bear and Wolf didn’t show emotion on the outside, at least not with anyone else.
There was a knock on the door and my heart jumped.
“Ladies, it’s time.” Wolf’s voice came through the wood loud and clear and I felt my nervousness increase.
“You’ll do great. It’ll be over before you know it and you’ll wish you could marry him all over again—well, until he gets on your nerves for leaving the toilet seat up, or tossing his dirty clothes right beside the hamper instead of inside it.”
I burst out laughing.
“Man, Ruby, you’re making marriage sound incredible,” Cherry said sarcastically and we all laughed.
“Ready?” Ruby said and I nodded.
We stood and I let them lead me outside to where we had the ceremony set up. A simple archway where the officiant would stand, a few wooden benches Bear had made on either side to seat our guests. Petals scattered along the aisle, blue ribbon on each of the chairs.