“Because… look at you.” He stopped his ministrations to stare at her.
“What about me?”
“Your body… I mean no one really has a body like that. Your chest and your stomach—they’re all muscles, and you don’t even have any fat anywhere. How can I compete with that? I’m afraid you’ll be… you know, disappointed. You’ve been with younger women, and I’m afraid when you see me—”
He turned her and stopped her from speaking with a possessive kiss.
“Watch what you say. Don’t start criticizing my wife.” He kissed her again, and his mouth slid down her neck. She moaned and lifted her chin. His lips wandered down to her chest and his tongue explored the tender skin peeking out of the bodice of the dress.
“Now these breasts,” he said as he ran his fingertips along the lacy plunge of the neckline. “I haven’t actually seen them yet. But I have lain awake at night fantasizing about them and agonizing over not possessing them.” He kept gliding his fingers gently back and forth, sliding them slight
ly under the edge of the lace, as her breath became shallow panting. Suddenly, he withdrew his hand, and she cried out in protest.
“Your body is mine now, and I love every bit of it. And now, I’m going to make love to every bit of it—every square inch of skin. I’m going to kiss and nibble and lick you until I’ve propelled every doubt from that worrying brain you have.”
He kissed her again, deepening the kiss and plundering her mind. Her legs started to give way beneath her, and he held her against him tightly. She was acutely aware of his hard muscles pressing against her.
“But when I finally get to make love to you…” He held his face close to hers and gazed at her, his clear blue eyes shining with affection. “You’ll never doubt again you are perfect for me. That we fit perfectly together. That you were made for me.”
He kissed her again. “And you’ll have just a tiny glimpse of how much I love you!”
The sun was peeking through the curtains of the hotel room. Anne and Steven lay in a tangle of sheets, her eyes closed, her head resting on his arm, her body pressed against his. Drowsy, content, blissfully happy. That’s how she would describe herself. Was it really true? Was she really married to Steven Gherring? She looked at his sleeping form. Yes, it was true. And he loved her. He’d proven it to her. Over and over and over. And over. Perhaps she’d made him wait too long, after all. He seemed determined to make up for lost time.
Her mind drifted. She’d started out looking for a little adventure and ended up with a whole new life. Mrs. Steven Gherring. What could possibly be next? Travel. Meeting lots of new people all over the world. Helping Steven with his work. And he’d promised to make the girls a big part of their lives. He’d already offered Emily a job at Gherring Inc., although she was fussing about needing to prove herself.
But Anne still had work to do on the matchmaking front. Her girls needed husbands. And she hadn’t found anyone for Spencer, or that sweet young man who played sad guitar music in the subway station. Who else? Hmmm…
“Michelle!” She sat up in bed, her mind alert with excitement.
“What?” Steven rubbed his sleep-heavy eyes. “What about Michelle? Is she here?”
“I just realized Michelle would be perfect for your cousin, Evan.”
He stared at her until understanding dawned on his face. “I see I have work to do.” He threw back the sheet and gazed at her with a wolfish grin. “I’m going to drive all thoughts of my cousin from your mind.”
And he did.
The End
From the Author
Her Best Match was my first book and is still near and dear to my heart. I wrote and shared it, chapter by chapter, with my friends and family, who laughed when they recognized many of the characters, including my two daughters. My husband complained that I killed him off fifteen years ago, but he is truly my romantic inspiration for Steven Gherring.
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