Her voice was breathy as she said, “I like the sound of that.” Her lips pressed against mine while my body heated the longer the kiss lingered on.
“I should go get dressed for dinner.”
Taylor started to her bedroom when I reached for her arm. “Don’t dress up. Wear jeans and layers. I have plans for after dinner.”
With a delighted expression, her cheeks blushed as she grinned. “Okay, jeans and layers. Got it.”
While Taylor got dressed, I got her DVD player and TV hooked up. I couldn’t help but smile like a fool thinking about all the nights we would curl up and watch movies together.
Closing my eyes, I took in a long deep breath and held it for a few moments before letting it out. This has been like a dream. One I never wanted to wake up from.
“Do I look okay?”
I quickly stood and spun around. My heart dropped and I swear my knees wobbled. Taylor stood before me dressed in jeans and a beige dress shirt. The lace on the shirt somehow made her look so damn innocent. But the way it scooped down showed just enough to make me curious and had my dick jumping in my pants. Her hair was pulled up and piled in a sloppy bun on the top of her head. I swore I could see her hazel eyes sparkling from where I was standing.
Sauntering over, she stopped right in front of me. In a quiet voice, she asked, “Do you want me to change? You’re not saying anything.”
“Your beauty has left me speechless.”
Her lips parted slightly open as she let out a soft chuckle. “You do crazy things to me, Jase. You always have.”
My hand cradled the side of her face as she leaned into it. “Sweetness, you drive me mad. From the first moment I saw you, I had to fight the attraction.”
“No more fighting though, right?”
Leaning my forehead against hers, I whispered, “Never again.”
Pulling in, I parked behind Reed’s truck. “Looks like everyone is here if Ava rode over with her parents.
Taylor wrung her hands in her lap as she looked at the house.
“Hey, look at me, Tay.”
She snapped her head and tried like hell to smile. “There isn’t anything to be nervous about. You met my parents already; they are who really count.”
With a slight nod, her voice wobbled as she talked. “I don’t know why. . . . I’m just so nervous.”
Pulling her hand to my mouth, I kissed the back of it. “I promise I won’t leave your side for a minute. Everyone is going to love you.”
“How do you know that?”
I fought against the lump in my throat. She really had no idea how much she meant to me. How since the moment she walked out of that barn I’ve been in a world of utopia. “You have no idea how happy you make me, do you?”
Sniffling, she blinked her eyes quickly to keep from crying. “You make me happy, Jase. So very happy and I’m so scared I’m going to wake up and this is all going to be a dream and I hate that I keep thinking like that.”
My hand slid behind her neck, pulling her closer to me. “It’s not a dream,” I spoke against her lips. “I love you, Taylor.”
She didn’t have a chance to answer me when I pulled her closer and kissed her. I wanted her to feel how much I loved her in that one single kiss. Her soft whimper traveled through my body and warmed it instantly.
The loud knock on the window caused us both to jump. Glancing over Taylor’s shoulder, I saw Wal
ker standing there with a shit-eating grin on his face.
“Asshole!” I shouted as Taylor blushed. Turning my attention back to her, I kissed her quickly on the lips. “Hold on and I’ll help you out.”
Racing out of the truck and over to her, I pushed Walker out of the way. “Don’t you have anything better to do . . . like go be with your wife and son?”
“Nah, harassing you is so much more fun.” Walker turned to Taylor and smiled. “Hey, Taylor! You ready for the nightmare to begin?”