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I did as he asked, and he pulled me over to his lap. My hands tangled in his hair as he slid his hands underneath my sweater. Then he was standing up and carrying me down below where we found ourselves in one of the staterooms, naked, in bed, making mad, crazy love.
I was on top, straddling him when he suddenly sat up, putting us face-to-face. He scooted to the edge of the bed to drop his legs over the side.
“I need to be close to your face. I want to touch your mouth, your lips, your neck. God, Alexia, I’m crazy with need for you.”
“I can’t begin to tell you how I feel. I don’t think there are words for it.”
He moved within me, sending heat throughout me.
“I’m already addicted to the sounds you make when I’m inside you.”
A deep groan escaped from him sending shivers up and down my spine. If he wasn’t the sexiest man alive, there wasn’t one.
My arms were around his neck, and I bent my head to his shoulder.
“No, I want to see your face. Don’t hide it from me.”
I lifted my head and held his face in my hands. “I’m not hiding from you. I would never hide from you. I love you, Pearce.”
What did I just say? I hadn’t meant to say that. It just slipped out. My eyes widened and they probably looked like a cartoon. I froze.
“Say it again,” he said hoarsely as his gaze penetrated mine.
“Say what?” I evaded him. Maybe if I pretended it didn’t happen, he wouldn’t notice.
“Don’t you dare run from me now, Alexia. Say it again!” he commanded.
All the while he was still moving inside of me, bringing me closer to an orgasm. I couldn’t believe I had said that. But worse, I couldn’t believe he was demanding I say it again.
“No. I can’t. I didn’t mean it. Oh God, Pearce,” I moaned, as my orgasm slammed into me and consumed me for the moment. Unfortunately, clarity returned too soon.
What was I going to do? I honestly hadn’t meant to say it. The words slipped out in the heat of the moment.
I still panted and he was still moving inside of me when his body tensed as his orgasm hit him. Liquid heat rushed into me, and his eyes wouldn’t let mine go. I didn’t have the will to look away. Watching him climax should have been one of the seven wonders of the world. His expression was nothing short of spectacular. Then the dreaded questions came.
“Why won’t you say those words again?” he whispered. “I know you want to. I can see it in your eyes. Remember how I told you they’re very expressive? They’re telling me now. Please say them again.”
“Pearce, I ...”
“Don’t think about anything else, except this moment. Just you and me. If there weren’t any societal norms on the amount of time two people needed to spend together before they fell in love, or if there weren’t any rules dictating the number of days it was appropriate to know someone before you could say those words, how would you feel? Think about that and then tell me again what’s in your heart.”
I couldn’t deny it when he put it like that.
“Fine.” I dragged the word out. I was still uncomfortable with this. “I love you, Pearce! There, are you happy now?”
He grinned and said, “Very. And I love you too. That’s why I want you to marry me.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, my mouth formed a monstrous O. I sat there stupefied, not knowing what to do or say. We didn’t move or say anything for a while. Then he hugged me, and my head hit that perfect place on his neck.
“I’m not going anywhere, Alexia. I won’t leave or stray. I’ll always be yours, faithful to the very end.”
This was too good to be true. He was too good to be true.
My cheeks became slick with tears, as they dribbled out past my eyelids.
He cupped my cheeks and said, “I mean it, Alexia. I’ll be yours forever. You see, it doesn’t matter if you say yes or no, if we take it slow or fast. You have me whether you want me or not.” He wiped my tears away with the pads of his thumbs. “Don’t cry, beautiful. It hurts my heart when you do.”
“Pearce, I’m scared. I’ve never gotten anything right in my life. I want to marry you but I’m afraid I’ll screw it up, just like I’ve screwed up everything else. The last thing I want is to mess things up with you.”
