Page 152 of Luci’s Lullaby

“Hell, that’s pure heaven on earth, baby.” His lips part as I begin to rock my hips.

His hands squeeze my ass as I find a delicious rock and roll of my body on his. I watch as he sinks his teeth in his bottom lip, and I bounce on his thighs. His hips raise, meeting my body as I fall down on his.

I stop long enough to grind on him, and I feel him twitch deep. That’s all it takes for me to roll my hips and claim him as mine. “You own me.”

I take his mouth, fucking it like I am him. It’s not always about slow; making love comes in different ways, and I show him how much I love him. As our orgasms rocket through us, we fall to the bed trying to catch our breaths.

I turn to him, smiling with my remaining energy. “You own me, always have and you always will.”

His lips find mine. “I love you.”

“I love you.”

“Babe. Baby.” The sweetest murmur sweeps over my ear. “Charlee Rae.”

I open one eye, then the other, to find my perfect man smiling boyishly at me. “Mornin’.”

“Good morning, beautiful.” I can’t believe it’s been a month since we’ve been back together. Time flies when life’s perfect.

“What are you doin’?” I sit up, finding him sitting crossed legged with Luci and his phone.

“It’s XM Country Radio, The Highway.” He twists his mouth.

“Yeah?” I take Luci when she reaches for me.

He holds up his finger. “Hi, welcome back. We’re here with Alden Beck this morning, talking to him about his breakout song, Lullaby. Alden, can you tell us a little about this song that has taken over the airwaves.”

“Sure. I lost my parents when I was in high school and my brother dropped out to become my legal guardian. About nine months ago, he and his wife were killed in a car accident.” His lips begin to quiver, so I take his hand.

“Man, we’re so sorry for your loss.”

“Thank you.” He swallows hard. “I became guardian of their newborn daughter; my sister-in-law gave birth just before she passed. I signed a contract that wasn’t in my best interest and hit the road.

“My life spiraled out of control and cost me the love of my life, and I came close to losing Luci. I was lost and drunk. Something had to change, and that was me.” I squeeze his hand.

“I wrote Lullaby as a tribute to my girls, my ride or die ladies who are sitting here in the middle of the bed with me right now. I’m one of the lucky ones.” He smiles at us.

“Lucky, how so?” he asks.

“No matter what I did to destroy my life, God saw fit to give me a better one. I’m blessed with Luci to call my own, and Charlee to go through life with. I’m one of the lucky ones.” I lean over and kiss him as Luci looks up at us.

“Daddy,” she says with a smile. He leans in and kisses her.

“Is that Luci now?”

“It is. She’s simply amazing.” He beams.

“Well, Alden Beck, we have your new management with us, Aksel Lloyd. I think he has something he wants to share with you,” the announcer says.

“Hey, man. You’ve been invited to perform at The Grand Ole Opry where Atlantic Records will be signing you to a contract.” Alden’s eyes flash to mine, teeming with fear. I’m not worried at all, we’re solid.

“Congratulations,” I whisper, kissing him.

“Seriously?” He’s in shock, and I’m crying.

Aksel chuckles. “You better believe it, congratulations.”

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. Alden refused to go unless we were with him, and he got everything he wanted. His new record is already being recorded as we split time between Cherry Grove and Nashville.