Page 59 of Fools in Love

He carried her bags into the house and, after dropping them off in the bedroom, they worked in the kitchen together making dinner.

He was too afraid to talk about what had happened, for fear that she’d come to her senses. Instead, they talked about everything else he could think of.

She surprised him by letting him know that the two small dogs she’d talked to him about were now ready for her to pick up from Carrie’s Sanctuary.

“Carrie held onto them until they were healed from getting spayed and neutered. She says they’re all healed and ready to come home. I was going to pick them up in the morning, if you’re okay with that.”

He pulled the pan of fish he’d been cooking off the fire and wrapped his arms around her. “We can go in the morning. I have tomorrow off.”

Her smile was all he’d needed. The feel of her in his arms. The smell of her. He didn’t want to go that long without her again.

“Kate,” he said into her hair.

“Hm?” she moaned next to him as his hands started roaming over her.

“I think our food is going to get cold.” He kissed her.

“Okay.” She held onto him when he lifted her into his arms and carried her back to the bedroom.

He laid her down and took a moment to just look at her. She was everything. All he’d ever imagined he wanted. Her long blonde hair was fanned out on his comforter. Her cheeks had turned slightly pink, and her blue eyes were so filled with want, he was having a difficult time denying her.

He hovered over her, taking his time running his hands over her body.

He could see and feel the changes that had taken place in her body over the last week. She’d toned up from being active again, but she wasn’t as skinny as when he’d first seen her. She looked healthier and happier.

“I love the look of you,” he said after pulling off the large sweater she’d worn over her leggings. As he peeled those down, he ran his hands over every inch of those long legs of hers, pausing briefly to pull the brace off her knee. When she lay under him, completely naked, only then did he toss off his own clothes.

“God, I’ve missed you,” she said, reaching for him.

“I’ve missed you,” he said, covering her again. The kiss was more desperate, more passionate, just more everything. He could feel it deep in his soul and knew that, whatever happened, he would do everything he could to ensure nothing bad ever happened to her again.

Chapter Twenty

Tears of joy filled Kate’s eyes as Tom moved over her and slowly slid into her. Her body ached so much for him that she felt her first release moments after he was embedded in her. Stars burst behind her eyes as she cried out his name.

“My god,” he groaned next to her ear. “Again. Do that again.” He came back to kiss her.

She doubted she had the energy, but he was still moving in her, and she could already feel herself building again.

Her legs tightened around his hips as her nails dug into his shoulders.

She wanted to tell him, to show him how she felt. What he did to her. Smiling, she pushed his shoulder and rolled until she sat over him, looking down at him.

“My turn to drive.” She flipped her hair out of her face.

His hands moved up to cup her breasts as she started moving, taking him more deeply into her. She ground her hips against his, using her inner thigh muscles to hold onto him.

“My god,” he groaned. “Kate.”

“Tell me,” she coaxed him. “Say it.”

His eyes opened and focused on her. “I love you,” he said easily, smiling.

“I love you.” She leaned down to kiss him and felt her entire body explode just as he cried out her name.

She lay on top of him until their breathing settled. His hands were wrapped around her hips, holding her close.

“I hope I didn’t force you to admit anything you didn’t want to,” she joked when she felt her body cool. She enjoyed the feel and sound of his chuckle.