Part 27 (1/2)

Nodding his head, Luke said, ”She's got a full belly, a clean diaper, and a comfy bed.”

I giggled and let out another sigh. ”So much has happened in the last three months. We had a baby, you graduated college, and we moved into our very first house.” I turned my head to look at Luke. ”No more sharing a house with four other people.”

Luke turned and wiggled his eyebrows up and down. ”You can scream tonight when I make you come over and over again.”

My core clenched at the idea of Luke having his way with me. We had hardly been together. Luke refused to touch me while we stayed at my parents' house. I was ready to scream all night while Luke had his way with me. ”Do you think Mireya will sleep through the night? She only woke up once last night,” I said with hope in my voice.

Luke closed his eyes. ”I sure hope so. How awesome would it be to sleep a solid six hours?”

I laughed. ”Six? I'm thinking at least eight.” Grabbing my hand, Luke pulled it up to his mouth and kissed the back of it.

”I'm giving us two hours of playtime, Lib.”

”Oh,” I chuckled. ”I like the sound of that.” I looked around at our little house. It was darling. We were renting Aaron and Jenny's house that they had lived in until their daughter left for college. They had built a smaller house on the other side of their property, closer to Aaron's daddy. The white beadboard on the walls added charm. Aaron had remodeled the house a few times over the years. The kitchen was huge and had everything we could ever dream of. The master bedroom downstairs had been added only a few years back. It included a huge master bedroom with a separate sitting area that had Mireya's ba.s.sinet. I wasn't ready to put her in her room yet, but Luke talked me into trying it out for tonight. We were using the guest room downstairs as her bedroom for now. No way was I having my three-month-old daughter alone upstairs.

I slowly pushed and stood. I took a few steps back and lifted my s.h.i.+rt over my head. Luke sat up and licked his lips. I loved how Luke admired my body like I was a G.o.ddess, especially after having the baby. I quickly learned to love my new curves.

”Do you like what you see?” I asked as I ran my finger along my cleavage and black lace bra.

Luke let out what sounded like a growl. He stood and began making his way to me.

I turned and headed to our bedroom, stripping out of my jeans as I walked along. When I made it into our room, I turned to see Luke slipping off his jeans and tossing them to the side.

”You drive me crazy with your body, Libby.”

”Good. That was my plan all along.”

I sat down on the bed and slowly scooted back as I leaned against the headboard. Luke crawled onto the bed and licked his lips before he pressed them to mine. Pus.h.i.+ng my hands into his hair, I tugged and moaned. Luke pulled back and looked into my eyes. ”When are you going to marry me?”

Smiling, I whispered, ”As soon as you want.”

”Valentine's Day.”

Shaking my head, I laughed. ”That's next weekend.”

”I know.”

I slowly ran my tongue along my bottom lip. ”Where?”

Luke's eyes lit up. ”Port Aransas, under the pier on the beach.”

I felt the tears build as I thought back to that day. ”Why there?”

Luke's eyes sparkled and filled with love as they searched my face. Capturing my eyes, it was as if we were looking into each other's souls.

”I was watching you walk away, but you stopped when I called out to you. When you looked back to me, I knew I could never give my heart to anyone else but you.”

Wrapping my arms around his neck I whispered back, ”Yes, I'll marry you next weekend.”

Leaning down, Luke brushed his lips against mine as he kissed me gently. Pulling slightly away, his eyes met mine as he whispered, ”Libby, I'll love you for the rest of my life and I'll forever cherish the moment your love saved me.

The End.

Coming April 30, 2015 HOLDING YOU.

Book 3 in the Love Wanted in Texas Series LEANING AGAINST THE rail, I watched Colt talk to one of Libby's cousins. The way she was flirting with him turned my stomach. I'd like to pull her by that tight bun on the top of her head and slam her against ...

”Lauren? Are you okay?”

Pulling my eyes from Colt and the blonde, I turned to face Grace. ”Yep. I'm fine. Why?”

Grace smiled a knowing smile. ”Well, to start with, you look like you want to kick that blonde's a.s.s from here to Timbuktu. Second, you're gripping that bottle so tight your knuckles are turning white.”

Glancing at my hand, I loosened the grip on the bottle. Sighing, I looked back to Colt and the blonde. ”He drives me crazy.”

Grace chuckled. ”Why? Because a hot girl is attracted to him? Poor Colt can't help it if he is a mini version of his daddy, Lauren. Girls are going to flock.”

Rolling my eyes, I looked away. ”He sure looks like he is interested in her.”

Grace sucked in a deep breath and let it out. ”You know what I see, Lauren?”

Turning to look at Grace, I asked, ”What?”

Not taking her eyes from Colt, Grace smiled. ”I see a guy who is being polite and talking to one of his friend's cousins. I see that every time she takes a step closer to him, he takes a step away from her. His smile isn't touching his eyes, and he looks bored out of his f.u.c.king mind. I think you need to go save him from what clearly is a conversation he doesn't want to be in.”

My head jerked as I looked to Colt. It was then, for the first time, I noticed he was wearing a fake smile. When she threw her head back and laughed, she took a step closer and Colt turned his body away from her and took a small step away. Lifting his c.o.ke bottle to his lips, his eyes caught mine. I couldn't help but smile. I wasn't smiling because he looked at me. I was smiling because I saw how miserable he was. He didn't want to be talking to the blonde and in that moment of realization I was ecstatic.

”See what I mean?” Grace said as she nudged me with her shoulder.

Colt smiled back, and this time his smile did reach his eyes. They lit up for the first time in weeks and I loved that it was because of me smiling at him. Ever since he moved into the house we were all sharing, all we did was argue about the stupidest things or avoid each other all together. I knew my frustration toward Colt was from him turning me down the night I asked him to make love to me. Then of course there was the fact that my father seemed to think I couldn't take over the family business without Colt's help. Part of me knew I was being unfair to Colt. His love and knowledge of horses would be an a.s.set to our breeding business and my father could see that. And Colt explained his reasons for not making love to me that night, yet it still didn't lessen the blow when he turned me down. The embarra.s.sment from that night still clung to my heart and was the main reason I avoided Colt. Well, that and the fact that anytime I was near him I wanted to jump his bones.

But tonight I'm not going to avoid Colt. Tonight I would be a good friend and save him from the blonde who clearly wanted more than just a causal conversation.

”Excuse me, Grace. I can't pa.s.s up this moment. I'll be able to rub it in Colt's face later how I rescued him from this situation.”

Grace laughed as I began walking toward Colt. His grin turned to a full-blown smile, as his eyes never left mine. Seeing the blonde out of the corner of my eye, I glanced to her. She was staring at me with daggers as I made my way over to them. Her eyes moved up and down my body. I knew I looked good. The chiffon, platinum colored bridesmaid dress that Libby had picked out for us to wear fit me like a glove. Even Meg said my b.r.e.a.s.t.s looked killer in the dress. Colt hadn't been able to keep his eyes off of me when I walked down the aisle.

Walking up to Colt and the blonde, I smiled bigger. ”Hey, Colt.”

”Hey, Lauren.”

Turning, I smiled at the b.i.t.c.h. I mean, the blonde. ”Hi. I'm Lauren. You are?”

Flas.h.i.+ng me a fake smile she said, ”Tina.”

I nodded my head. ”Nice to meet you, Tina.” Tilting my head slightly, I looked back at Colt. ”You promised we would dance.”

Colt's mouth dropped open. He, of course, hadn't promised this. He hadn't even talked to me since last night when we got into another argument over something stupid. I didn't even remember what the fight was about to be honest.

Coming to his senses quickly, Colt placed his hand on my arm. I prayed like h.e.l.l he hadn't felt my whole body shudder under his touch. ”Right. I wouldn't want to go back on a promise.”