Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
“Finn, last night was one of the most magical nights of my life. Nothing will ever top it.”
“Hell, I hope that’s not true. I have a few things up my sleeve yet.”
Her smile faded for a quick second before she wiggled her eyebrows. “Will they involve me starting off my morning like I just did?”
Slipping a pair of jeans on, I crawled onto the mattress. It caved in a little, so I made a note to myself to fill it up with more air. “You better believe they will, Éan. Now come on, get dressed—we’re late for breakfast.”
With a quick kiss on her lips, I jumped off the bed and handed her the small bag I had packed and given to Wes to bring.
She climbed off the bed, the whole time smiling the most beautiful smile I’d ever seen. It looked like her skin was glowing.
I pulled a long sleeve T-shirt over my head and looked for the pump to fill up the mattress.
When I glanced over my shoulder, my dick jumped as I watched Rory slip into her jeans—no panties at all—and pull them over that perfect ass of hers. “I hope we’re not planning on doing any hiking.”
“Why’s that?” I asked while I finished off filling up the mattress. Turning to face her, I saw her attempting to hide a grin.
“You didn’t pack me any shoes.”
I was puzzled. “Shoes?”
Rory busted out laughing as she reached down and held up the heels she had worn last night. “This is all I have! I don’t have any other shoes.”
My heart dropped. “Fuck me.”
“I’m up for that again!”
She covered her mouth to stifle a laugh but lost the battle. I let out a string of curse words. “I can’t believe I forgot fucking shoes!”
“Well, at least you remembered my toothbrush!”
“What size do you wear?”
With a shrug, she replied, “Seven, seven and a half. Depends on the shoe.”
“Perfect! Angie wears a seven and a half.”
She laughed and put her heels back in the bag.
Damn, I love this girl.
Walking up to her, I turned and glanced back over my shoulder. “Hop on.”
Her brows lifted. “Come again?”
“Jump on. I’ll give you a piggyback ride.”
“Where to?” she asked with a chuckle.
“The house.”
A look of horror spread over her face. “How close are we to your parents’ house?” Her hands slammed against her mouth. “Oh. My. God. They’re going to know we had sex!”
I stared at her with a look of disbelief. “Um, I’m pretty sure my parents know we’re doing the deed already.”
She slapped my chest, then quickly wrapped her hair around and twisted a piece of something in some magical way that kept it up in a ponytail. “I haven’t even brushed my teeth! Or washed my face! You want me to just wander up to your parents’ house on your back…with no shoes?”
With a shrug, I answered, “Yeah. What’s the problem?”
She glared at me for a good minute before she burst out in a laughing fit. I had no idea what was so damn funny. All I knew was I loved the sound of Rory’s laughter and the way it rushed over my body and wrapped around my heart.
It didn’t take long for me to start laughing right along with her, until I finally asked, “Why are we laughing?”
Wiping her tears away, she shook her head slightly. She placed her hands on my chest and grabbed my T-shirt. “Finn Ward, I need you to know I’ve never loved like this before. And it’s not just me loving you. It’s the way you’ve made me love life. The stolen moments that only the two of us will ever know about. The memories I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”
I lifted my hand and tucked a strand of her brown hair that she had missed behind her ear. “We’re going to make so many more memories, Éan.”
Her eyes searched my face, and she swallowed hard. “I love you, Finn. Thank you for bringing me to life.”
My chest warmed as I gazed into the eyes of the only woman I’d ever loved. The only woman I would ever love. Cupping her face in my hands, I softly brushed my lips against hers. “You’re my whole world, Rory.”
A single tear rolled down her cheek. I gently kissed it away and drew her in closer to me. Lifting her chin so that our mouths met. “My everything.”
Rory
Breakfast with the family
The beat of my heart was so loud in my ears I could hardly hear myself think. The second his lips touched mine, I attempted to sear the moment into my memory. Finn’s whispered words caused my heart to soar and ache at the same time. I wanted desperately to tell him what my father had said, how he’d used Finn’s career as a bargaining tool for me to give him up. But I knew that if I told Finn, he would simply walk away from being a firefighter. And I knew that that was something I wouldn’t be able to live with.