Tainted Pictures (Photographer Trilogy, #2)

“Kate, will you be my wife, my lover, my other half, and the woman I spend the rest of my mornings waking up next to?” Derrick concluded and looked up at her hopefully.

Kate opened her mouth to speak but her voice was missing underneath the lump of emotion swelling in her chest. So she just nodded her head furiously up and down and leaned down to kiss him, grabbing his face in her hands. Her tears tickled his cheeks and he stood up to wrap himself around her, kissing her back and smiling. He pulled apart just enough to hold the ring up between them.

“May I?” Derrick said, smiling at her with his eyes twinkling. Kate still just nodded, absolutely unable to speak and now crying harder but silently. He took the ring out of the box, putting the box back in his pocket. Kate held out her hand and he gently slipped it over her ring finger and they both looked at it happily.

He opened his jacket and pulled her into him, wrapping it around her to keep her warm and they kissed again. She wrapped her arms around his warm body and pressed herself as close to him as she could, wanting to feel every bit of him. It wasn’t long before she felt him pressing against her pelvis and she smiled as she kissed him, knowing what he was thinking.

Derrick became more passionate with each passing second as he thought of how eager he was to have this woman in front of him be his wife. He knew that he would never be content with anyone else and she was all he ever wanted. He turned them around and pressed her back up against the ships railing, pressing further into her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with the same ferocity. Her leg slipped up the side of his, clutching against his thigh and tucked around behind him as she steeled herself against him.

Derrick looked up and glanced around, there were no windows pointed towards the front from the inside so no one inside the cabin could see them. However, there were people roaming the decks further down on each side. He thought about it for a second and then decided it didn’t matter, he would just try to be discreet. He wrapped his coat around either side of Kate, completely covering her body from view and yanked at the knot that held her dress closed, allowing it to fall open and expose herself to him.

Knowing what was going to happen, Kate eagerly unbuttoned his pants and he sprung out eagerly, ready for action. With one hand below her bum, he picked her up so she was sitting on one of the higher railings which lined her short frame up with his tall body, her one leg dangled towards the ground and the other was underneath his coat wrapped around his back.

She popped the collar of his coat up which partially hid their faces from view as they devoured each others’ lips and Derrick pressed against her. He didn’t go further and she groaned, complaining, since all she wanted was to feel every inch of him immediately and fully. She scooted towards him in an attempt to get what she wanted but he pulled away and chuckled, enjoying teasing her. He swept down and kissed her lips again, suckling her bottom lip and then moving further down to kiss her neck.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on to him for support as she heard the waves crashing behind her since she was partially leaning over the edge of the boat. He decided not to torture her any longer and pressed into her just as another wave slammed the side of the ship. She gasped in his ear, always surprised at the sudden sensation, but then quickly moaned in pleasure as they began moving rhythmically with the waves below them.

Kate heard people walking past but she was concealed and she guessed it just looked like he was keeping her warm from the cold. At least she hoped that is what they were thinking. She didn’t have time to focus on that anyways since she was quickly transported back to the building sensitivity. She held onto him tighter as she felt her body tensing and anticipation building. Something about the danger of leaning over the edge of a ship with only the black, murky water below her made it even more exciting. Derrick was her lifeline, the only thing holding her to the boat, and she trusted him completely.

Only a few moments later, she succumbed to the trembling waves radiating through her body as Derrick also released and exhaled, holding her tight against him. Her warm body against his was not just sensuous right now, but also comforting and perfection. It was like a part of his body that had been missing and was now back where it belonged. Her quivering body clinging to him was everything he had ever wanted and he kissed her softly and deeply, pressing against her as much as humanly possible.

Kate’s feet lowered to the ground as Derrick slowly let her go and she tied her dress back up, giggling and looking up at Derrick with a mischievous look. He buttoned himself back up and once they looked put together again, he removed his coat from around her and the two walked down the side of the boat on its deck while holding hands.

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