When his lips touched mine, my body exploded. It is real and he is here. We were finally together.
Relief, passion, love, all of it raced through my veins as our kiss deepened. I’d never felt so at peace or so safe in my entire life. This is where I belonged. In the arms of the man I loved more than life itself. Slowly getting lost in a way I had dreamed of for over a week.
Jase moaned into my mouth, causing a warmth to flow slowly through my entire body. Reaching down, he lifted me in his arms and carried me over to the bed, gently placing my feet on the ground.
His lips moved across my neck as my body trembled with anticipation.
“Taylor,” he whispered while he ever so slowly undressed me. It was like he was taking in every motion he did. Every brush of his fingers against my body built up the pool in my lower stomach.
He took a step back and undressed himself while I took in his perfect body. My eyes quickly scanned everywhere until they landed on his forehead while my heart dropped.
“It doesn’t hurt, sweetness. I promise.”
Tears flooded my eyes.
“No . . . don’t cry. Please don’t cry.”
Cupping my face with his hands, he lightly brushed his lips across mine. “I thought about your smile every second of the day. The feel of your lips against mine and the way you crinkle up your nose when you’re about to laugh.”
My lips pressed together while I stared up into his eyes.
“Jase,” was all I could manage to get off my lips.
Moving his body closer to me, I bumped into the bed. No words needed to be spoken as I lay down.
I was soon looking into those bright blue eyes that were filled with nothing but love as Jase gently pushed into me while whispering my name.
His lips moved ever so slowly up my neck and to the base of my ear. “Taylor, I love you.”
My body trembled as I held onto him tighter. “I love you . . . I love you so much.”
I trailed my finger lazily around his chest as we laid next to each other in the bed.
“Every time I tried to sleep I saw your beautiful face and dreamed you were in my arms,” Jase softly said. I could hear how tired he was in his voice.
Lifting my head, I looked deeply into his eyes. “I’m in your arms now and that’s all that matters.”
His lips brushed over mine, causing the butterfly effect again. Would it ever get old? God I hoped not.
“I don’t want to waste another second being without you, Taylor. I want to give you all my love every single day and night. I want to make all of your dreams come true. Every breath I breathe is for you and only you. I want to be the reason behind your smile.”
I sat up and looked down at him. “Do you have any idea how happy you make me?”
His face curved into a smile that took my breath away.
“I think you should show me. In the shower.”
I secretly wished Layton and Whitley weren’t here so we could spend the rest of the day and night locked away in the hotel room.
After the shower, we got dressed and sat on the sofa in the hotel room and talked. He told me about how William had landed the plane and how they finally got the emergency beacon to work.
“Nate broke his femur? That really sucks that he had to go so long like that.”
Jase chuckled. “Yeah, he was grumpy at times and poor Tess took the brunt of most of his asshole-ness.”
“Oh no. Poor girl.”
He rolled his eyes. “Trust me. She took it, but she was also good at dishing it out.”
“And she broke her wrist?”
“Yeah when we hit turbulence she got tossed up and slammed into the roof of the plane. It was terrible. Luckily William only had a really bad sprained ankle.”
My finger drew circles on his chest as I blew out a breath. “Thank God y’all are all okay. I can’t even begin to tell you how devastated I was.”
Jase kissed the top of my head. “I’m so sorry I got on that plane.”
Resting my chin on his chest, I looked up at him. “It doesn’t matter. All that matters is we’re together now.”
“How’s Bella?”
Chuckling, I smiled. “Well, Lauren and Mireya have both fallen in love with our puppy. I thought Lauren was going to break down in tears when I asked Libby if they wanted to watch her.”
His laughter rumbled through his chest. It was a sound I would forever cherish and never take for granted again.
“Did Lauren watch Bella a lot?”
“Yeah. I um . . . I kind of got lost in myself for a few days. I spent most of the time in your room. Colt and Lauren picked up Bella and I kind of forgot about her for a couple of days. ”
His face softened while he ran his finger down the side of my face. “Mom told me. She said you were dressed in my clothes.”
“Well in my defense, I didn’t have any clothes with me at first.”
“Uh-huh. I kind of like the idea of you in my clothes.”
Pushing myself up, I crawled on top of him and rubbed against him. “That can be arranged.”
It didn’t take long before we were completely and utterly lost within one another. I couldn’t even tell where I ended and he began.
Perfect way to end the worst week of my life.