Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45202 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45202 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
She reaches up and covers her hand with mine. I wince, and she pulls back to look at my hands. “Oh my God, you’re hurt.”
I try to shake her off. “I’m fine. It’s just a few cuts.”
She jumps from my lap. “Stay right here. Where’s your first aid kit?”
I shake my head. “I’m fine, Lucy.”
She puts a hand on her hip. “Where is the first aid kid, Dominic?”
I point to the bathroom. “Under the sink, bottom shelf.”
She disappears into the bathroom and comes back in a few seconds, carrying the red box. She sits down on the coffee table and starts cleaning out the cuts on my hand. Silent tears roll down her face as she inspects each one.
“Honey, I can’t take it. You’re breaking my heart. Please don’t cry. It doesn’t even hurt.”
She gently holds my hand. “You really do love me, don’t you?”
I blink at her because she seems to be in awe over the fact that I love her. “Fuck yeah, I love you. Forever, Lucy.”
She finishes cleaning my hand, and I flex my fingers. “See, good as new. Thanks, baby.”
She rolls her eyes and then gets up to put away the kit. I follow her and am standing outside of the bathroom when she comes out. I put my hand out, and she holds on to me. I lead her into the bedroom and stop next to the bed. I take my time undressing her, and when she’s naked, I quickly remove my clothes and lie down next to her. I hold her to me, wrapping my arms and legs around her.
“You okay?”
She kisses my chest. “I need you, Dom.”
I tense for just a second. “I want you, you have to know that, but I know today was a lot. If you need a second to breathe—”
She interrupts me. “I need you, Dom.”
I push her to her back and hover over her. “I’m yours.” I kiss her until I’m breathless, and when I pull away, I whisper to her, “I love you, Luciana Raven.”
I spend the rest of the night showing her how much.
23
LUCIANA
I stretch my arms out without even opening my eyes. Every muscle in my body is aching, but it’s a good kind of hurt. I reach out beside me and am instantly met with an “oomph.”
I smile as Dom automatically reaches for me, tucking me against his body. “We need to get up.”
I burrow deeper into him. “Nope, I’m staying right here all day. I got a text from Walker to take the day off, and I’m doing just that.”
Dom slides his hand down my back and cups my ass. “Again?” I ask him in surprise.
He chuckles. “Honey, get used to it. I’m insatiable when it comes to you, and I want to spend the day in bed with you, but I made plans.”
I groan. “Plans? What kind of plans? And how did you do that when it’s only—” I lift my head up to look at the clock. “Oh my God, it’s eleven-thirty.”
Dom just laughs. “You slept in. You were exhausted.”
I caress my hand at his waist. “I wonder why.”
He captures my hand in his. “Well, I’m thinking we should shower and get going.”
I can’t help it, I groan again. “Ugh, can’t we just stay in bed?”
He sits up, and I lift my head to look at him. He’s completely naked, and he’s breathtaking. I pat the space next to me. “Seriously, let’s stay in bed.”
He moans and leans down to kiss me. When he pulls away, my nipples are puckered, and I’m whimpering for him to keep going.
“We’re already late. We gotta get going.”
He gets up, his cock hard, and stands at the end of the bed. I turn over, pulling the covers with me. “Good luck hiding that giant thing. I’ll be here when you get back.”
He grabs on to the covers and yanks them, leaving me naked. As soon as he sees my naked body, he groans and then climbs over top of me. “We have to be quick.”
He kisses my breasts, lavishing each one with praise, and I ask him, “Where are we going anyway?”
In between kisses, he tells me, “We have appointments to look at three houses.”
I lean up. “Houses?”
He sits up. “Yeah, we’re going to be crowded here. I thought we talked about this. We’re going to renovate this into an office for you so we can still be close to each other. And the three houses are in town so we’ll be close to our work.”
Damn, I want this more than anything, but I shake my head. “Dom, my money. I probably don’t even have any money, and Ray—”
He cups my chin. “My money is your money. I’ve been saving up. Let me do this for us.”
I wrap my arms around him and lie back, pulling him on top of me. Pure happiness is what I’m feeling, and I just let myself bask in it. “Yes to moving in together. Yes to the house. Yes—”