I dropped the backpack and started walking her back into the living room. Right before we got to the sofa, I reached down to unbutton her jean shorts. We never once took our eyes off of each other.

“Whatcha doing?” she asked.

“I’m getting you undressed.”

“How come?”

“Because I’m going to have mad, passionate sex with you on our sofa.”

The smile that spread across her face about knocked me down to my knees. There’s not a damn thing I wouldn’t do for this girl.

“You know…when I start getting bigger, Ari and Ellie said we’ll have to try different positions. I was thinking we should probably practice some now. Don’t you think?” She raised her eyebrows.

Motherfucker. I think I just died and went to heaven. “Damn, princess. I think I just came in my pants.”

She threw her head back and laughed. “Want to?”

Sex with Heather was always amazing. I loved the fact that she’d tried three times to give me a blow job, and each time she’d gagged so much that she ended up with dry heaves or throwing up in the bathroom. Usually, we stuck to one of us being on top, or our favorite way was with her on her side.

Fuck. I was getting hard just thinking about what she had in mind. “Fuck yes, I want to. What are ya thinking?”

She slowly took off her shirt and then her bra. Then, she slipped out of her panties. She stepped over to the sofa and got on her hands and knees with her ass facing me. I’d never taken off my clothes so fast in my life.

She looked over her shoulder at me. “From behind?”

Ah, fuck yeah. I’m not going to last a minute.

I got behind her and touched her beautiful bare ass. When I moved my hands around her and grabbed her breasts, she threw her head back and moaned. I used my knee to spread her legs apart more. I gently entered her and started to move. As she let out a gasp, I stopped moving.

“Are you okay, baby?”

She pushed her ass into me. “Oh my god…it feels like it’s so deep inside. Move, Josh!”

I started to slowly move in and out. Fuck, this feels so damn good.

“Touch me, Josh! Please touch me.”

The moment I touched her clit, she started calling out my name. Next thing I knew, I was pulling her toward me. When I sat back, she started moving up and down. I cupped her breasts and started playing with them. She rested her head back on my shoulder as she started to cry out again.

“Oh god! Oh god, Josh!”

I didn’t last another minute. I leaned down and gently bit on her shoulder as I started to come.

Fuck me. Why does every time with her feel like the first time?

Heather collapsed onto the sofa, and I followed. She rolled onto her side, so she was facing me.

“Oh. My. God! Why have we never done it that way before?” Heather smiled at me.

I smiled back before I kissed her. As many girls as I’d been with, I’d never tried that position before. Really, I’d never had them on top ever.

“I’m so glad you found me,” I said.

Tears began building in her eyes. “You found me and saved me.”

“I love you so much, Heather. I’ll love you forever…for infinity.”

She kissed me softly on the lips and then rested her forehead against mine. “I love you, Josh. I’d be lost without you. I’ll love you for infinity…plus a little more.”

I smiled and kissed her nose. “We better get going, babe. We have a long drive, and with your pee breaks, it will take us twelve hours to get there!”

She jumped up and started getting dressed. Lying there, I just watched her. I’d waited for so long to find her, and now, she was almost officially mine. When I glanced down at her stomach, I felt mine take a dip. I’d never thought I could ever be this happy.

I looked over at my iPod sitting on the iHome. I got up and pulled on my pants before walking over to find the song I wanted. When “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts started to play, Heather turned around and looked at me. I gave her my crooked smile, the one that I knew melted her heart, and I held out my hand. She walked up to me and then placed her hand in mine. Pulling her in as close to me as I could, I sang the lyrics to her as I ran my hand through her beautiful blonde hair. When I heard her sniffling, I knew she was crying.

As the song ended, I leaned back and wiped away her tears. “I’ve never in my life…ever…felt this way with anyone. You’re the air that I breathe, the light in my darkness, the hope of my future.”

She started crying harder as she shook her head. “Josh…” Her voice cracked as she looked up at me with those beautiful blue eyes. “When my parents died…I never thought I would ever feel love again. I didn’t want to feel it because I was so afraid of getting hurt. But when you snuck into my heart…I…I didn’t want to do anything else but love you. I’d rather love you than never have you in my life. I love you with every ounce of my being. I can’t wait to be your wife and the mother of your children. Most of all, I can’t wait to sit on our front porch when we’re eighty years old, bitching about the young couple next door who play their music too loud.”

I started laughing as I pulled her to me. After I kissed her, I asked, “You ready to be Mrs. Joshua Hayes?”

A tear rolled down her face as she nodded. “More than anything.”

Chapter Thirty-Nine

As we pulled up to the Peninsula Island Resort and Spa, my heart started pounding. Of course, Jenny was standing outside, waiting for us.

“Holy hell. What time did they get here?” Josh started laughing.

I smiled, but I felt sick to my stomach. I’m getting married tomorrow. Tomorrow. When I glanced over to Josh, he was smiling as he put the truck in park. As he hopped out, I saw Jenny walking up to the truck. She knocked on my window and gave me the sweetest smile as she winked at me.

I slowly opened the door, and she held out her hand for me. When I got out, she leaned up next to my ear.

“It’s okay to be nervous, but everything is going to be beautiful,” she whispered.

I smiled as I took her into my arms and hugged her. “Only you could plan a wedding in a few short weeks, book everyone’s rooms, and make me feel better with just a simple sentence!”

“I love my job! What can I say?”

Aaron walked up. “What did Josh take? He’s high as a kite!”

I looked over at Josh. He was talking away to the bellhop, who was helping him take out the luggage from the back of the truck.

I had to laugh. “He talks a lot when he gets nervous. I think he’s feeling the same way as me.”

Aaron started shaking his head as he walked toward Josh. They shook hands, and then Aaron leaned in and said something to Josh. Josh snapped his head up and glanced over at me. When I smiled, he gave me that damn panty-melting smile back.

Yep. I can’t wait to be his wife. He winked at me, and I started giggling. If we can both make it through this night, we have it made.

“I have you both booked in the honeymoon suite, but Josh won’t be staying in there tonight.”

I spun around and stared at Jenny in shock. “Why?”

Jenny laughed. “Tradition, sweetheart. Y’all can go one night without seeing each other. I promise!”

“Has anyone told Josh this? I’m pretty sure he won’t be happy with this arrangement.” I was secretly thanking the heavens that Josh and I’d had sex right before we left.

Jenny smiled as she glanced over at Josh. “Yep, Aaron is telling him right now. He’ll be staying in our two-bedroom condo with us tonight.”

I turned and peeked at Josh. His smile faded as he shook his head. Aaron slapped him on the back as they began walking into the hotel. I smiled at Josh and shrugged. If I know Josh, he’s already thinking of a way to get to me tonight…and that is fine by me!

I looked up and saw Gunner’s truck pulling up with Jeff and Ari right behind him. I jumped up and down as Ellie, Ari, and Jessie all jumped out and ran over to Jenny and me.

“Holy hell! We have to get you caught up on so much!” Ari said.

Gunner walked by and rolled his eyes. “Holy shit. For the last two hundred miles, all I heard were three girls doing nothing but bitch and put curses on poor Scott Reynolds.”

When Ellie turned around and glared at Gunner, he must have realized what he’d said wrong.

“Did I say poor? I meant, that dirty, rotten bastard, Scott Reynolds.”

Jeff started laughing as he walked up. “Speak of the devil.”

I turned to see Scott pulling up. Jessie and Ellie grabbed my arms, and we started to head into the hotel.

Ari called over her shoulder, “We’re going for a walk on the beach, boys! Behave!”

After Jessie filled me in on everything that had happened with Scott, my heart was breaking.

“Then, to top it off, we ran into Chelsbitch this morning at the gas station,” Ellie said with an eye roll.

“Did you just call her Chelsbitch?” I asked with a laugh.

“Yep! Anyway, that bitch walks up to Jessie and says, ‘Thank you so much for leaving last night. Scott and I were able to catch up…if you know what I mean.’ Ugh! I wanted to punch her in the throat!”

When I looked at Jessie, she was attempting to smile, trying to show she wasn’t bothered by it all, but I knew exactly how she felt. Been there, done that.

“Jessie, I thought he called you and said she left?”

She shrugged her shoulders. “He did. He must have tried calling until four in the morning.”

I took a deep breath. “From my experience with the ex-bitches, they lie out of their asses. I find it hard to believe he would call you until four in the morning if he was having sex with Chelsea.”

Jessie’s eyes lit up just a bit.

Ari nodded in agreement. “You know, Heather is right. If he was calling and texting you, I highly doubt that she was there.”

I looked back to the hotel and saw Josh walking down toward us. The smile on his face took my breath away.

“It’s amazing how they can keep doing that, isn’t it?” Ellie said.

I glanced over at her. “Do what?”

“Take our breaths away with just a smile.”

I looked back at Josh as he was making his way over to us.

“Yes,” Ari, Jessie, and I all said at the same time. Then, we started laughing.

I hooked my arm around Jessie’s as we headed over to Josh. “Give him a chance, Jessie. If I learned anything from what happened between Josh and me, it was that if you want something bad enough, you fight for it. Don’t let some jealous ex-girlfriend get in the way. Just take it slow.”

She looked at me and grinned as Ellie walked up and took her other arm.

“Ells, I’ve been meaning to ask you. Did you ever talk to Gunner about…well, about what happened with me and him?” Jessie asked.

Ellie smiled. “Yes. The next day, we took Big Roy and Rose out for a ride, and we had a long chat. Everything is fine, and Gunner promised to never hold back the truth about anything ever again. It actually taught me a lesson. It helped me to bury some of those old insecurities a little deeper. Plus, we ended up making love by the river. It was magical!”