librarian was out of the question. I need interaction and noise. I can’t function in the quiet, so teaching just seemed like the best fit. And it was. I honestly couldn’t have picked a better career. I love watching these kids absorb these books. Not everyone gets it, and that’s okay, but the ones who do—I don’t know, Rhett—it’s like watching them come alive.” I shrug and take a sip of wine. It’s hard to put into words what teaching means to me.
“You’re a natural at it. I can see it written all over your face.” He smiles indulgently. “What about Cam? Where does she fit into your move?”
I sigh. This is a bit of a tougher question. “Well, Cam needed to get away. I guess that’s the best way to put it. Chicago was a toxic place for her. It was actually her idea to move, and it was never a question about us going together. We’ve been inseparable for so long.”
“I’m glad you found that with Cam. And I’m glad she decided that Alabama was the place to be,” he says with a wink as he pays the bill for dinner.
We make our way back to our room and head to the patio. The sun has set and the moon is shining brightly across the ocean. Rhett stands behind me, holding me close as we listen to the sounds of the beach at night. It’s so peaceful.
“Nothing more beautiful than you in the moonlight, M,” Rhett whispers.
He places a kiss at the base of my ear, his lips warm on my cool skin. My head falls back against his shoulder, allowing him access to my neck. He alternates kisses with light nips at my skin, down my neck and over my shoulder, before he turns me toward him. He cradles my head in his strong hands. His eyes are roaming my face asking for…what? Acceptance? Permission? Whatever it is he’s wanting, I will freely give. I lean forward and place my lips against his. That seems to be exactly what he was looking for.
His fingers tunnel through my hair and he grasps it tightly. Without hesitation, I open my mouth, allowing him inside. He groans and his kiss turns almost feverish. My hands are roaming his shoulders and back. He breaks the kiss and buries his face in my neck, inhaling deeply, like he’s trying to regain control.
“I want you, M. Christ, I want you so damn bad I’m falling apart. But I have to know you’re with me here. If we do this, there is no going back. You’re mine. Period.” He lifts his head and searches my eyes, begging me silently to say yes.
“I’m yours, Rhett. Period,” I confirm.
No sooner do the words leave my mouth than I’m lifted in his arms. My legs wrap around his waist out of instinct, and he carries me straight to the bedroom. He releases me at the foot of the bed and begins peeling my dress away from my shoulders. Once he pushes it past my hips, it pools at my feet and I’m standing beside him in nothing but my lace underwear and gold heels. His hands rest at my hips as his eyes take me in. He watches his hands as they move upward over my ribs and chest. They come to rest at the base of my neck with his thumbs under my chin. He pushes my chin up so that I’m looking him in the eyes.
“You put my dreams to shame, M.” He kisses me deeply, walking back until I have no choice but to land on the bed. He follows, crawling on top of me, never breaking the kiss. My hands fly to his shirt, trying to unbutton it, but my coordination is thrown off by the fact that I’m practically naked in a bed with Rhett. He sits up long enough to pull his shirt over his head and toe off his shoes.
Instead of returning to my lips, he begins kissing my jaw, my neck, my shoulders, down the center of my chest, worshiping my body. My hands fist his hair as he makes his way down my stomach, slowly pulling my panties down my legs. My body jerks when he kisses the inside of my right thigh, his hands leaving a trail of fire as they run up and down my legs.
I’m well aware of what’s coming, but what I don’t expect is the rush of pleasure my body feels when
“You’re a natural at it. I can see it written all over your face.” He smiles indulgently. “What about Cam? Where does she fit into your move?”
I sigh. This is a bit of a tougher question. “Well, Cam needed to get away. I guess that’s the best way to put it. Chicago was a toxic place for her. It was actually her idea to move, and it was never a question about us going together. We’ve been inseparable for so long.”
“I’m glad you found that with Cam. And I’m glad she decided that Alabama was the place to be,” he says with a wink as he pays the bill for dinner.
We make our way back to our room and head to the patio. The sun has set and the moon is shining brightly across the ocean. Rhett stands behind me, holding me close as we listen to the sounds of the beach at night. It’s so peaceful.
“Nothing more beautiful than you in the moonlight, M,” Rhett whispers.
He places a kiss at the base of my ear, his lips warm on my cool skin. My head falls back against his shoulder, allowing him access to my neck. He alternates kisses with light nips at my skin, down my neck and over my shoulder, before he turns me toward him. He cradles my head in his strong hands. His eyes are roaming my face asking for…what? Acceptance? Permission? Whatever it is he’s wanting, I will freely give. I lean forward and place my lips against his. That seems to be exactly what he was looking for.
His fingers tunnel through my hair and he grasps it tightly. Without hesitation, I open my mouth, allowing him inside. He groans and his kiss turns almost feverish. My hands are roaming his shoulders and back. He breaks the kiss and buries his face in my neck, inhaling deeply, like he’s trying to regain control.
“I want you, M. Christ, I want you so damn bad I’m falling apart. But I have to know you’re with me here. If we do this, there is no going back. You’re mine. Period.” He lifts his head and searches my eyes, begging me silently to say yes.
“I’m yours, Rhett. Period,” I confirm.
No sooner do the words leave my mouth than I’m lifted in his arms. My legs wrap around his waist out of instinct, and he carries me straight to the bedroom. He releases me at the foot of the bed and begins peeling my dress away from my shoulders. Once he pushes it past my hips, it pools at my feet and I’m standing beside him in nothing but my lace underwear and gold heels. His hands rest at my hips as his eyes take me in. He watches his hands as they move upward over my ribs and chest. They come to rest at the base of my neck with his thumbs under my chin. He pushes my chin up so that I’m looking him in the eyes.
“You put my dreams to shame, M.” He kisses me deeply, walking back until I have no choice but to land on the bed. He follows, crawling on top of me, never breaking the kiss. My hands fly to his shirt, trying to unbutton it, but my coordination is thrown off by the fact that I’m practically naked in a bed with Rhett. He sits up long enough to pull his shirt over his head and toe off his shoes.
Instead of returning to my lips, he begins kissing my jaw, my neck, my shoulders, down the center of my chest, worshiping my body. My hands fist his hair as he makes his way down my stomach, slowly pulling my panties down my legs. My body jerks when he kisses the inside of my right thigh, his hands leaving a trail of fire as they run up and down my legs.
I’m well aware of what’s coming, but what I don’t expect is the rush of pleasure my body feels when
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