Caribbean Heat
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“Let’s get it later.” Sierra never said she would spend the night here with him. But she sure as hell wasn’t going to say no. Not when he made it sound so tempting. She wanted to spend every second she could with Jack for as long as it lasted. A lifetime, hopefully.
Epilogue
Two months from the day she met Jack, Sierra walked up the sidewalk to his house carrying a huge duffel bag and a box stuffed full of her things. She was moving in with the man she loved. Her gut knotted nervously at the prospect. She had never cohabitated with a man before but Jack was different from any other man she knew. They were both so busy with new jobs and her starting school again that moving in together seemed like the only way to see each other on any regular basis. And she wanted to see him very regularly. She couldn’t get enough of the man.
Sierra blew out a long breath to steady her nerves and knocked on the door with her foot. A few seconds later Jack yanked open the door with a grin that pushed away all her apprehension.
“Let me get that for you.” He grabbed the box out of her hands and carried it to the center of the living room and set it on top of the coffee table.
“Before we move the rest of the stuff in, come into the kitchen.” He held her hand, pulling her with him. There on the counter Jack had a bottle of champagne and two tall glasses set out.
“How did I get so lucky, finding a romantic guy like you?” Knowing his background as a military man, she didn’t expect things like this from him but he surprised her often.
“You make it fun. Make me want to be a better man.” Jack poured the bubbly liquid in both glasses clear up to the top and handed one to Sierra.
“Thank you.” She didn’t know what to say, how to feel, but nervous came pretty close to the top of the list, right after love for the man standing next to her.
“To the beginning of a long and happy lifetime together.” Jack clinked his glass against hers and took a sip.
She liked the thought of that. A long and happy lifetime with Jack was all she really needed. All she really wanted.
“To us,” she agreed and took a long sip, hoping it would ease her nerves.
Sierra set her glass down on the counter and Jack set his down too and pulled her against the length of his body. He felt so good, so right, that she couldn’t believe that she spent even a minute doubting moving in together. In Jack’s arms, in Jack’s life was undoubtedly where she belonged. There was no other man, no other future for her.
Jack kissed her softly but Sierra knew it was going to lead to more. It always did.
“Someday I want you to be my wife and have my babies, but for right now I’m happy that I’ll be able to see you every day.” He knew she didn’t want to rush into marriage. It had been discussed. He was giving her the space, the time she needed, while still giving them the chance to be together. It was the perfect compromise.
“That sounds amazing.” And it did. Jack was the man Sierra wanted to wake up next to every day for the rest of her life. She had no doubt that marriage and babies would soon be following this move, and it didn’t scare her nearly as much as it once had. With Jack, it seemed natural. He was her future.
About Sky Robinson
Sky is a recovering adrenalin junkie, giving up her skydiving and motorcycle riding habits (for now anyway), but is holding tight to snowmobiling, flying small airplanes and water skiing. She tries to add a little balance to her life with the more tame pastimes of cooking, gardening and running. Sky has worked as a lifeguard, casino cashier, Forest Service roads maintenance crew, cocktail waitress and teacher, but is now happy to be writing so she can make the characters in her books do all the crazy things she thinks up instead of trying them out herself. Sky lives in the Midwest and loves to hear from her fans.
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