Highland Destiny
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Her eyes focused on something small and glinting in the dim light. Connor's heart stopped for a moment as her eyes widened and she gasped. Her eyes met his once more, only 427
this time, the walls were down, and her eyes shone with emotion.
"My ring."
Her soft response had his heart starting double-time at the emotion in those two words. She took it from him and placed the delicate band on her third finger. Connor's heart swelled at the look on her face. He had never been so aroused in his life as he was right now, watching his woman slide a gold band onto her slim finger. This time, when Mackenzie kissed him, he didn't stop her.
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Epilogue
Mackenzie sat before the fire with their eldest boy Collin, and their daughter Kaelyn. The children were completely engrossed with the story of how their father had absconded with his enemy's bride and married her. It always amazed Mackenzie how much they loved to hear the tale of how she and Connor met. She heard a slight rustling sound and glanced up at her husband.
"Mind his head," she smiled at him while Kaelyn played with her hair, and Collin hugged her tightly round the neck trying to recapture her attention. Connor had a bemused look on his face, and to Mackenzie it seemed to be more than just a father looking at his new son.
"What? What are you thinking about?"
Connor looked startled, but he answered her anyway. "I saw this, once, in a dream. I saw what might be and I wanted it. I refused to wait on the wizards and made them send me through that very night. That is how I came to your time; I saw this," he indicated the happy domestic scene," and I knew that nothing would stop me from finding you."
She raised tear-filled eyes to him, and she whispered, "Oh, Connor." Her lip trembled, and Connor placed the baby in his cradle, he then knelt down next to Mackenzie and the kids.
He took them all into his embrace and pressed his lips to Mackenzie's. She shuddered. How after all this time, did one kiss from the man still turn her into jelly?
"Let's put the kids to bed," she suggested.
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He raised his eyebrows, but said nothing. Instead he scooped both kids up into his strong arms and carried them to their room. Connor came back in to his wife nursing the baby to sleep.
"You're staring."
"Am I?"
"Mmhmm..."
"Mayhap it is because you are so beautiful, and the sight of our babe at your breast makes me want to do wicked things to you."
"Well, I guess it's a good thing he's asleep. Now you can do some of those wicked things you're thinking about."
Connor lifted Mackenzie as if she weighed no more than their children, and he placed her gently on the bed. As his fingers intertwined with hers, he brought her hands over her head, using the weight of his body to press her into the mattress. Mackenzie pressed her hips against his straining erection, kissing his lips more hungrily than ever. And Connor showed her some of the wicked, naughty ideas that had been forming in his head, taking them both to heaven on earth, and beyond.
The End
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