He’d opened the wine in the kitchen, it seemed, since he tilted it immediately into one of the glasses on the tray, a beautiful goblet with the faintest hint of iridescent lavender moving over its surface, and handed the glass to her. As she waited, he poured some for himself, then paused, looking at her. She’d pulled the sheet up to hide some of her nakedness, but the upper curve of her breasts was still visible, and she saw a fire to match her own rekindle in his gaze.
But then he raised his glass. “I’m not even sure what we should toast, but with everything we’ve been through, it seems as if we should make some sort of gesture.”
She had to agree. Tilting her head to one side, she took him in, from the beautiful almond-shaped dark eyes to the broad shoulders and the fine, sensitive hands. No, she’d never been with anyone like him…and now that they were together, she couldn’t imagine being with anyone else. They’d have to make their way in this world, because she knew he wasn’t the sort of person to sit idle, but they could worry about that later. For now, they had each other, and that was enough.
Holding his gaze, she said, “To the universe, for bringing you to me.”
“To the universe,” he repeated softly. “And the most amazing woman in it.”
They drank then, sipping the cool, delicate Eridani wine, and after that fed each other the unfamiliar fruit, tasting and teasing and deciding which they liked best. Afterward they made love, while new and strange constellations crossed over the skylight above the bed. Those stars were the last thing she saw before she fell asleep, and she smiled.
It was all new and foreign, but Derek was here, and that meant she was home.
The End
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ALSO BY CHRISTINE POPE
TALES OF THE LATTER KINGDOMS
(Fantasy Romance)
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One Thousand Nights
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THE WITCHES OF CLEOPATRA HILL
(Paranormal Romance)
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Darknight
Darkmoon
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THE GAIAN CONSORTIUM SERIES
(Science Fiction Romance)
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The Gaia Gambit
The Mandala Maneuver
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THE SEDONA FILES
(Paranormal Romance)
Bad Vibrations
Desert Hearts
Angel Fire
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The first three books of this series are also available in an omnibus edition at a special low price!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Her work includes paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and science fiction/space opera romance. She fell in love with Sedona, Arizona, while researching the Sedona Files and now makes her home there, surrounded by the red rocks. No alien sightings, though...not yet, anyway!
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