Stranger Danger
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Santiago took his time as he delivered wave after wave of pleasure. Each one took them higher and brought them closer to release. When it came, it was a tidal wave, a virtual rush of glory and power. Sara’s body spasmed with each wonderful spiral and they came as one, bodies straining together until they yielded to the intense orgasm.
Afterward, cuddled close in the California twilight, they shared a comfortable silence, content and close. When Santiago stirred, she reached out to touch him. “Don’t get up, not yet.”
He laughed. “We can’t stay in bed forever, chica.”
“I know but we can spend a few more minutes.”
“I’m not going far or leaving you, Sara. You’ve got me for the rest of my life.”
His ring glittered on her finger, but his words filled her heart. “Good. That’s what I want most of all. I always did and I was too stupid to realize it for so long. If you hadn’t come to my door, when I thought you were some stranger, I’d still be in Bentonville, existing but not living.”
They snuggled and then he asked, “Do you want to go back to Arkansas? Your shop is there. I will if you want.”
She considered it and shook her head. “You wouldn’t like it there, not for long. You belong here. I can keep the shop and let Catie run it. Maybe she’ll want to buy it someday. All I want to be with you, Santiago.”
Pleasure flushed his face and he smiled. “You could open another florist shop, maybe.”
Sara touched his cheek. “I don’t think I even want to, Santiago. Since I’ve learned dreams can come true, I want to be a teacher, use my teaching degree after all this time.”
“Si, you can. Let’s get married first, though. Is tomorrow too soon?”
As a teenager, she’d known what she wanted, a church wedding with Santiago waiting at the altar. She’d chosen colors, flowers, bridesmaids, and a cake. Now, none of the trappings mattered, nothing but the man and the vows.
Sara laughed. “A little bit but give me a few weeks, time to heal and time to plan. Then we’ll get married, Santiago. And find another apartment or a house...”
His grin broadened. “And I can go back to being a cop so I can afford one.”
“No one in M13 will be after you for what you did?” It was the one worry lingering in her mind.
“No,” he said. “I told you, back in the hospital. It’s covered. Javier is dead and any idea he was me, Santiago, has been debunked. It’s over and I’m good. I mean, I’ll still be a cop, there’s always going to be a certain amount of risk and danger but no more than ordinary.”
“Good,” Sara said. “I mean, I don’t like danger but at least the gang threat is in the past.”
Their eyes met and they burst into joyful laughter. Love filled the room and when Sara laid her head against his chest, she listened to his heartbeat as their breaths drew in tandem. “Te amo, mi corazon.”
“Te amo, la muñequita.”
The future lived and so would they.
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