“Sure, Beau, you said?”
“Yes sir.”
“I’ll send her out here. It was nice to meet you.” He tells me.
“Nice to meet you too sir.”
My hands find my pockets and I begin to rock back and forth on the balls of my feet. It took a lot of guts to finally get me here and I only hope this was a good decision. Will her eyes light up when she sees me? Will she be surprised?
The sound of the doorknob turning churns my stomach. The churning is almost more than I can bare, this is it. It’s now or never. She looks more beautiful than she did a year ago. She still has the power to take my breath away. Her eyes lock with mine and they widen. She’s shocked and I’m hoping it’s in a good way.
After moments of silence and me still rocking on the balls of my feet, she finally breaks the silence. “Beau, um, hey. What are you doing here? How did you find me?”
I swallow a gulp as I get ready to speak. This moment has me so nervous. The palms of my hands are sweating inside my pockets and my heart is racing. “Don’t be mad at Sienna, but she gave me your address. I had to see you. I spent the last year feeling sorry for myself and how things went down.”
Her eyes widen like she can’t believe I’m here. Hell, I can’t believe I’m really here. “You drove all the way here?” She asks with her brow scrunched.
“I did. I only stopped once, I had to get here as soon as possible.”
“Why?” she asks.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I pull my hands from my pockets and run them through my hair. “Because, I love you Shay. I love you so damn much and I needed you to see that this is real. That wasn’t just some dirt road summer love, this is the real deal for me. You are it, Shay. You are everything I want and need, and if that means I move up here for you, then dammit, I will.”
The tears that form in her eyes make me want to wrap my arms around her and hold her tight but I don’t want to overstep any boundaries. Shay takes a deep breath and begins nervously rubbing her hands together. “Beau, this scares the shit out of me. I’ve never loved anyone in my life. I met you and you turned all that around. I thought it was easier to shut you out and leave because of the distance, but I do love you.”
Hearing her say those words ignites my soul. Those are the three words I’ve been longing to hear from her beautiful lips. I pull her hand into mine and remember just how electrifying her touch is. I remember how perfectly it fits in mine. Only mine.
“I want to make you happy, Shay. I want to be the reason you smile every day. I want to be everything you want and need, will you let me be that for you? This past year has been fucking miserable. I can’t do it without you.”
“I can’t ask you to move up here Beau, that’s selfish. You have a life down there.” She attempts to argue.
My head cocks to the side and I grin. If only she already knew…but she doesn’t. “Shay, you aren’t asking me to. I told you I will because I want to. I’ll get an apartment and start my own damn business here. If it means I’m with you, I’ll move every damn star in the sky.”
The tears that formed in her eyes earlier begin to cascade down her porcelain cheeks. I can’t fight it anymore, I step forward and wrap my arms around her. I hold onto her tightly as I tell her, “Shh, Shay, don’t cry. I’m here and I’m never leaving you again. I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did that night, but I didn’t know what else to do. I never thought I would end up falling for you like I did, but it just happened.”
“Trust me, I know all about that.” she sniffles “I thought I could just go down there and have fun, and then you came along with your amazing self. Who the hell would have thought I was going to fall in love with busty Beau?” she attempts to joke before turning serious. “But Beau, I have to tell you something…”
I can’t hear another word. I have to taste her soft kiss. It’s been a year since those lips have been on mine and my body is craving that sweetness. My lips crash against hers and my insides explode into a fit of anticipation as our tongues collide. Her kiss is like honey. It’s so damn sweet and I can’t get enough. Her arms wrap around my neck as the kiss deepens and I can’t help the growl that escapes my throat. Shay breaks the kiss leaving me completely and utterly breathless. We’re both standing there trying to regain our composure.
“Beau, this is unexpected. I really need to tell you something.” She says still trying to regain her control.
“I know it is Shay, I’m sorry.” I say as I kiss the tip of her nose. “I just want you. I’ll be here until the day you tell me to leave. Just please, don’t leave me again.”
“Beau, listen please.” She says through a shaky voice. With the kiss we just shared, how can she be so on edge? It’s almost like she’s treating me like a complete stranger and I’m not sure how to take this.
A voice breaks through before she can say another word and it startles me. It’s the voice of another guy. “Shay?”
I turn to see a guy standing behind me. My heart begins the slow downfall from this insane rollercoaster. My heart isn’t strapped in and it’s plummeting at a dangerous rate.
“Shay,” he says again. “Is everything ok? Who is this?”
My heart just hit the damn pavement and I look between a very uncomfortable Shay and whoever this guy is. The guy continues to look me up and down. Shay is speechless so I take matters into my own hands.
“I’m Beau. I’m a friend of Shay’s from Louisiana.” I extend my hand to whoever this is in a friendly manner.
He gives me a strange look before raising his eyebrow, “Do you kiss all your friends like that?”
“Wyatt, it’s not what you think.” Shay tells him. My eyes meet her in a strange look as I nervously run my hands through my hair. Her feet shuffle nervously and her hands become just as restless.
“I hope it’s not what I think.” He says. “If it is then I’ll be going.”
“No. I’m ready. Beau was just stopping by to say hi, right?” she looks over to me. As if my heart hadn’t just hit the damn ground, Shay is now stomping on it in an unforgiving manner. Who does Wyatt think he is and why is he with my Shay?
“Uh, yeah. I’ll let you two get going.” I step forward pulling her in for a hug. As I hold her body close, I breathe in every ounce of her sweetness. I moved all the way here to be with her without telling her and some douche has moved in on my territory. I can’t let this happen. Before I break the hug, I softly whisper into her ear, “I moved here for you Shay. I let you go once. That damn summer changed my life. I need you and I love you. I won’t stop until you’re mine. We belong together and you know that.”
I break the hug and give Wyatt a polite grin before walking to my truck. As I drive away, I shake my head. This sure as hell isn’t how I imagined this would go. We were supposed to see each other and everything was supposed to be scripted perfectly. She’s supposed to be my happily ever after. I’m defeated but not for long. Shay belongs with me, my heart knows it. My damn heart led me miles away from home just to be with her. She’s the only one it beats for and I meant every damn word I told her. I won’t stop until she’s mine.
The End
Beau & Shay’s story will continue in:
Destined For a Dirt Road….
Coming Soon
Acknowledgments
Thank you to my fiancé and daughter for always supporting what I love to do. I love you both so much….you two make my life complete!
A big thank you to my Dad for being my best friend and the best dad in the world!! I consider myself very lucky to have you as my dad. All I ever want to do is make you proud! I love you so much.
Thank you to my Mom, you are amazing and I love you so much. You’re the strongest woman I know and I hope to be as strong as you one day.
Lisa Survillas, you are the best. Thank you for supporting this story from day one and reading through it more than once. Thank you for being one of the best friends I could ever ask for.
To my Book Babe
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Finally, thank you to you, my readers….you are what truly keeps me going. Thank you for believing in me, it means more than I could ever say.
About the Author
Ashley Johnson was born and raised in Lake Charles, LA where she still resides with her fiancé and their daughter.
She graduated high school in 2003 and then graduated college in 2008 with an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice.
She has a terrible addiction to Amazon and Google Play and owns more books than she will probably ever read, but can't resist a good story. When she's not reading or writing she loves to cook, that's what happens when living in Louisiana.
Ashley loves to read and write, so that's what she does now.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
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