slow? It’s up to you.”
“I’m not the only one here.”
“You’re the most important one.”
And just like that, I might have tipped over into love with this man. Real love, not the crush I’ve had for most of my life.
I knew he was special.
I didn’t know he was this incredible.
“Maybe the middle lane?”
He rubs his nose over mine and sets a rhythm, a push and pull that’s right there in the middle. Not too slow, not too fast. Just perfect so he hits all the right spots but ensures I don’t finish too quickly.
He takes my good hand, kisses it, and then traps it over my head against the mattress as he picks up speed, just a tiny bit.
“God, I can’t hold back.”
“Don’t. Don’t hold back with me.”
His jaw clenches, and with a low growl, Sam loses himself. All I can do is watch with absolute female satisfaction as he comes apart.
When he pushes in, pulsing and rubbing against my clit, I follow him right over.
“Whoa.” I swallow hard, and then he rolls us onto our sides so he can relax next to me. “Who knew it would be like that?”
“Me.” He brushes a lock of my hair off my cheek. “I knew.”
“Whatever.”
“Do you feel okay? Do you need anything?”
“I’m perfectly happy right now, thanks for asking.” His face is mere inches from mine as we both share my pillow. “Does this change everything?”
“No overthinking,” he says gently. “But, yes. It changes everything.”
“That’s what I thought.”
“Do I overthink every single thing?” I ask as I make myself at home in Aspen’s kitchen, getting to work on my famous margaritas.
“If you’ve suddenly changed everything about your personality, then no.” Aspen grins when I narrow my eyes at her.
“Don’t say anything without us!” Her Royal Highness, Princess Eleanor—better known as our bestie, Ellie—says as she and Alice hurry into the room. “We got here as fast as we could.”
“And by that she means that my husband drove as slow as possible,” Alice adds with a grimace. “That man doesn’t understand urgency unless someone has a gun pointed at Callum. Then, he picks up speed.”
“Thankfully, the whole gun pointed at my husband thing doesn’t happen often,” Aspen says with a wink. “You haven’t missed much yet. Tash was just asking if I think she’s an overthinker.”
“No, not at all.” Ellie rolls her eyes. “Never. Not you.”
“Sarcasm isn’t dignified on royalty,” I inform her.
I love these women. They’re my tribe. Aspen owns Drips & Sips here in town and married Ellie’s brother, Prince Callum, several years ago. The royal family is deeply rooted here in Cunningham Falls now, but they bounce back and forth between Montana and the United Kingdom.
Alice is married to Callum’s personal bodyguard, and she does most of the cooking for the royals. She’s become a great friend since we met her back when Callum and Aspen were dating.
“I’m incredibly dignified when I’m sarcastic.” Ellie sniffs regally, making me smile. “Why are you worried about overthinking?”
“Sam pointed it out, and I guess I never really gave it much thought before.” I squeeze fresh limes into the blender.
“How are things with the kids and Sam?” Alice asks, the three of them sobering.
“Things with Sam are really good.” I bite my lip, thinking about the weekend we just had. “We had sex.”
Three gasps fill the kitchen.
“Natasha,” Aspen breathes. “And you haven’t told us yet?”
“I didn’t see you before tonight.”
“You lead with that information,” Ellie says. “As soon as we walk through the door, the first words out of your mouth should be: ‘I did the dirty with Sam.’”
“It wasn’t dirty.” I add more lime and then pulse the blender. “Well, some parts were kind of dirty. But now, I have doubts.”
“About the dirtiness?” Aspen asks.
“No, about Sam. It probably wasn’t a good idea to have two sex-filled days with him.”
“Where were the kids?”
“Noah and Fallon had them. I feel like I should send them flowers. Or dinner or something. Anyway, it was probably a mistake because now we have to raise two kids together. What if it’s all weird?”
“Was it weird earlier today?” Alice wants to know.
I frown and take five glasses out of the cabinet. “No. But he hasn’t been to the house since we had the incredible sex. He was on call, and there was a barn fire out by the King ranch. I guess it was a doozy. He worked on it for a long time. They lost some animals. It was a mess.”
“So you haven’t seen him to know if