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her as soon as they reached the top of the landing, pushing her backwards as he slowly eased her to his bed.

Kiera didn’t need words any longer. When he kissed her, he communicated extremely well. She followed his lead, demanding right along with him. Touching him everywhere, re-learning his touch and his scent, the way he touched her as well, feeling glorious as they spun out of control. And when he entered her, she knew that she would never feel as whole as she did at this moment. With Axel, the world always seemed perfect. No matter what was going on outside the world, Axel and the way he looked at her or touched her, or just smiled in her direction, made everything right and she was happy.

Chapter 7

Kiera rested her chin on her palm as the conversation swirled around her. She didn’t even realize that she had a goofy grin on her face as Mia, Cricket and Autumn discussed wedding plans. Mia was throwing a big wedding with all of her neighbors and co-workers invited. They’d all helped her when she was arrested and she wanted to thank them, to show them all how much their loyalty and support meant to her.

Autumn had suggested to Mia that she should get married on the same day that her ex-fiancé was to be sentenced for his fraud and embezzlement charges. But Mia only smiled and waved that idea away. Jeff wasn’t in her life any longer. Ash was the only man that was important to her. She didn’t care what happened to Jeff. They’d broken up long before he tried to frame her for stealing all that money and then his faked murder. They’d all been disgusted when they’d learned how he’d gotten his blood drawn over several months in order to have enough to fake his own death. That was just repulsive not to mention a waste since there were so many people who needed blood as a life saver. Jeff had been selfish on so many levels, it was hard to figure out which was worse.

Her wedding was three months away now and they were frantically getting things organized. A wedding this size normally took at least a year to pull together but Ash refused to wait that long to marry her. So the wedding would be sooner and he gave Mia an enormous budget to make things happen more quickly.

“What about you?” Mia asked.

Kiera looked around and suddenly realized that all three women were now staring at her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t get much sleep last night,” she replied, smothering yet another yawn. “What was the question?”

The three other women shared a look which Kiera missed because she was nervously adjusting her napkin on her lap.

Autumn spoke up. “Mia was asking what our ideal wedding would be. She’s looking for ideas.”

Kiera instantly knew that she wanted to get married in the field behind Axel’s house, right at dusk with white lights sparkling underneath the huge, oak tree. She didn’t want a large group of people. In fact, she would be perfectly happy with just these three women, a few of her college friends she still kept in touch with and…

She was about to think of Axel’s brothers but that would mean that Axel was the groom.

She sighed and shook her head. “Yes, um…I don’t know exactly what kind of wedding. But probably...”

“Something in the country?” Cricket suggested with a kind, understanding look.

Kiera smiled and nodded her head. “Yes. Definitely something simple and countryish.”

Autumn cleared her throat, all of them knowing what was happening. But until Kiera was ready to discuss it, the other women were trying to be mute on the subject and respect her privacy. “What kind of flowers are you getting Mia?”

Mia looked away from Kiera’s longing look and focused on her water. “I haven’t really picked out the flowers.”

Three women stared at her. “The flowers have to be ordered, honey,” Autumn said with a slight sense of urgency. “You have the church and the groom, we have our dresses and you have yours. The reception place, the food, the cake and flowers are all that’s left.”

“I know,” she sighed. “That’s why I’m asking you guys. I don’t really have a favorite flower. I don’t want roses because they are too expensive although I love the way they smell and their elegance. And I don’t like orchids.”

“Daisies,” Kiera stated, then looked up, surprised that she’d even said the word.

Mia’s eyes lit up. “I like daisies,” she