This Much is True - Tia Louise Page 0,86

him back. “I can answer you now. My answer is yes.”

Warm hands slide along my waist, slipping beneath the hem of my white sweater, rising higher to cup my back. My entire body is humming with delight.

We’re here together. We’re making promises. It’s the culmination of my dream, and it’s with the man of my dreams.

Closing my eyes, our lips reunite, and electricity races from the tips of my hair to the tips of my toes. JR’s lips capture mine, and our tongues slide and curl together. It’s incredible. It’s everything, and when my eyes flutter open to gaze at the brilliant stars above us, it’s there.

To the average pedestrian, it might sound like the hum of tires on the metal bridge, but it’s not. Far away, over the ocean, it’s them. Angels are singing. It’s the first time I’ve heard them in a year.

Lifting his head, he looks into my eyes. “Do you hear that?”

My eyebrows quirk, and my stomach flutters. “Hear what?”

He looks to the side and waits, but after a moment, he shakes his head, a sexy smile curling his perfectly full lips. “I thought I heard singing.”

Bouncing on my toes, I squeeze my arms tighter around his neck, speaking in his ear. “It’s the sound of our future. It’s going to be brighter and more beautiful than we ever knew.”

He smooths both hands along the sides of my face, cupping my cheeks. “You’re my hope, and I’m holding onto you as long as I live. I’ll never let you go.”

Placing my hand on his chest, over the spot where his ink lies, I look into his eyes and make a vow. “This much is true… You can count on me. I’ll never let you down. I’ll always stand by your side.”

Another kiss, and while our lips part in a swirl of desire and passion and longing, our mouths seal in a promise we’ll keep. It’s a promise of hope and of a future. It’s a promise born of hardship and refusing to let go.

It’s a promise that says this much is true… I’ll never let you go.

Epilogue

J.R.

I’m balls deep in the woman of my dreams, and she’s taking me to paradise.

Hope’s back is to me, and she rocks her hips, moving faster as I thrust my cock deeper into her hot little pussy.

“John…” She gasps, arching her back.

I sit up behind her, sliding my hands along her flat stomach up to her soft breasts, cupping them, tweaking her nipples. Her insides clench, and my mind blanks. I’m so close to coming.

“So good…” I groan, biting the top of her shoulder lightly.

Her body shudders, and I wrap my arm around her waist, sliding a hand between her legs and circling firmly over her clit. It’s just enough to take us both over the top.

She breaks with a loud moan, clenching and falling into me. Her fingers curl in the side of my hair, and I close my eyes as the orgasm races through my legs, centering in my pelvis and pulsing into her.

It’s so fucking good.

We’re breathing fast, and both my arms are around her now. I turn my face to kiss her behind the ear, inhaling soft flowers and caramel. She reaches both hands over her head, caressing my neck, pulling my hair.

“Mmm…” The smile on her lips makes me smile. “My sexy husband.”

Yeah, we did it. We decided not to waste any time getting married. As soon as we got back to Fireside, we had a small ceremony down by the shore in Oceanside, just the two of us, GA, Scout, and Jesse. When we’re able to get everyone together, we’ll fly out her dad, Karla, and Yarnell and have a big celebration.

On the way back, we took a detour through Oceanside Village, and stopped in a pretty little cake place. The owner was a friendly girl who said they did a steady business with tourists coming up from the strip.

Hope and I exchanged a look, and as soon as we got home, she got to work on her business plan, altering the location to a boutique community near a thriving beachfront tourist destination.

As luck would have it, Stephen Hasting’s investment partner Remington Key is located not too far away, and he made a day trip to check it out. They agreed to give her half the startup money she’d need. As her husband, I’m investing the other half. Pancake Paradise is on track for a grand re-opening in the summer of next year, just