out loud.
“I love you, Levi.”
His hand anchored up in her hair as he said, “I love you too. I have for a long time, but…I didn’t want to say it too soon and spook you. I already messed things up once between us. There was no way I wanted to do that again.”
“It’s never a bad thing to tell someone you love them. At least, I don’t think so.” Leaning down, she kissed him and kept on kissing him until they were both breathless. “Say it again.”
Luckily, he knew exactly what she meant.
“I love you, Willow. So damn much.” Then he kissed her and kept on kissing her as he rolled them over so he was the one on top. “Do I believe in love at first sight? Absolutely. It happened to me several months ago.”
And yeah, she was totally blushing now.
“A beautiful girl tripped right outside my window. And the first moment her eyes met mine, I was lost.”
It wasn’t the first time he’d mentioned having feelings for her before their fateful road trip, but it was the first time he admitted how deep those feelings ran.
“That makes two of us.”
“Yeah?”
She nodded. “Yeah.” Ducking her head, she explained, “When I told my family I was dating someone? It was you.”
“Well, yeah. That’s why I went with you to be your fake boyfriend.”
“No,” she said with a small laugh. “Before that. When I first made up a boyfriend, I told them his name was Levi and…and…totally described you to them.”
“Willow, I…you never told me that.”
“It was a little embarrassing.”
“You never need to be embarrassed with me. Ever. You can tell me anything.”
“Anything?”
He nodded. “Anything.”
That got her thinking. “Can I…tell you that I’m really thirsty right now and wish I had something to drink?”
And before she knew it, he jumped up and ran to the kitchen and came back with a bottle of water for her.
“Wow. Thank you.” She took a long sip and then studied him as he got comfortable under the blankets again. “Can I tell you…that I really didn’t like that movie we watched earlier?”
His eyes went wide. “Seriously? What was wrong with it?”
“I don’t know. I’m just not a Star Wars fan, I guess.”
“Hmph…I wish I had known that before the whole I love you thing,” he teased and then immediately laughed and wrapped her in his arms. “But I guess it’s okay to have some flaws…I mean, not everyone likes those kinds of movies, right?”
“Sure, just like not everyone knows all the songs in Aladdin.”
“I don’t sing!” he argued, still hugging her tight. “And I’m a grown man! Why would I know that?”
“Because you were a child once! And the cartoon version was popular when we were kids!”
“Are we seriously naked and discussing a Disney movie because…that just seems wrong.”
She sighed dramatically. “You’re right, you’re right. So tell me…what should we do while we’re naked?”
Slowly, he rolled her under him. “How about I show you instead?”
And as he began to kiss his way down her body, she thought no suggestion had ever sounded better.
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As far as wedding days went, Grace Mackie could say with great certainty that this one completely sucked.
And considering she was the bride, that was saying something.
Sitting alone in the bride’s dressing room in the exclusive Lake Tahoe resort where her fiancé had insisted they have their destination wedding, she felt bored and oddly disappointed. This wasn’t the wedding she had always dreamed of. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t even the wedding she had planned.
Two weeks ago, Jared suggested the idea of eloping and no matter how much Grace resisted, he steamrolled ahead and now…here they were. Granted, the resort was the most luxurious she’d ever stayed at; her gown was amazing, and…even though California isn’t exactly the destination that came to mind when she thought of destination weddings, it certainly didn’t suck.
The downside was that they went from a big, family-filled wedding to a small and intimate event that most of her family and friends couldn’t afford to attend. She had argued that point–among others–with Jared, but he had promised they’d have a big party when they got back to North Carolina. Getting married in Tahoe was a dream of his so she figured it wouldn’t be so bad.
Except it was.
She was alone in this gorgeous dressing room and wished her best friend Lori or even her parents were here with her. A light knock