wonderful words had me taking over and strong-arming him onto his back so I could whip off my robe and straddle his hips.
“God, you’re the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen,” I said, awestruck by the sight of him and the fact he was mine for the taking.
I lowered my face and kissed him with everything I had, lyrics swirling in my head as all my feelings heightened with the realization that Johnny was the man I’d been waiting for and I hadn’t even known it.
His was the other half of my heart.
Chapter Ten
JOHNNY
A soft knock sounded on the door, and I quickly got out of bed so I could answer it before Lily May was woken up.
I’d talked to Marie the night before and arranged for our breakfast to be delivered to my room rather than held in the kitchen for us like yesterday. Not that I was being presumptuous or anything. Of course, I’d hoped the evening would end the way it had, but I hadn’t expected it to.
“Hey,” I said in greeting as I opened the door. “Thanks for this.”
“It’s no problem at all,” Marie replied, a knowing smile on her lips.
She started to push the cart inside the room, but with a glance over my shoulder, I saw Lily May starting to wake, so I said, “I’ll take it,” and brought it the rest of the way in.
“What’s all this?” Lily May asked, the satin strap of her nightgown slipping down her shoulder as she sat up in bed.
She was a vision.
Blonde hair tumbling around her shoulders, blue eyes soft with sleep, and her lips swollen from the kisses we’d shared throughout the night.
She was half siren, half angel, and one-hundred percent everything I’d ever wanted but didn’t think I deserved.
“Breakfast,” I replied as I pushed the cart right up to the side of the bed.
“Mmm, coffee,” she moaned as I lifted the carafe and started to pour.
The sounds she made did wonderful things to my body, but I kept myself in check as I finished pouring and lifted the domes off the plates.
Taking in the French toast, bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, and homemade jam had my stomach growling in response.
“Wow, if I lived with Marie full-time, I’d gain a hundred pounds,” Lily May joked as she took in all the food.
“Yeah, but it would be worth it.”
Lily May grinned up at me. “You’re right. It totally would.” She picked up a piece of bacon and moaned again.
“If you don’t stop moaning, you’re breakfast is gonna get cold,” I warned.
“Is that a threat or a promise?” she asked, eyes twinkling.
I loved her like this… sweet, teasing, and sexy as hell.
“Come with me to Aspen,” I said suddenly, the words tumbling out of their own accord.
Lily May blinked, and asked, “What?”
I could tell she was surprised. Hell, I was too, but it felt right.
“You’re on vacation, right?” When she nodded, I pressed on. “We can turn in your rental and drive up the rest of the way together. Once we drop off the car at my client’s, we’ll book a room or, better yet, rent a place. We can have more snow days and spend Christmas together.”
“And then? After Christmas?” she asked. “What are you suggesting, Johnny? What are you looking for?”
“After Christmas? New Year’s, then Valentine’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, hell… Flag Day. I want to see where this can go. I know the odds may be against us, what with you being famous and touring and doing everything you do for your career. And me owning my own shop and living in a nowhere college town. But I’m willing to do whatever I can to make this work. Because now that I’ve gotten a taste of life with you, I can’t go back to a lackluster existence.”
Lily May’s eyes widened as my speech went on until it seemed her eyes had taken over her face. When they filled, I prayed it was with happy tears and not I’m about to break Johnny’s heart tears.
“What do you think?” I asked after a few torturous seconds of silence.
“I’d love to go to Aspen with you,” she said finally. “I don’t think you understand the amount of scrutiny and paparazzi that comes along with being with me, but I’ll do my best to keep you out of it.”
“We can worry about that when the time comes,” I assured her. “There are no skeletons in my closet.”
“I’m not worried about that. I’m more concerned for your privacy and