Always On His Mind by Shanae Johnson

Author:Shanae Johnson [Johnson, Shanae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ines Johnson

Chapter Twelve

The vows solidified it for Beth. This was definitely the right thing to do. Reece’s words still echoed in her ears. It didn't matter that they were composed by another man. Pastor Patel had a knack for writing the vows of the ones he married. He always got to the heart of what the two people needed in their lives and crafted just the right words both needed to say to convey that.

She was Mrs. Reece Cartwright. All the doodling in her notebooks, all the pining each night in her childhood bed, all the wishing on stars falling from the skies, and pennies being tossed into wells, and prayers to God had manifested this.

Beth knew that when Reece said those vows, he'd meant them. If she hadn't believed his promises, then she would've known this was the right thing by that kiss. Oh, Lord in Heaven, that kiss.

The first brush of his lips against hers had been cursory. But the second taste had been filled with hunger. She knew because she'd felt it too. She'd wanted a third and fourth taste, but they weren't alone. They were in a room full of their closest family and friends. So, it would have to wait.

Until tonight.

Her wedding night.

Beth stumbled at the thought. Reece was there to catch her before she fell. They were making their way back down the aisle surrounded by the cheers and well-wishes of everyone they knew.

With her stumble, Reece looked at her with concern in his blue eyes. When he gathered that she was all right, he smiled at her. All worry about the night and what it held fled Beth’s body to be replaced by the heat of desire.

As much as she'd dreamed of saying I do to Reece, she hadn’t thought much about the wedding night. She’d been a girl with a crush. Then a woman with a broken heart. Now that she was Mrs. Reece Cartwright, her wedding night with her husband was all she could think about.

People came up and congratulated her, but all Beth could think was whether or not they knew what the blush on her cheeks really meant. Food was passed around the table during the reception, but Beth couldn’t eat a thing as she worried how the extra slice of bread might make her look later.

She watched Reece as he piled mac and cheese on his plate. Then greens. And, finally BBQ chicken. She wondered if he would mix them up like he did when they were younger.

As Mr. and Mrs. Fowler came over to offer their congratulations, Reece absentmindedly mixed the three dishes on his plate. He waited to take a bite until after the couple had moved back to their table. As Reece chewed his food, a look of pure ecstasy came across his features.

“This is my favorite, isn’t it?”

He asked no one in particular. He was remembering more and more. What would happen when he remembered everything? And that everything hadn’t included the love he’d professed for her today?

But she hadn’t made this all up.

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