For the Love of Chloe by Wendy Smith

Author:Wendy Smith [Smith, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-07T18:30:00+00:00

I’m not sure I’ll ever get enough of this.

To be with this woman who I know so well that even the years apart seem to have faded away.

Right now it’s just Chloe and me, and nothing else matters.

“I love being in your arms,” she murmurs.

I hold her tight and kiss her temple. She’s where she’s supposed to be, and I’m sure of that. Just as I’m sure of my feelings for her. And after tonight, it’s clear she’s along for this ride with me.

Closing my eyes, I still can’t quite believe she’s here, but she’s in my arms and all is right in my world.

I’m not sure how much later I’m roused from sleep when she kisses my cheek, her breath hot against my skin.

“See you later.”

“Where are you going?” I mumble.

“Home. Before the boys wake up.”

I shake myself awake. “What? Why? Stay.”

“I can’t. Not yet.” She leans over and kisses me.

I wrap my hand around her wrist, a little deflated at her leaving. “You don’t want anyone knowing about us.”

Chloe bites her bottom lip. “Just for a little while. We need to ease the boys into it.”

“They’re nearly adults, Chlo. They know me.”

She tilts her head. “They do, but it’s been a long, hard road back to what we have now. Xander, in particular, struggled with depression, and he’s the one I worry about the most.”

I take in what she says. She’s right. They’re still kids, and if I’m going to be with their mother, I need both of them to accept me. Chloe will always put them first, as she should.

“You give me butterflies when I can’t remember having them before. I get so nervous around you, and I don’t know why because, before we left town, I knew you my whole life.” She sucks on her bottom lip. “I want this. I want you. But apart from my boys, I want to just have us to myself for a little while.”

Her eyes are so full of concern, that I can see this is a big thing for her. Of course it is. I’m the first man in her life for four years, and those boys need to know that I love their mother and that I’ll be there for them.

“Hunter, I became a mother at eighteen. I’ve not had a real moment to myself since.” She looks up at the ceiling. “I love my family, but this is my chance to experience so many things I never did without any extra pressure. Maybe I’m being selfish, but I can’t remember falling in love the first time around. I want that.”

As she moves her gaze back to me, I lean in and kiss her softly. “Then that’s what we’ll do. I already feel like I waited my whole life for you. What’s a few extra days.”

Her lips quirk. “Days?”

“Hours. How quickly can I get you to fall in love with me?”

Chloe smiles. “You have no idea what you do to me. It terrifies me but feels so good.”

“Tell me.

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