C-26 by D.D. Lorenzo

Author:D.D. Lorenzo [Lorenzo, D.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SHHH Publishing
Published: 2020-09-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Dash pulled at the blanket, inching it up over Skylar's shoulder as she sleepily snuggled into his side. Seeing her like that gave him a strange sort of satisfaction. She fit there. Every curve and edge of hers molded to his. His emotions swirled like a coming storm. What he felt for her was something he'd never felt for any other woman, and the prospect of losing her had settled something he'd been mulling over for weeks. It was a crazy notion, and he couldn't explain it, but it was now or never.

As he looked down at the beauty lying in his arms, all he could hear in the silence was the steady sound of her breaths. He ran his thumb over her shoulder as he attempted to rouse her from a semi-sleep. "Sky?"

Her dark lashes fluttered against her pale skin. As she half-opened her eyes, a smile broke on her lips. "Hmm?"

"Can you wake up and look at me for a minute? I want to ask you something."

She tilted her chin up and fixed her blue eyes on him. Reaching her hand to his face, she caressed his cheek. The love she’d so carefully guarded was now visible in her expression.

"Marry me."

Her eyes popped open, and she sprang up on her elbow. Her expression was a mix of confusion and disbelief. "What did you say?"

"Marry me." He relaxed against the pillows. There was so much more to say, but he was giving her a minute to wrap her head around the question.

Sky pinched the sheet between her fingers as she rose to a sitting position, pulling up the covers that had fallen to her waist and exposed her breasts. Her former sleepy and satisfied expression quickly shifted as skepticism sliced with steely knives. Her eyes seared him with uncertainty. "Why?"

His confidence tilted, unbalancing the words he'd planned to say and leaving him with only one. "Because."

She cocked her head. "That's not a reason." Her brow furrowed.

How could he define the unexplainable? Though he attempted a confident smile, he was still nervous as hell. Not because he didn't think she’d marry him, but because he was asking her to share a life without boundaries. Every little thing they did would be publicized and he was well aware of her desire for privacy. He thought asking her was the craziest thing he'd ever done, but he couldn't shake the feeling that having Skylar as his wife would be the most perfect thing he’d ever do in his lifetime.

He looked down at her hand, brushing it with his fingers. "See, there's this thing—this connection between you and me—that I can't explain. I felt it the first time I kissed you and when I thought I'd lost you . . . when you walked out—" He couldn't finish. The feelings were too fresh. He swallowed the emotion that rattled his voice, attempting to do the same with the lump in his throat that had been there since she’d gone. It was a dance of unfamiliar steps for him.

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