Unveiling Forever_A Novella by Jeannine Allison

Author:Jeannine Allison [Allison, Jeannine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novella
Publisher: Jeannine Allison
Published: 2017-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

Derek: Is everything okay?

Me: Yeah. I think so.

The phone rang.

“Hey, what’s up?” I answered.

“You think so?” Derek asked. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. She’s just been anxious. We both have and didn’t handle it well. Neither of us is really sold on this big wedding and instead of talking we just kind of bottled it up. I promise it’s okay, Derek.”

He was silent for a few seconds. “And you’re sure?”

I paused very briefly. “Yes. We just need to find a way to take a break.”

“Okay. Hey, I gotta go,” he said quickly, like something was pulling him away. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow?”

“Sure.”

We hung up just as Alara stepped back into the room. “Who was that?” she asked.

“Derek. He was worried when I left the bar.”

She frowned as she came to stand beside me, clutching the towel to her chest. “I didn’t want anyone to.”

“Hey.” I gently grabbed her wrist. “Worrying about you isn’t a burden. I do that anyway, for all sorts of reasons, Alara. And I know everyone else who loves you feels the same way.”

Nodding, she said, “I know. I’m trying to work on it.”

“Promise?”

With a soft smile, she ran her fingers through my hair. “I promise.”

“Good. Now we need to seal it.” Her grin cracked open wider as she held her pinky finger out to me. I smirked. “I was thinking of joining something else.”

Before she could react, I grabbed her waist and tossed her on the bed behind me. She let out a loud laugh as she bounced and the towel slipped.

I didn’t look at her body though, I kept my eyes on her slightly lost ones as I crawled over her. “I love you.”

“Gabe,” she sighed, her eyes welling with tears.

I sealed my lips over hers, pressing our promises and love into the kiss like a person pressed a flower into the pages of a book, with reverence, and with the hope that it would last forever.

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