Risky Pleasures - Brenda Jackson [74]
“But I want to tell them. I have to. Your mother and brother deserve to know the truth. And I want them to know what a wonderful man you are to have stuck by me for these six months, to have gotten me through some pretty difficult times. You are truly a special man, Reese Singleton.”
And then she was on tiptoe kissing him with all the intensity of a woman in love. Reese swept her into his arms and carried her to the bed. A quiver of love and happiness flowed through her because she knew that once again she would receive sexual healing of the purest form in the arms of the man she loved.
Two weeks later, Reese swept his wife of just a few hours into his arms to carry her over the threshold of the house they would share. The wedding had been private, with only family and close friends. That’s the way they had wanted it.
He placed Leah on her feet and closed the door behind them. She smiled up at him, looking beautiful, totally radiant in her light-blue pantsuit. She had been a beautiful bride.
“Jocelyn looks happy, doesn’t she?” Leah asked, smiling up at him. “Sebastian is good for her.”
And then she took a step and wrapped her arms around his neck. “And you, Reese Singleton, are good for me. And I love you.”
He pulled her tighter into his arms. “And I love you, too, Leah Mason Singleton.”
She smiled, liking the sound of her new name. She looked into his eyes. “It might be too early even to think about something like this, but I want a baby. Your baby. If it’s a boy I want to name him after you and if it’s a girl, I want to name her after my mother. I felt her presence today, Reese. Hers and Dad’s. They are happy for me. They are happy for us. And your mom and Danny are happy for us, as well.”
And she truly believed they were. Since she had tearfully told them the truth, they had been so supportive of her and Reese. And every day she was building a better relationship with his family.
“I want a baby, too,” Reese said, pulling her closer to him. “Are you happy?”
She smiled. “I’m very happy.” She glanced at her watch. They would drive to Memphis and spend the night, and the next morning they would fly to Hawaii to begin their honeymoon. “Do we have time?” she asked him grinning.
He knew what she was asking. Ever since that night they had made love again, it was as if they were making up for lost time. Her fears had been destroyed by his love. He swept her back into his arms. “Baby, for that we’ll make time.”
She wrapped her arms around his neck as he started for the bedroom. “There’s a lot that can be said for sexual healing, don’t you think?”
He looked down into her eyes. “Yes, but then what we share is a powerful force because no matter what, in the end true love will conquer all.”
He leaned down and kissed her. Unhurriedly. They had the rest of their lives together. Forever.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-0058-0
RISKY PLEASURES
Copyright © 2007 by Brenda Streater Jackson
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