Love's Second Chance (Second Chances #1)(42)
“Damn, Korinne, you’re so wet.” I loved it when he said stuff like that. Moving my hips with his thrusts, I wrapped my legs around his waist and drew him in tighter, willing him to push deeper. His movements became more frantic and he wrapped him arms tighter around my body, crushing me to him. The tingling of another orgasm was building, until I knew it was about to rack my body with its pleasure. Galen’s stiff cock penetrated me with need and desire, but I could tell he was slowly losing control. Only when I felt him pulsing inside of me did I let my release come. I rode the wave of ecstasy while he gave those last and final thrusts. His body jerked a couple of times before he relaxed and let out a sigh of contentment. Breathing hard and slick with sweat, we both lay together on the blanket, still joined … one.
Galen kissed me gently before he pulled out and settled his body beside mine. “I think I could get used to this.” He sighed huskily while trailing a finger over my bare stomach.
“I could, too,” I agreed. “Just think, we’ll be able to do this every day.” I looked around at the mountains surrounding us, and I couldn’t help but think how it was purely a slice of heaven. “It’s just a shame it can’t always be here in this spot,” I said.
Galen’s finger caresses stopped mid-motion, and I glanced over at him to see that devilish smile of his again. Sitting up, he grabbed a blanket to place around my nude body. “What would you say if we could do it here always?”
I narrowed my eyes at him in question. “I don’t understand. What are you talking about?”
Galen grabbed the rolled up blueprint and laid it out in front of me. “I want you to take a look at this and tell me what you think.”
I looked down at the sketch, but I noticed that it wasn’t finished yet. The layout was nowhere near completed. “What is this, Galen?”
He tapped his finger down on the blueprint. “This, my love, is the first layout stage of our cabin.”
“What?!” I screamed excitedly, peering at him with wide, shocked eyes.
He let out a genuine laugh. “You’ve always wanted to live here in the mountains and have your own cabin. Well, this is my gift to you. I want you to help me finish designing the floor plan.” He cringed when I squealed and tackled him across the blanket. Exasperated and excited, I couldn’t stop the smile that took over my face. I wrapped my arms around him and held him tight while the excitement bubbled over. “I knew you would be excited, but I didn’t think you would be this excited,” he grunted from me squeezing him tight.
“Are you kidding? I could run around here naked I’m so excited.”
Galen shrugged. “I don’t see why not. It’s our land anyway, so you can do whatever you want to here.”
If I was shocked before, I was even more shocked now. My eyes went wide as the realization of what he just said hit me. How many more surprises was he going to throw my way? “This is our land?” I asked, mesmerized and not completely sure if I heard him right. Could this beautiful place actually be mine? My hands began to shake as the excitement took over my body. Galen caught my face in his hands and kissed me soothingly to calm me down. I closed my eyes, taking in a deep breath and whispered, “Is this real? Are you even real?”
His chest rumbled with laughter as he tilted my face up. “Open your eyes, love.” I did as he said and gazed at him. “This is the life you dreamed of and I’m going to give it to you.” He took my hand and kissed it. Galen may be fun, adventurous, and a complete alpha male, but he could also be gentle and caring. I loved that he could be all of those things and also have the biggest heart of anyone I knew. “Once we get the floor plan finished we can start building,” he told me.
“How will we live here with our work mainly in Charlotte?”
“Well … it might take a while before we can live here permanently, but at least we’ll have our own haven away from the city life. We can come up here as much as you want,” he amended.
“That sounds good to me.” I laid down on the blanket and a wave of exhaustion washed over me. Galen laughed when I stifled a yawn.
“I didn’t realize I was boring you,” he teased.
“Oh hush! I think with all the excitement it’s worn me out, or … it could be all of those long nights,” I chided with a wink.
Galen put on his clothes and gathered mine to hand them to me. “How about we head home and stay in for the night? I’ll cook you dinner and then we can watch a movie. You can even watch your favorite if you want to.”
“That would be wonderful, but I think you should pick the movie tonight. I think you’ve let me choose the past few times.”
“I have, haven’t I? Well, get dressed while I load the truck and we’ll be on our way.”
After getting dressed and the truck was loaded, I took one final look at the place I’d soon be able to call my home. The ring on my finger glistened in the sun, and then the realization dawned on me. One day soon I was no longer going to be Korinne Anders, but … Korinne Matthews instead. That day couldn’t come soon enough.
Chapter Sixteen
“Welcome back lovebirds,” Rebecca announced. Galen and I looked at each other and smiled. We had just gotten back from our honeymoon to the Virgin Islands two days ago, and now we were back at work.