I was so fucking happy, even though the pair of scrawny arms wrapped around my neck were nearly choking me into unconsciousness. I'd never lived in a neighborhood with a lawn so immaculate, which made me swell with pride because I knew this was my lawn. She pressed her mouth against my neck, and I swear the impression of her kiss followed me as I was sucked into yet another scene, a backyard with vivid green grass that was perfectly trimmed on a warm, sunny day. I buried my nose in her pearl-coiled highlights and breathed in the fresh scent of lilac. tattooed in neat black script just behind her ear, my heart pounded from all the emotions rushing through me.

I pulled her close and twirled us onto the dance floor as I lowered my mouth to her ear. I couldn't remember ever feeling more gratified than I did in that moment when she gave me a giddy grin and took my hand. Ryan,' I said, feeling as if everything inside me was going to burst out through my pores. Ignoring how stiff the shoulder pads in my tux jacket were, I held out a hand to the blonde in the wedding dress. 'And this one's for the happy couple.' The deejay sent me a nod, telling me I was up. Surrounding us, hundreds of people became a distant muted blur as they milled around the large reception hall just as the deejay started a new song. I sucked in a breath as I saw the wedding dress she wore. She had coiled her pale hair up into formal silky rolls with white pearls woven through the locks and a veil trailing down her back. With a bright flash of white, I was jerked away from both girls. My eyes widened, but the wider I tried to make them, the less I saw. 'Skylar.' The woman gasped, unable to break free of me.

Startling blue eyes, just like the woman on the couch with me, but darker hair. I wrenched my head around to find a little girl of four, five, hell, maybe six years old standing in the doorway, watching us curiously as she hugged a pink stuffed pig to her chest and sucked on her thumb.

My body responded, and I was ready for more of that sex I decided wasn't so bad after all.īut just as I leaned in to kiss her, a small voice asked, 'Mama? Daddy? What're you guys doing?' 'I'm warning you.' But there was too much warmth and joy in her voice to be of any real threat. I kept tickling her because I loved that sound, and I swear I loved her too. Squirming underneath me, she tried to twist out of my grip as she laughed.

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