𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫 | 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢

Epilogue

Hours later, Cheryl and I stepped through the luxurious suite on the coast of Naples.

I gazed out the patio doors. "Wow..."

She stepped in behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist. "Wow is right. We should've come here weeks ago."

I smirked. "Better late than never. I can't wait to consummate every surface of this place. If you give Marcus a raise, do you think he'll watch the twins for us?"

Cheryl chuckled lightly. "Absolutely. He's got a soft spot for you and I've been planning to bump up his salary anyway, given how much he does for us."

She leaned in to kiss me and I smiled against her lips.

"I'm glad he suggested taking the twins to lunch while the two of us got settled and you changed."

"Same, although I admit I'm not proud of how quickly I jumped at the opportunity to have you all to myself for a bit." Cheryl's hands slid to my waist, gripping the fabric there.

Her kisses became more insistent, coaxing my lips open so her tongue could slide inside.

I moaned. "Cheryl..."

She started walking me back towards the bedroom. "What do you say you help me take off this wedding dress?"

I put my hands on either side of her face and guided her lips back to mine, pouring all of my pent-up emotions into the kiss.

"Cheryl, I want you."

"You have me." She kissed a blazing path up to my ear, whispering, "I'm yours, Toni. Only yours."

I shuddered. "Only mine, huh? I like the sound of that." She nodded and I held her chin. "I mean it. I'm not going to share you anymore."

Cheryl reached up to cup my cheek, her gaze serious. "You won't have to. And I'm sorry I ever asked you to."

I looked deeply into her eyes, finding nothing but sincerity there. I smiled and she pulled me flush against her, her hands traveling down my back and over the curve of my ass.

My own hands explored her body, teasing her breasts through the fabric of her gown.

I pulled back a little, tracing the soft lace of her bodice with a delicate finger. "As beautiful as you look in this.. I need it off. Now."

Cheryl turned in my arms, pulling her hair to one side to better expose the back of the dress to me. "I'm going to need some help with that."

I began the slow process of unbuttoning the long row of buttons along the length of her back, dropping teasing kisses to her bare skin as soon as it was exposed.

She shivered. "That tickles."

I didn't stop until all evidence of her wedding pooled on the floor by her feet. "That's better. I don't want any signs of her here.

"Trust me, she's the last thing on my mind right now." Cheryl took a step towards me, her hands playing with the fabric that clung to my waist. "I believe it's your turn.."

I pushed her onto the nearby sofa, and she sat obediently.

With my eyes closed, I swayed my hips to a beat that only I could hear as I dragged my hands up my curves.

"God, that's sexy."

I opened my eyes and slowly peeled away the fabric separating my bare skin from Cheryl's intense gaze. "Is this what you had in mind?"

She nodded, her eyes focused on my body. "You have no idea."

I braced my hands on her shoulders and placed my knees on either side of her hips, straddling her. Her hands gripped my waist, anchoring me.