Insomnia

Beautiful // Nineteen

What a sight. Cade thought lazily. He was gazing at Evie, leaning on the counter wearing only his shirt, panties, and a smile. She was sipping at a cup of tea.

"A man could fall in love with that pleased little smile you have."

Oh, it's too early and she's too fucking pretty not to have feelings right now.

She hummed her contentment. "I had a dream last night. Well, began as a nightmare." That smile he adored was lost momentarily. "About Jaime. I always would just wake up and start crying halfway through the dream 'cause I couldn't bear to see the rest of it, but..."

Cade drew in closer.

"I did last night. I don't know what's different, but that's not really the point." She put her cup down on the counter. "My asshole high school quarterback walked in and... Protected me."

His eyebrows raised in surprise. "Seriously? And that's not a figment of your imagination or anything? - we all know how dreams are."

The smile returned. "Nope. Definitely a memory. If it was a dream it probably would've been you."

He swept her up off the floor with a fit of giggles, then put her back down, holding her waist. "Evie, that's so great for you."

Her expression sobered. Too bad he still remembers every second of his own torture.

Cade let go of her. "Don't look at me like that."

Evie felt cold at his loss of contact. "Sorry." She murmurs. Really cold.

She took his hands and turned her back to lie against his chest. She took his arms and encircled them around her waist, leaning her head on one of her favorite tattoos.

He breathed in the scent of her hair, wondering what kind of ring she'd like.

"Hey, Cade." She murmured. "I have more good news."

"Mm?" He hummed, wondering how this morning could get any better. On an island, with the woman of his dreams, after she just realized something startlingly wonderful.

She bit her lip. "I'm not on my period anymore."

He went tense. "Babygirl, I'm very close to dragging your ass straight back into that bed."

She grinned and murmured, "do it."

That he did. He earned another squeal of laughter as he picked her up and threw her petite body over his shoulder.

She landed with a thunk on the bed and purred with delight as Cade crawled over her.

Sexy bastard...

He was already breathless. "God, what to do first?"

He started with kissing her sweet lips that still tasted like the orange tea she was sipping on. So sweet - so much sugar. That's my Eve...

His hands ran up her waist, finding her plush breasts. He wanted her quivering with need, and knowing precisely what he was planning on doing.

"I could... Kiss you between your legs." His lips traversed to her ear as his hands worked at her sensitive nipples. "Plunge my fingers into your tight little sex," his voice was filled with promises, and she was already crimson and trembling, "stretch you out so you can take every inch of me..."