Total pages in book: 93
Estimated words: 90464 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 452(@200wpm)___ 362(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90464 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 452(@200wpm)___ 362(@250wpm)___ 302(@300wpm)
I turn our bodies midair right before my back slams into the safety net. As we bounce on the net, I roll her over and kiss the living hell out of her.
Minutes later, I lift my head and stare deep into her sparkling eyes. “Will you be my leading lady for the rest of my life?”
She nods, and it’s clear she doesn’t realize what I’m asking.
“Will you be the mother of my children?”
Her smile turns affectionate, and she nods again.
I frame her face. “Nova, will you marry me?”
Finally, it sinks in, and her eyes go wide with surprise while her lips part, then her features go slack with disbelief. “Easton.”
I tilt my head, and my tone is much more intimate when I repeat the question, “Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
She begins to nod, then emotions flash over her face, and I can feel the wave of happy energy bursting from her. “Yes. Yesyesyes!”
I seal my mouth to hers and savor her answer for a long while before I break the kiss so we can climb off the safety net. It takes me minutes too long to get us out of the harnesses, then I pick my woman up bridal-style and carry her to my trailer.
When I set Nova down on her feet and open the door, I’m glad to see Sylvia managed to put up all the fairy lights. There’s a podium in the living room with red silk flowing over it and a box perched in the middle.
I walk to the podium, and picking up the box, I turn to face Nova as I go down on one knee.
Nova
My heart can’t contain everything I’m feeling, and as Easton goes down on his knee, a sob bursts from me.
I cover my mouth with a trembling hand, my gaze glued to him as he says, “Nova Allen, I choose you. I’ll keep choosing you every single day of our lives because no one compares to you. Your smile lights up my world, your selflessness keeps me humble, and your love gives me strength. Please let me love you for the rest of our lives because, until you, all I did was act. But with you, I get to be the real me.”
I nod like a crazy person and struggle to rein in my chaotic emotions so I can reply. “I chose you fourteen years ago, and I’ll continue to choose you forever. I’ll be a safe space for you where you can be vulnerable, and I’ll always do my best to keep you grounded and make you feel loved.” When I walk closer to him, he climbs to his feet. I look into his eyes as I whisper, “I will never love another the way I love you.”
He opens the box, revealing a diamond ring that leaves me speechless. I can only blink like an idiot at the massive glittering stone.
Easton removes the ring and takes hold of my left hand. When he pushes the diamond onto my finger, another sob bursts from me.
“Dreams do come true,” I whisper while lifting my head to look at the man I’ve loved all of my life. “You’re mine.”
“Forever,” he murmurs as he wraps his arm around my lower back, “and always.” I’m tugged against his chest, and right before his mouth claims mine, he says with a hoarse tone, “Every single beautiful inch of you belongs to me.”
Epilogue
Nova
I’m sitting by the island and sipping on my first cup of coffee for the day when I hear the front door open.
“Yes, I’ll be back on set tomorrow afternoon,” I hear Easton say. “Okay. Talk to you later.”
I quickly place the mug down, and darting to my feet, I run toward the foyer. When Easton comes into view, I let out a happy shriek before throwing myself at him.
Chuckling, he lifts me off my feet, giving me a tight hug.
“God, I missed you,” I say before I start kissing him with all the longing I’ve felt. The past two weeks he’s been in New Mexico for filming have been way too long.
Between kisses, he murmurs, “I’ve missed you too.” Keeping me pinned to his body with one arm, he walks deeper into the house. “Lainey?”
“Sleeping,” I mumble, eager to devour my husband’s mouth.
We got married on New Year’s Day and spent a wonderful week in Bali for our honeymoon. Since then, Easton has been working on his new movie, spending most of his time away from home.
It wasn’t easy at first, but he makes an effort to fly back every two weeks so we don’t have to go months without seeing him.
I’m carried into the guest restroom because we won’t make it to the bedroom. After kicking the door shut, Easton pins me against the nearest wall.
When I begin to shove my leggings down, he pulls down the zipper of his pants. We desperately reach for each other, and he lifts me off my feet again. I quickly wrap my legs around him, and when he enters me with one hard thrust, I moan into his mouth.