Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 63004 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 315(@200wpm)___ 252(@250wpm)___ 210(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63004 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 315(@200wpm)___ 252(@250wpm)___ 210(@300wpm)
June 6, 1992
Once Ladd finished, we sat on the blanket and he got busy taking out the food. Lily had packed small finger sandwiches, fruit, a bottle of wine, and my favorite dessert, carrot cake.
“I feel a bit guilty sitting up here eating a picnic lunch when there’s so much to do,” I said several minutes later, enjoying my second little sandwich.
Ladd winked. “You told me everything was all ready to go.”
“It is…”
“But?” he asked.
“Everyone’s down at the house getting ready to come up here, so they can get everything set up.”
“And you and I will be helping them, so don’t feel guilty.”
The only thing that was already in place was the beautiful arbor that Mike and Jason had built as their wedding present to us. It was stunning, and Gus had decided it needed to be kept up here permanently. It was made of oak, and yesterday, Lilith, Nellie, and I had spent a few hours putting greenery and flowers all over it. Lilith had even made little plastic sleeves with water for the flowers, so they wouldn’t die before the wedding. It was such a great little invention they’d made that Gus was trying to urge her to mass-produce them and sell them for weddings.
After much internal debate, I’d decided to have our wedding announcement put in the River Falls Gazette. It wasn’t like anyone from River Falls would care if they knew about my connection to my father. And I hardly thought anyone from his team would see the announcement. It was more for the Wilde family, keeping with tradition and all.
“What are you thinking about?” Ladd asked after I set my empty dessert plate aside. He removed his white cowboy hat, which he’d been using to shade his face from the sun, then lay back on one of the pillows.
“My parents.”
He got back up on one elbow. “Do you wish they were here?”
I let out a humorless laugh. “No. Not at all. But, I will admit, a small part of me wishes that I had parents who loved me like your parents love you and the boys.”
He took my hand in his. “Someday, when we have kids of our own, I swear to you that I’ll love them with my whole heart.”
“I know you will.” Leaning in, I brushed a kiss across his lips. “We should pack up and head back to the house.”
Ladd groaned and dropped back onto the blanket, pulling me with him.
“We should make love.”
“Here?” I laughed.
“Why not?”
“What if someone shows up?”
It was his turn to laugh. “Like who? Everyone is at the house, and they think we’re on a romantic pre-wedding picnic. They wouldn’t dare interrupt us.”
I glanced around and back to Ladd. “We’ll have to be quick.”
He grinned, and I was once again reminded why I loved this man so much. That boyish smile, his adventure for life, and his love for me.
“I can be fast. Can you?”
I sat up and folded my arms over my chest, eyes narrowed. “Is that a challenge?”
He waggled his brows. “There a reason you’re wearing that pretty blue dress? You know that dress brings back the best memory.”
I felt my cheeks heat. The memory of straddling Ladd in his car back in November after a long day of classes and making love to him while we were both still dressed flooded my mind.
“Are you asking for a repeat?” I purred, lifting the hem of my dress and straddling him.
“Fuck yes, I am.”
I reached down and unbuckled his belt. He suddenly lifted his hips with me still sitting on him, causing me to shriek, then laugh.
With he pushed his pants down to his thighs, I lifted my brows. “Commando, huh?”
“Maybe I hoped this would be an option after lunch?” He smirked and reached up and pulled my panties to the side before slipping his fingers inside of me. We both moaned.
“You’re so wet, Viv.”
I nodded and moved over him as he guided himself to my entrance. I slowly sank down, my hands pressed against his chest.
“Fuck, you feel so good,” he said softly as he gripped my hips. “Fuck me, Viv. Make yourself come.”
Moving slowly at first, I relished the feel of him. We’d both been staying at his parents’ house for the last week because Ladd wanted us to be closer together, not me at the house and him on the other side of the ranch. Neither of us attempted to sneak into each other’s rooms, even though I knew we both wanted to. I’d missed the feel of him inside me.
“Viv, you’ve got to move a little faster or I’m going to lose control.”
Rocking faster, I rubbed myself against him as I felt my orgasm begin to build.
“Yes,” I panted as I leaned down so my clit brushed against his body. “Ladd, oh God. I’m going to come!”