should have told you before
this moment, but I was just so scared that you would reject me. I know they are
disgusting—”
“You’re beautiful, Lacey.
Nothing about you is disgusting. I love you, all of you. When I look at your
chest, all I see is survival. I see a second chance at a life, a life with me.
So please don’t apologize for something you couldn’t control. Just allow me to
make love to you, and please don’t ever forget how much I love you and how I
think you are the most gorgeous girl in the world.”
Relief and love exploded in
Lacey’s chest, as she looked deep into his eyes. Her lip started to wobble
before a sob escaped her lips but then Karson was there, kissing the sobs away.
She would never love a man like she did Karson, and she was fine with that. He
was her forever. Laying her back, he kissed down her neck and held himself up
as he looked down at her. Kissing her nose, and then a few of the stray tears,
he kissed her lips. Trailing his kisses down his jaw and neck, he placed one in
the middle of her chest. Slowly, he placed his lips on her left scar, kissing
it softly before doing the same to the right. Tears rolled down the side of her
face as she watched him and, when his eyes met hers, he smiled before saying,
“I love you, Lacey. All of you.”
Not able to say anything else,
she whispered, “I love you.”
* * * *
Karson was stunned by what
Lacey had just shared with him, but he was thankful that she completely trusted
him. He loved her, with everything inside of him, and had waited for this
moment for months. He had wanted her since the moment he met her but, unlike
with other girls, he wanted to savor her, wanted to treasure her, and wanted to
wait until the moment she was ready. She had been nervous since the beginning
when it came to him, and he wanted to show her that he could love her without
sleeping with her. The last two months had been the best of his life. He was
playing the best hockey of his life, and he was in love with the girl of his
dreams.
Being with Lacey was easy,
like breathing, and she lit up his day every time he saw her. He craved her and
couldn’t help but fall in love with her over and over again each day. She was
that amazing, that perfect. She worked so hard, she loved with all her heart,
and he admired everything she had been through. She was the strongest person he
knew, and he loved her with everything inside of him. He couldn’t wait to take
her to meet his parents the following day, and Kacey already loved her. He had
huge plans for them and couldn’t wait for their future, but right now, he had to
make love to the love of his life.
Kissing down her stomach,
he unbuttoned her jeans, slowly sliding them down her legs to reveal a little
lace thong. Groaning inwardly, he threw her jeans over his shoulder and kissed
up her thighs as her hand snaked up into his hair. Spreading her legs, he
pressed himself into her before meeting his mouth with hers. The heat from her
sweet center teased his dick through his athletic shorts, and he wanted nothing
more than to bury himself deep inside her, but he wanted to draw this out as
much as he could. He wanted to enjoy her thoroughly.
Falling to the side of
her, he continued to kiss her as his hand made a trail down her stomach to
between her legs. Pulling her panties to the side, he dipped his fingers
between her wet folds and groaned against her lips as his fingers sank into her
center. She was hot and wet, driving him completely mad with lust. As he lazily
moved his fingers along the taut bud between her folds, he kissed her with
urgency as she gasped and thrashed under his hand. He loved feeling her like
this, making her come. He always wondered why she never took her shirt off when
they would fool around before, but now that he knew why, he only loved her
more. She was so strong, so beautiful, and all his.
Moving his finger in just
the right way against her silky nub, he watched as she came undone
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