A Love Like This by Kahlen Aymes Read Free Book Online

several hours.
    “Mmmm,” she moaned again as I lifted my head
and stroked her cheek with the back of my knuckles. “I want
you.”
    “Do you, now?” I said softly as I nuzzled
her cheek with my nose. I pressed the evidence of my desire into
the softness of her stomach. “You drive me crazy with it. It never
goes away, Julia,” I whispered against her skin as I dragged my
mouth back toward hers.
    “Uhhhh, Ryan. Always.” We kissed again, a
series of soft, open-mouth kisses that left me aching and hungry
for more.
    “I could swear you have a room, dude! Why
the fuck aren’t you using it?” Aaron’s jubilant face suddenly
appeared a few inches away from my wife’s and mine, intruding on
the intimacy. We both smiled as we abruptly broke apart. A
beautiful blush flooded the apples of Julia’s cheeks and I still
held her close to my body. Aaron’s arm was around Jenna’s waist and
she was laughing out loud, her face flushed with happiness. She
looked every bit the radiant bride. “I thought I was the horn dog
around here, and it’s my wedding night!”
    “Hey!” Julia moved out of my arms to hug my
brother and his new wife, wrapping one arm around each of them,
careful not to pull Jenna’s very full veil from her head. She was
beautiful, but very, very fluffy. So different from the
glistening, simply elegant bridal gown that Julia had worn. My
heart still skipped a beat whenever I thought about it. At times, I
was even grateful for Mike Turner because of the breathtaking
photos he’d taken of Julia and then of us together right after we
were married. I loved looking at them and I enjoyed it immensely
when I caught Julia doing so.
    “Yeah? So what in the hell are you still
doing here, then?” I teased. “Don’t you have a plane to catch?”
    “Yes! That’s why we’re interrupting,” Jenna
took Julia by the arm and started to pull her away.
    “All the women are coming up to help me
change and I want you to join, too. Will you?” Her eyes were
sparkling when Julia nodded in the affirmative.
    “Of course!” The two of them had become even
closer since Julia’s accident and I was happy to see it. They’d
been friends a long time, but now they were more like sisters. “I
wouldn’t miss it!”
    “Where’s Ellie? She seemed upset earlier,”
Aaron observed.
    “Yeah, she was,” Julia’s face fell slightly,
before she tried to mask it; she wouldn’t want to take the sparkle
off of Aaron and Jenna’s night. “She and Harris were dancing a
minute ago. I’ll get her and meet you upstairs, okay?” Jenna nodded
as Julia took my hand and glanced at my face, an intimate smile
meant only for me lifted the corners of her full lips. “I’ll see
you a little later, handsome.” The fingers of her right hand
reached up to brush along the now slightly scruffy line of my jaw
and my own hand closed around them so I could kiss the tips.
    “I’ll miss you,” I said softly and bent to
kiss her mouth softly. “Love you.”
    When Julia left us to go find Ellie, I
turned to find Jenna and Aaron watching me intently. Jen’s
expression was deadpan and Aaron was shaking his head.
    “What?” I knew what he was thinking, but I
pasted an incredulous expression on my face.
    “ What? Are you fucking kidding me?”
Aaron shot back. “She’s not going to the moon, dude. You’re
pathetic.”
    I chuckled in response, the rush of love I
felt for my beautiful wife must have been very evident in our
exchange. “We’re still newlyweds, too, so shut it!” I retorted with
a grin and pulled Jenna into a hug and twirled her around. “You’re
looking very stunning, sister. Good thing I’m already married or
I’d have to steal you away.”
    Jenna’s laughter tinkled through the air and
Aaron joined in with her. “As if!” she giggled. I sensed she was
slightly tipsy and was still holding a half full glass of
champagne. She leaned in and placed a chaste kiss on my mouth.
“We’re so glad you’re here, Ryan. We