Finding Lacey by J Wilde Read Free Book Online Page A

best of it, but he was in the military and was away more than he was home.  When he was twenty-one, his vehicle was ambushed by insurgents and he died along with every one of his team.  It’s been seven years and even though I miss him, it’s more because I lost my best friend, not my husband.  We’d been friends since we were toddlers.  We became lovers at seventeen and we married before he was shipped out the first time.”
     
    Shawn held Lacey tight to him as her voice trembled.  Lacey liked this quiet time with him, even if was spent delving in to their pain.  She wanted to share everything with him and let him share everything with her.  His warm hands and strong arms comforted her and for the first time in a long time, she felt truly happy.
     
    “Where do we go from here?” Lacey asked him, almost afraid to hear his reply.
     
    “Well, baby, that’s up to you I think.”  His deep voice vibrated against her head.  “I’d like to keep spending time with you, as I said last night.  I really do want to get to know you better.”
     
    Lacey bit back a smile.  “So far you like me then I guess, huh?”
     
    Shawn rolled over to her and pulled her close to his body. He nudged his growing arousal in to her belly. 
     
    “It’s safe to say I really, really like you.”  He rolled over on top of her, propping himself on his arms and nibbled on her neck.  “So you want to go out with me again?”
     
    “Yes, I’d like that very much,” Lacey replied as her eyes rolled back, barely able to disguise how much pleasure Shawn brought her.
     
    “Me too,” Shawn whispered huskily in her ear before sliding on a condom and sheathing himself in her slick heat once again.
     

Six Months Later…
     
    “I cannot believe you guys are getting married!”  Lex shrieked as she walked in to Lacey’s house, without knocking as usual.
     
    Lex walked up and wrapped her arms around Lacey crushing her in a bear hug.
     
    “I know.   I can’t believe it myself.”  Lacey replied, her smile spread from ear to ear.  “For once I finally feel happy and as if everything is going right in my life.  I can’t imagine my life before Shawn.  It’s like I have finally found myself and it’s all because he found me first.”
     
    “I am so happy for you sweetie.  You really deserve it.”  Lex’s own smile suddenly dropped and she looked down.  “Now if only I could find my own hunk.”
     
    Lacey was spreading the bridal magazines all over the counter and stopped to look at her best friend. 
     
    “Lex, you know it will happen for you too, hun.  But, you’ve gotta stop dating those losers to find a winner.”
     
    “I know.  Well, there is this one guy.  But, he’s friends with Shawn and I feel kind of awkward about the night we met.”
     
    “Who?”  Lacey sat down, handing Lex a cup of coffee.
     
    “Remember at the Christmas party, that guy Dante?”
     
    Lacey nodded. “Ah the Italian stallion wasn’t he?” 
     
    Lex smirked and a faint blush rose over her cheeks.  “That’s him.  We had been talking here and there throughout the night.  He’s a really sweet guy.  But, later in the evening, he walked in on me kissing my date, Brian.”
     
    “Oops.”
     
    “Yeah. Anyway, he looked sad when he saw us together and I got to wondering what that was all about.  But, ever since then, whenever we are in the same place, he just walks away from me like I’ve got the plague.”
     
    Lacey tapped a pen against her chin.  “Well, weddings are a great place to meet eligible bachelors you know.”  Lacey winked and said, “Plus if you are my maid of honor, and Dante is Shawn’s best man…” Lacey trailed off, not finishing her thought.
     
    “That’s just it though.  What if he is still weird around me, you know?”
     
    “Well, don’t bring a date.  And, let’s see if maybe Shawn and I can’t help you guys get acquainted.”
     
    “That sounds promising.” Lex