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Earlier
     
    AIDEN’S POINT OF VIEW
     
    Waking up next to April is something that will never get old. The fact that she was going to be my wife was making me go crazy.
    “Why are you staring at me?” she grumbled as she kept her eyes slightly closed.
    “Just thinking about how incredibly sexy my soon -to-be wife is.” I smiled at her. Damn that word felt great coming out of my mouth.
    “You like the sound of that, huh?” she chuckled as her eyes fluttered open. This woman was beautiful in every damn way.
    “I do,” I teased.
    “Getting practice?” She laughed as I looked at her in confusion.
    “ I do ,” she repeated.
    “Oh, I don’t n eed practice. It’ll come as easily as breathing,” I said, letting my lips cover hers. I felt her body shift to the side slightly, which was my green light to take the kiss deeper. I let my hand slip over the curve of her hip as I pulled her against me.
    “I never get tired of your ‘good mornings’,” she giggled against my lips.
    “And I never get tired of giving them to you,” I smiled. I let my lips travel slowly up the side of her jaw, knowing exactly what it does to her. I heard a moan escape her beautiful lips as I let mine gently brush the side of her neck.
    “Aiden,” she breathed in a way that nearly drove me right over the edge.
    “Mmm,” I breathed against her s kin, shifting more of my weight on top of her.
    “You’re going to be late,” she whispered, trying to keep her voice steady.
    “ I don’t care,” I whispered, continuing my assault on her neck.
    “Leah’s first day, remember? ”
    “Ahh,” I moaned as I remembered about Leah. I had decided to hire her as my personal assistant just until Anthony came back. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but right now I was slowly starting to resent it. I reluctantly stopped moving, but still buried my head in her neck. I loved her smell.“I’m calling a ‘to be continued’ on this moment,” I stated before gently lifting my body off hers. She just smiled up at me, making it ten times harder to leave. “I love you,” I whispered before leaving one last lingering kiss on her lips.
    “Love you , too,” she whispered. “Now go and get ready!” she ordered as I chuckled to myself.
    “Yes, boss,” I said . I jumped up and ran to the shower.
     
    * * *
     
    My mini make out session with April earlier had me pretty worked up, and what should have been a ten-minute shower turned into thirty.
    Dressed in my black jeans and a tight fitting blac k t-shirt, I grabbed my leather jacket and headed toward the kitchen. A smile slipped onto my face as I watched April sporting a pair of blue short, shorts, and a white tank top.
    “You really, really are trying to kill me, aren’t you?” I whispered in her ear and slipped my hands around her waist. I heard a quiet gasp leave her lips as I pulled her back against my chest.
    “I hadn’t planned to, no,” she replied. I knew she was smiling; I could hear it in her voice.
    “Good, because dead people can’t do what I plan to do to you later ….”
    The clearing of a very familiar voice caused me to stop mid - sentence.
    “You know , even after eight straight years of seeing you two behave like love sick puppies, it still grosses me out.”
    “Remind me why you thought that it was a good idea to give my sister a key to our house again?” I asked as April began chuckling.
    “In case of an emergency.” She just grinned at me.
    “Yeah, this isn’ t an emergency,” I grumbled, trying to keep my eyes off April’s bare legs.
    “I think you’ll find that shopping for a wedding dress is an emergency. I’m taking my Maid of Honor role very seriously, Aiden,”Crystal pointed out.
    “I didn’t even ask you to be my Maid of Honor yet,” April chuckled.
    “But you’re going to. I’m just saving you time since you have so much to do already.”
    “She’s your sister,” April said, smiling at me.
    “And your best friend. Anyway, as