Page 34 of Shattered Love
Carter frowns at her, I know he worries about Mac.
I’m curled on the sofa with my Kindle. As Dominic holds my hand while watching action film, I look up at him. For me it’s moments like this that mean the most. They are so simple. No big gestures, yet these are moments that make up life. These are the moments people look back on, not the fancy restaurant, or the luxury holidays. It’s the simple gesture of holding your partner’s hand—a promise that no matter what life brings, you’re never going to face it alone.
His head turns to me as if he’s knows I’m watching him. He doesn’t say anything as his intense eyes take me in. He watches me as I put my Kindle down.
Leaning forward, I place a soft kiss on his lips. “I love you, Dominic Stone.”
His eyes widen in disbelief, as if he’s hearing the words for the first time.
We lay in bed, Cooper at our feet.
“Is this how you imagined your life?”
His husky voice makes my stomach tighten. I think back to when I was little and how I, like most little girls, dreamed of my future. I dreamed of a husband, and children named after my favorite TV programs or best friends at school. I imagined my prince riding in on a white horse as we rode into our happily ever after. Of course they made for such innocence seen through rose tinted glasses.
I think back to how Dominic came into my life like a hurricane, sweeping me off my feet. Nothing could have prepared me for the force with which he entered my life or the fact that my feet have never touched the ground since.
I push my fingers through his hair. “It’s so much more, baby, and that’s all you.”
He tilts his head. “I didn’t know someone like you existed. I dreamt every night of someone saving me like a superhero. Never did I think it would be a five-foot, six-inch angel. All this is more than I ever dared to dream.”
He kisses my lips with the softest of kisses. “I love you, Avery.”
He rolls on top of me, showing me just how much he loves me.
