Total pages in book: 26
Estimated words: 24061 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 120(@200wpm)___ 96(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 24061 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 120(@200wpm)___ 96(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
“There’s no sense in formalities. Luciana has told me how close she is to you, and I want to respect that. I’d like to ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage. We’ve fallen in love and I want to spend the rest of my life taking care of her. I’ve asked Luciana to invite you here so that I may ask for your blessing.”
Her father looks between us and then back to me. “You love her?”
“With all of my heart.”
He looks to Luciana, and no one says a word as they silently share a moment. “Mi pequeña, do you love him?”
“With all of my heart.” She repeats my words, but there is a small hint of sadness to them.
“Luciana, what’s wrong?” I say, turning her so she’s looking at me. I want her to forget everything else in the room.
“I’m just going to miss my family.” She shrugs, like it’s a fact of life. “That’s all.”
“Lucy, are you crazy? I would never take you away from your family. If you want to go back and live with them, we can. We don’t have to stay here on the farm. Where you go, I go. And if you want your family here, there are more than enough houses and land to make that happen. Whatever your heart desires, I’ll give that to you. From this day until the end of time. You say the word and it’s yours, mi alma,” I tell her. I’d never take her from her family. If that is what she wants, we will move to them or they can move here.
I hear a sniffing and look over to see Fernanda wiping away a tear. Luciana smiles at her and then lunges at me, kissing me and wrapping her arms around my neck. I pull her to me and kiss her back, not caring that her family is still sitting with us.
When she finally pulls back, she’s beaming at me, and I can see the light in her big brown eyes.
“We are happy to give our blessing and welcome you to our family. All I ever want is for my girls to be happy. If they are happy, I am happy,” her father says, standing up and offering his hand. I stand up and pull Luciana to my side as I use my free one to shake his.
“Who’s hungry?” Luciana asks, and she starts pulling Fernanda into the kitchen.
We have a great afternoon of eating and showing her family the land. I show them some of the houses that are out here, though many are empty and in need of some repairs. Mateo and Luciana’s father work in construction and offer to help. I tell them how hard it is to get anyone out here to work on things like this, and I have my hands full with the animals. We talk to them about coming and staying here while they do the work, and the kids are the most excited out of everyone. It’s a beautiful day, and it’s made even more special that I’ve got Luciana at my side.
Tomorrow, we go to town and get our marriage license, and I plan on tying her to me as soon as possible. It’s amazing to see her family here, and how she lights up around them. Hearing her stories is one thing, but seeing her with them is truly heartwarming. I’m happy that I’m able to provide not only for her, but for them as well when the time comes. I’m not sure how fast her father will want to leave the house that he built for his family, but having all of them together is important to my Luciana. So it’s important to me.
When we say our goodbyes to them, it’s with promises of seeing each other again in a couple of days at the courthouse. Where I’ll make Luciana Salazar Mrs. Luciana Jennings. And as eager as I am to give her my last name, I’m even more eager to get my baby inside her.
Chapter 12
Luciana
As the truck pulls out of the driveway and we watch my family leave, I let out a deep breath. I turn to Blake and jump into his arms.
He laughs as he easily catches me, and I wrap my legs around his waist and start kissing him.
“I want you. Now,” I whisper as I pull my shirt over my head. He kicks the front door closed, and suddenly my back is against it.
I’m undoing my bra as his lower half supports my body and he pulls his own shirt off. My naked breasts press against him, my hard nipples rub against his chest hair. Need is flooding between my legs, and Blake sets me on my feet barely long enough to strip me naked.
Once my panties are ripped from my body, he’s hoisting me back up and pushing me against the door. His cock is out, and in one quick thrust he disappears into my heat. Filling me. Making me feel whole. Coming home.