Текст книги "Ignite"

Автор книги: Kelly Elliott

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THE SOUNDS OF THE BIRDS chirping outside the window woke me as I adjusted my eyes to the light. Turning to my left, I smiled as I watched the love of my life sleeping peacefully. I couldn’t wait to show her more of the house and take her out on the boat. Last night had been amazing, and I knew if she loved what she saw so far, the rest was going to be easy.

My hand slowly trailed down her arm as Adaline let out a contented sigh and rolled over to face me. Her eyes opened as she gave me one hell of a smile. “Morning,” she said.

A piece of her light brown hair hung over her eye as she looked at me with nothing but love in her eyes. Pushing it behind her ear, I barely spoke above a whisper as I tried to control my emotions, “Morning, pumpkin.”

Instantly her lip was between her teeth as her eyes fell to my lips. “I’m hungry.”

I pulled her closer to me as I smiled. “For me or food?”

Her finger traced along my jaw line as she caught my eyes with hers. “Both. But I’m pretty sure I need fuel first.”

I kissed her on the forehead and said, “I’ve got the perfect place to go for breakfast. Dress casual.”

Adaline’s eyes lit up as she popped up and out of bed like she’d been up for hours. “Okay!”

Bouncing off to the bathroom, I let out a growl from the back of my throat as I watched her perfect ass sway as she walked.

“I heard that, Mr. Lewis.”

How in the hell did I luck out with this woman?

My heart felt light in my chest as I swung my legs out and got out of bed. I quickly threw on some shorts and a T-shirt as I called out to Adaline, “I’ll meet you in the kitchen, Addie. I have a couple calls to make.”

“Kay! I won’t be long.” Adaline called out from the bathroom.

After getting her bags and leaving them on the bed, I made my way to the kitchen and made two phones calls. By the time I was finished, Adaline was standing in the kitchen with a smile on her face.

“Emmit, this house is amazing. It’s even more beautiful during the day.”

I walked over to her and lifted her hand as I kissed the back of it softly. “Let’s take a quick tour and then we are off for breakfast.”

Adaline gave a quick nod of her head as I led her through the rest of the house. Some day I hoped to hear little feet running all over this place. For now though, I was happy with it being the two of us.

After showing Adaline the inside of the house, I led her outside. Sucking in a breath, Adaline came to a stop. “Oh. My. Word. Emmit. It looks like a picture.” My smile spread wide across my face as I studied Adaline’s reaction. Taking her hand in mine, we walked down the cobblestone path to the deck.

“I could totally see myself sitting here reading a book,” Adaline said as we passed by the outdoor sectional sofa.

We made our way down to the dock and stopped at the boat as I motioned for Adaline to get in. She glanced over her shoulder at me with a surprised expression. “You have a boat?”

“Yep.”

After getting everything ready to go, I jumped into the boat and started it up as I pulled away from the dock.

“I thought we were eating breakfast?” Addie asked as she closed her eyes and leaned her head back, letting the wind kiss her face.

“We are. We’re going to one of my favorite places to eat.”

A few minutes later, I was pulling up to a dock and helping Adaline out of the boat.

“Chucks Dive?” Adaline asked with a giggle. “Sounds . . . yummy.”

I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her to me. “The best steak and eggs I’ve ever had.”

Adaline looked ahead and said, “Okay, I’m trusting your judgment on this one.”

“Don’t judge a book by its cover, Addie. It looks like a dive, but it’s amazing. Plus, it’s not filled with rich snobs bitching that their eggs benedict isn’t the way they like it.”

With a laugh, Adaline hit me in the stomach lightly. “I’m glad to see you’re still in touch with your humble roots and that you still hate eggs benedict.”

The door opened and a rather tall looking man let out a yell. “Holy fucking shit on a stick. It’s Emmit fucking Lewis. How the fuck have you been, you little fucker!”

Adaline let out a laugh as she looked at me and spoke softly. “Does he like the word fuck?”

“Just a little. He’s the nicest guy in the world, though.”

I turned back to Chuck and dropped my arm from Adaline’s waist as I shook his hand. “How have you been?”

Chuck’s eyes moved between Adaline and me. “Good. Good.” Motioning with this thumb over to Adaline, Chuck busted out with, “Is this Adaline?”

Adaline froze next to me as she quickly looked at me with a stunned expression. “Don’t look so surprised, sweetheart. Your boy here talks a lot when he gets drunk and we have spent many a night together drunk out of our minds.”

A smile spread across Adaline’s face as she gave me a stern look before turning back to Chuck. “Well, Chuck, I’m afraid most of Emmit’s nights will be spent with me from now on.”

Chuck lost it laughing as he pointed to me and said, “I fucking love her already.” Turning, he called over his shoulder, “Come on, let me feed you both.”

Adaline took my hand and I could see it in her eyes. She tried to hide it, but every now and then it showed through. Stopping, I pulled her to me and ran my hands through her hair. Softly tugging, I pressed my lips to hers. Barely pulling away, I said, “I wouldn’t change a thing, Addie. We were meant to travel the road that led us here. You’re here now, baby, and that’s all that matters.”

Closing her eyes, I knew she was fighting back tears. “I never meant to hurt you, Emmit. Never.”

Lifting my hand and pushing a strand of hair from her eyes, I softly spoke, “I know baby. I know.” I rubbed my nose against hers and said, “Let’s eat. We have a busy day today.”

“You don’t think you’re moving too fast?” my brother Chris asked.

My hand pushed through my hair as I rolled my eyes. “No, Chris, I don’t. I’ve loved her practically my whole life. I don’t want to wait another minute.”

I peaked around the corner toward the master bedroom. Adaline was changing into a new dress she bought this morning after I told her my mother wanted to have us over for lunch. Adaline hadn’t seen my mom in three years, and I could tell she was nervous.

“Listen, Emmit, all I’m saying is the two of you just got back together. Give yourself time to adjust to things. I mean, are you sure she’s even going to enjoy that kind of life?”

Adaline came walking into the kitchen and gave me a sexy smile as she ran her hand along the granite.

“Yes, I’m sure. Listen, Chris, I’ve got to run.”

Adaline perked up. “Your brother, Chris?” she asked.

With a quick nod of my head, she dropped her mouth open and said, “Tell him hi and I can’t wait to see him again.”

“Addie said hi and she can’t wait to see you again.” I said as I took her arm and gently pulled her to me.

Chris let out a dramatic sigh. “Tell her I can’t wait to see her too, and Emmit, do me a favor.”

“Sure, what is it?”

“Slow down.”

I shook my head as I grinned from ear to ear. “Dude, you know me better than that. I don’t know the meaning of the word slow.”

“Right. Tell mom I love her and I’ll see her at Thanksgiving.”

Adaline tilted her head, exposing her neck to me. Taking the invitation, I softly moved my lips across her skin. “Yep, will do. Later, Chris.”

“Later, Emmit.”

As I pulled the phone from my ear, I said, “Same old, Chris. Always worried about everything.”

Adaline expression was one of worry, “Is everything okay?”

Licking my lips, I gave her a wink and said, “Everything is more than okay, pumpkin. Come on, Mom’s waiting for us.”

Adaline pushed out a deep breath and said, “I hope she’ll be happy to see me.”

With a quick kiss and slap on Adaline’s ass, I laughed and said, “She’s ecstatic to see you, Addie. Stop worrying.”

I headed to the garage as Adaline followed closely behind me. As we stepped into the garage Adaline laughed. “Holy crap. Is that a . . . Ferrari?”

Walking her over to the passenger side, I opened the door and held her hand while she got in. “You know how I like my toys.”

Adaline shook her head as she glanced around the car. “I guess so.”

Five minutes later I was pulling into the driveway of my mother’s house as she stood on the porch waiting for us.

“Hold on, let me get your door,” I said as I jumped out of the car and jogged around to open Adaline’s door.

I helped her out only to have my mother scream Adaline’s name and slam into her as she gave her a giant bear hug.

“Oh, Adaline! I’ve missed you so much my sweet girl.”

Adaline looked at me with tears in her eyes. “I’ve missed you so much too, Candace.”

My mother pushed Adaline out at arm’s length and looked her over. “My goodness, you’ve become such a beautiful young woman. The flush on your cheeks is adorable. Adaline, your eyes look so happy, sweetheart.”

A beautiful rose color moved across Adaline’s face as she peeked over to me and then back at my mother. “I guess being in love will have that effect on you.”

My mother quickly glanced over to me and smiled bigger. “Let’s go inside; I’ve made your favorite.”

Adaline gasped. “Chicken tacos?”

“You’d better believe chicken tacos.”

I’d never seen Adaline’s eyes fill with excitement over food before. “Oh my gosh, I’ve missed your chicken tacos!”

I watched as my mother and Adaline walked arm and arm into the house. I knew in my heart what I was about to do was the right thing.

Time wasn’t stealing anything else from me ever again.

CANDACE AND I TALKED NON-STOP for two hours as Emmit sat by quietly and listened. I hadn’t realized how much I had missed her really until I saw her.

After a quick tour of her house, we went to sit on the back porch with a glass of wine.

“So, Adaline, what do you think about this new job?”

“It’s a blessing I feel like I don’t deserve.”

Candace laughed as she brushed me off. “Non-sense. Mr. Elliot has been talking about bringing on his own medical team for the last two years.”

Peeking over at Emmit, I noticed he was staring out over the lake. He seemed nervous and I wasn’t really sure why.

I turned back to Candace and grinned. “"It’s funny how you go off looking for what you thought was your dream . . . only to find out your dream was right in front of you the entire time."

I glanced down at my hands and let out a soft chuckle as I glanced back up. Emmit was piercing me with his gray eyes as I felt my heart sink to my stomach. “Turns out my dream was racing a hundred and ninety miles an hour around a race track.”

Emmit’s lips parted slightly as I watched his eyes begin to water. He quickly made his way over to me and lifted me up. Emmit pressed his lips to mine and kissed me amorously. I was so moved by the kiss I could feel his love rushing into my body.

When we finally broke our kiss and Emmit set me back down, he gazed into my eyes as he asked, “Will you marry me, Addie?”

A sob escaped my lips as I heard Candace gasp. I didn’t even need time to think about my answer. I knew what it would be since the first time Emmit kissed me.

I quickly wiped my tears away. “Yes! Oh God, Emmit. Yes, I’ll marry you.”

Emmit smiled the most stunning smile I’d ever seen. He hooted and hollered as he reached for me and spun me around. Candace began jumping and clapping her hands while tears rolled down her face. “Let me get some champagne!”

Emmit looked back at his mother and said, “Sounds good, Mom.”

As Candace took off back into the house, Emmit took my hand in his and led me down the dock toward the water. My heart was beating a mile a minute as I tried to wrap my thoughts around the fact that I just got engaged. Emmit came to a stop at the end of the dock and faced me. Taking both of my hands, he flashed that dimple at me and I couldn’t help but giggle.

“You just made me the happiest man in the world, Addie.”

I shook my head in disbelief. “Emmit, you just made me the happiest woman in the world. I don’t even know what to say right now.”

Emmit dropped my hands and reached into his pocket. He went down on one knee as I covered my mouth and began crying as Emmit opened the box in his hand. A beautiful princess-cut diamond sat in the blue velvet box as I started crying harder.

“I’ve been holding onto this ring for three and a half years, Addie. I can’t wait to slip it onto your finger.”

Reaching my left hand out, I started giggling when I saw how bad I was shaking. Emmit slipped the ring on my finger and then kissed the back of my hand. It fit perfectly.

The moment Emmit stood up, I launched myself into his arms, causing him to stumble back. It didn’t take long for me to realize he was about to go right into the lake. Grabbing onto me, Emmit pulled me into the lake with him as we both started laughing.

I wrapped my arms around Emmit’s neck as I bit down gently on his lower lip. “God, I’ve never in my life felt so happy before.”

Emmit’s gray eyes went dark as he searched my face. “I swear if we weren’t at my mother’s place right now, I’d take you right here and now.”

Butterflies danced in my stomach as I lifted my eyebrows. “Sex in the lake. I like the sound of that.”

“Oh, yeah?” Emmit asked as his eyes danced with excitement. “I think I can arrange that.”

Laughing, I pressed my lips to Emmit’s and poured as much love into the kiss as possible.

“What in the world are you two doing in the lake?” Candace asked as Emmit and I both glanced up at her.

“Addie wanted to go for a quick swim.”

Splashing Emmit, I swam back over to the dock. The second I got out of the water and stood up, Candace grabbed my left hand and screamed. I couldn’t help but chuckle. Emmit’s mother looked lovingly at her son as she said, “Oh, Emmit. Darling, it’s beautiful.”

As I looked back down at the ring, I was so thankful Emmit had bought it before he really started making money. The last thing I would want is a two and half carat diamond on my finger. “It’s perfect,” I said as I stared at the ring on my finger.

“Come on, you two. Let’s get you inside and dried off,” Candace said as she motioned for Emmit and I to head back to the house.

We walked hand in hand as water dripped off us both, I couldn’t think of a better way for Emmit to ask me to marry him. It felt as if I was walking on cloud nine.

I never wanted this feeling to end.

I let out a contented sigh as I got lost in the story I was reading. I had made Emmit a list of things we needed from the store for dinner tonight, and he insisted I stay behind and relax while he ran in to the store.

I placed my Kindle in my lap as I stopped and listened. Was that a doorbell I just heard?

I had been so lost in my story; I thought I heard someone at the door. With a shrug of my shoulders, I went back to reading.

Then I heard someone walking across the kitchen floor in heels. As I jumped up, my Kindle fell to the hardwood floor.

“Emmit? Sweetie, are you here?”

Sweetie?

I reached down for my Kindle and grabbed it as I quickly made my way into the kitchen. Stephanie was standing there unpacking bags of food.

“What are you doing here?” I asked. Stephanie jumped and let out a scream. I hadn’t meant to sound like a bitch, but I had to admit, her calling Emmit sweetie took me by surprise.

Stephanie’s hand went over her chest as she dragged in a few breaths. “Holy fucking shit, you scared the living piss out of me, Adaline.”

Nice mouth.

Giving her a slight smile, I said, “Sorry, I could say the same but I won’t.”

Her face turned red as she shook her head to clear her thoughts. “Oh . . . um . . . well I knew Emmit would be back home with no race this week. I usually bring him some food. I wasn’t able to get over here until now.”

Leaning against the counter, I held my Kindle in front of me. Stephanie glanced down and did a double take at the ring on my finger. She frowned before she quickly replaced it with a smile.

Stephanie’s hand went over her mouth as she did this weird little jump. “Oh, my gosh! Is that what I think it is?”

I lifted my left hand and smiled. “Yes. Emmit asked me to marry him earlier today.”

Stephanie walked over to me and took my hand as she studied the ring. “It’s so . . . simple.”

She did not.

My mouth dropped open as I narrowed my eyes at her.

“Oh no wait, I didn’t mean that the way it sounded. I just would have thought Emmit would have put a huge rock on your finger.” Letting out a quick chuckle, she looked back down at the ring before looking at me again.

“I think it’s perfect and it’s the same ring Emmit used to ask me to marry him a few years ago.”

Something passed over Stephanie’s face, but before I could read it, it was gone. “Well, I’m so happy for you both. We’ll have to throw you an engagement party.”

With a quick shake of my head, I lifted my hands. “No, no I don’t want anything like that.”

Spinning on her five-inch heels, Stephanie lifted her hand up and waved me off. It was like my mother all over again. “Nonsense. It will be wonderful PR for Emmit. NASCAR’s most-eligible bachelor off the market . . . I can see the headlines now.”

Her happiness seemed sincere, but there was something about Stephanie that had me on guard.

“Um, so listen, we should probably talk about you just walking into the house.”

Stephanie put the last of the food in the refrigerator and said, “Right. Of course. I realize now that you are back in the picture, I’ll need to be more mindful of Emmit’s privacy.”

Back in the picture? Why did the way she said that bother me so much?

“Were you not before?” I asked before I could stop myself.

Stephanie’s head popped back in surprise. “Of course I was. But I mean, Emmit was a single guy living in this giant house. He would often call me to come over and keep him company.”

A tinge of jealousy ripped through me as I looked Stephanie up and down. “I bet it did get lonely.”

Stephanie shrugged as she said, “Yeah. I used to feel really bad for him but we had a lot of fun together so it was okay. My husband used to play Texas Hold ‘em a lot with Emmit.”

The mention of her husband seemed to put the water on my jealousy. I instantly relaxed.

“Well, maybe a phone call first before you pop over,” I said as I tried not to seem like I was being a bitch.

Stephanie grabbed her purse and smiled. “Of course. Do me a favor, when you see Emmit let him know I have that date and time set up with the family from Dallas. I sent it over in an email. He also has an interview tomorrow morning, I’ll get with him later about that.”

I pushed off the counter and followed Stephanie to the door. Emmit walked in and almost ran into Stephanie.

“Hey, Steph. What are you doing here?” Emmit asked as he walked by her and straight into the kitchen.

“Afternoon, Emmit. I just dropped off some things for you. I wasn’t aware Ms. Morgan was here. I need to run, but I’ll call you later about your interview tomorrow.”

Emmit stopped and turned to Stephanie. He looked confused for a second before he said, “Cancel the interview.”

Stephanie stopped walking and slowly turned around. “Excuse me?”

The bags of groceries were set down on the counter as Emmit looked back at Stephanie. “Cancel it. Or if they want to do a Skype interview, we can do that.”

I’d never seen someone wear such a deer in the headlight look before like Stephanie was. “May I ask why you’re changing it, Emmit?”

Emmit glanced over to me and gave me a wink. “I’m flying to Texas tomorrow with my fiancé. I’m sure they’ll understand.”

“Texas?” Stephanie and I both said at the same time.

“Yep. Texas. Oh, and if you need anything else for the rest of the day, just text, Steph. I don’t want any calls unless it’s an emergency.”

The look that passed over Stephanie’s face was one of pure shock. I’m guessing she was used to twenty-four-seven access to Emmit, and this no calling rule put her off.

“Emmit, I mean, we need to talk about a few things.”

Walking toward Stephanie, he took her elbow and guided her toward the front door. “We can talk tomorrow. Today I want my own time. Also, I think it’s best if you give me your key to the house. With Addie moving in and all, I think it’s for the best.”

Stephanie’s mouth dropped open as she searched for her voice. “W-what? You want your key back? Are you sure, Emmit, what if there’s an emergency or something?”

I wanted so badly not to be feeling so gleeful, but I couldn’t help it. I wanted to jump and do a fist pump. “My mom’s got a key,” Emmit said in a chipper voice.

Stephanie stood a little taller as she flashed a smile and said, “Of course.” Taking Emmit’s house key off her ring, she handed it to him and looked between us. “You two enjoy your day. Oh, my gosh, I didn’t even congratulate you, Emmit.”

Stephanie gave Emmit an awkward hug as she took a step back. “Okay, well I’ll let the two of you be.”

Emmit opened the front door as Stephanie walked outside. “Bye, Steph.”

Closing the door, Emmit headed back into the kitchen as I followed him. “I think I got everything on your list. I’m starving right now, though.”

I peeked through the bags as I pulled food out and set it on the counter. “I can make you something now if you want.”

Emmit cleared his throat, causing me to turn around. “Oh my,” I said as my eyes traveled across Emmit’s naked body.

“We’ve been making a lot of love the last two days, Addie.”

I nodded my head while I felt that familiar pull in my lower stomach. “Yeah . . . we have.”

“Do you know what I want to do right now?”

Capturing my lip between my teeth, I mumbled a response even I didn’t understand.

Emmit’s eyes burned with desire. “I want to fuck you fast and hard.”

Something about Emmit talking to me like that had me so horny, I could feel the wetness between my legs. The counter seemed far away as I reached out to hold myself up. My body tingled as I began breathing heavier.

Before I knew it, Emmit was standing before me. His hands moved to my skirt, where he reached under it and pushed my panties to the side. Giving me a full-blown sex-on-a-stick smile, he pushed his fingers inside of me as I hissed and dropped my head back. “Yes, Emmit.”

With a relentless pursuit of his fingers, Emmit worked me quickly into an orgasm. I grabbed onto his shoulders as I pumped my hips into his hand and called out his name.

“How do you want it, baby?” Emmit spoke softly against the sensitive skin under my ear lobe.

“Oh God. I can’t think straight.”

Emmit chuckled as he picked me up and carried me over to the other side of the kitchen. Pressing me against the wall, hard. He lifted my hands and held them over my head as he kissed me frantically. Our teeth hit against one another as we devoured each other.

It was raw.

Powerful.

And sexual as hell.

My body was ignited as Emmit fueled my desire more and more with his actions and his words.

“Tell me what you want, Addie.”

I dropped my head back against the wall and dragged air into my lungs as I panted out, “Fuck. Me. Fuck me hard.”

With a grin and eyes that looked almost black, Emmit pushed into me as I cried out his name.

The faster and harder he went, the more my body wanted more.

“Fuck!” I screamed out as Emmit moaned.

More. I need more. I had to have more of him.

“Emmit, more. Harder!”

With a look of seduction, Emmit spoke quickly. “Wrap your legs around me tighter and hold onto me.”

I did what he said as Emmit walked to the living room. Letting me down, he turned me around and bent me over the sofa. Pushing into me, I cried out as he went deeper inside of me this way.

Grabbing onto me, Emmit began to do just want I asked him to do. He fucked me fast and hard. The sound of our bodies hitting turned me on even more, which I honestly didn’t think I could be any more turned on.

“Jesus, Addie. This feels so fucking good.”

Pushing back into him with each thrust he gave me, I felt my build-up. “Emmit! I’m going to come!” I called out as Emmit came at the same time. I could feel his dick pulsing inside me as I squeezed around him with each pulse of my body.

When Emmit finally came to a stop, he fell over my back and kissed me lightly.

Our breathing was erratic, but sexy sounding. Smiling, I let out a giggle as I said, “We’ve had hot sex before, but that . . . that was hot as hell.”

Emmit pulled out and turned me to face him.

“I’ve never come so hard in my entire life.”

I wrapped my arms around his neck as I kissed him. My body felt amazing as I let this memory settle in.

“Now I’m really hungry.”

Rubbing his nose against mine, Emmit chortled. “I should probably get dressed before we cook.”

My eyes wandered over his body as I tilted my head and said, “I’m totally okay with this arrangement.”

Smacking me on the ass, Emmit kissed me quickly on the lips. “I’m taking a quick shower.”

Emmit reached under my skirt and adjusted my panties as he gave me a wink before heading to the bedroom. I couldn’t pull my eyes away from his perfectly toned body. When he rounded the corner, I dropped to the ground and leaned my head against the back of the sofa.

Looking up, I silently said a prayer. “Please don’t let this be a dream.”

I pulled my knees to my chest and rubbed my fingers lightly across my lips as I smiled. Something amazing happened between us just then. I knew Emmit felt it as well. I could see it in his eyes.

Covering my mouth, I smiled bigger.

Everything was perfect.