“I’m just teasing you, baby,” he says, and they both chuckle, amused.
“That’s not what I had in mind,” Kane says, his eyes flickering with a smile. “I think I found her... My girl, ” he says, flashing a mysterious grin.
“Really?” Jaden asks curiously.
“Yeah... She’s not mine... yet. She’s different than you, Senna, but she’s just as wild.”
“I’m not wild...”
The last word gets muffled as Jaden’s palm slips over my mouth. They smile at each other before he slides his hand off and kisses me.
Moments later, we all walk into the house.
Kane joins us at the dinner table.
Hours later, as noises die out and our guests get settled in their rooms, Jaden threads his fingers through mine and motions me to follow him out of the house.
Grains of sand roll beneath our bare feet as we walk to the ocean. We sit on the beach, my back glued to his chest, his arms locked around me.
In silence, we stare at the ocean, listening to the soft waves lapping against the shore. He kisses the top of my head, and I curl my arms around his thighs.
“It’s this what you dreamed of?” he asks, a smile lining his voice.
I tilt my head to the side to capture his eyes. Soft and tender, they’re waiting for me to give him an answer. I nod a few times.
“Is it for you?” I ask.
“Yeah... This is it, baby. It can’t get better than that. ”
His lips touch mine, soft, tender, and pure. Like his heart. Like mine.
Florida,November 2017
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