“Eli, I’m yours.” She said it so simply it was eloquent. She turned in his arms to face him. Her fingertips traced the lines in his face. “I belong to you, just the way you belong to me. When I need anything, you provide it for me. When you need something, I provide it. That doesn’t mean it’s always going to be easy, but when you love someone, that’s what you do.”

He searched her blue gaze, the bottom dropping out of his stomach. Her features were so delicate. She looked fragile. Vulnerable. But she had steel inside of her. His woman had steel.

“If you need me to stay close to you, then that’s what I’m going to do. There’s nowhere I want to go right now. I love being home with you. Spending time with you. Looking at you.” She brushed a kiss over his jaw. “But I love taking care of you too. I want to cook for you again. I need to do that. Make your coffee. I want to wake you up with my mouth around your cock. I love your body just as much as you love mine. I don’t need to stay in a chair or in bed anymore. But I don’t need to be away from you either.”

Just her voice could harden his body, but when she started talking about waking him up with her mouth and the images in his head turned erotic, his cock came back to life. He found himself smiling. Breathing. Happy. She understood him and she loved him enough to give him the things he needed, even if she felt a little smothered for a while.

“I’m looking forward to a cup of your coffee. And breakfast. I haven’t had a decent meal since you’ve been laid up,” he admitted. His voice was a little rough with emotion, but he was already looking forward to morning. He knew she would do exactly what she said. She’d wake him up in that sexy, hot way of hers. His cock jerked in anticipation.

“I love the idea of the Jeep, Eli,” she said. “But I don’t know how to drive a stick shift.”

He hugged her to him. “We have a big ranch, baby, and I like teaching you new things.” He made certain it didn’t sound like he was talking about driving, because he wasn’t.

Her smile lit up her eyes. “I love learning new things. You can teach me anytime, Eli.”

More than anything, he loved that she meant it.

The End