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I pulled his lips back tofor more The passion rolled between us The fire stirred under my skin

“Fuck, Alexa,” he whispered

I looked into his eyes, trying to steady myself God, he made me spin He lit every fuse I had

“Ten minutes?” I asked

He growled, but I knew exactly hoould spend the next ten minutes I smiled at him as he lifted me on the kitchen counter

He would love me until we both drowned in our fever And when he was done and I let him walk out of my arms, I would stroll to the front atch him drive toward the city

I never would have thought the first tiht that this would be the place I would raise otistical womanizer And maybe back then it was But nohere Luke and I loved each other

It here he whispered dirty things in my ear that ht and binge-watched TV shows It here we decorated the nursery for our baby And invited our friends to be a part of e had built together

It was the place where my husband could make me come one more time on the kitchen counter before he left for work Where I could tell him I loved him Where we made our future The walls were filled with music and football Sports and art Love

I didn’t miss Nashville I didn’t e This here I was meant to be Because every time Luke was home I kneith the other half of my heart

For the next tenelse would fall away I would be his and he would be mine

“You drive aze pierced me

I nodded “You drive me crazier” My chest heaved with anticipation

“Let’s aze and I knew I had stoked more than I realized

I bit my bottom lip I had it so bad for my husband For Luke Canton For the