Page 24 of A First for the Playboy Dragon (Mysteries of Dragon’s Island #7)

CHAPTER 23

***HARRISON***

H arrison woke up on Max’s couch not sure how he’d gotten there for a few seconds before he remembered the night before and all the horrible things he said to Juliet. Sitting up, he groaned when his body instantly began to throb from sleeping on the couch all night, but the smell of coffee got him moving. Stumbling into the kitchen, he took the cup Max held out to him, downed half of it, then held it out for a refill before collapsing into a chair.

“Are you ready to talk about it yet?” Max asked, sitting down across from him.

“Juliet is pregnant,” he said. “She told me last night.”

Max’s eyes widened with surprise. “Wow, no wonder you’re upset, I can’t think of anything you’d hate more,” he said. “I don’t think you’ve told me about this one. Who is she?”

“That’s not funny,” he said, feeling miserably guilty. “I said some awful things to her last night. I don’t think she’ll ever forgive me.”

“I’m not joking,” Max said. “You’ve never mentioned a Juliet before.”

“Max, knock it off, you’ve met her, we saved her from her brother yesterday,” he said, then began to be annoyed when Max still looked at him blankly. “She was spying on us for Mr. Adaloni, you can’t have forgotten that.”

“Sorry,” Max said, shrugging his shoulders. “None of that rings a bell. Are you sure you’re okay?”

His words from the night before came rushing back to him, and he jumped to his feet. “Oh no, not again,” he said, heading for the front door. “I didn’t mean it. Don’t take her away from me, I need her, I need her more than anything in the world, and I’m going to love our child. Please, please don’t do this.”

He stood on the porch waiting for a sign, something that would indicate that the island was listening. “I’ll buy a van, I’ll give up my business and get a boring, safe job,” he yelled. “Just don’t take her away from me. I can’t live without her. I love her, dammit, more than anything in the world.”

For a second nothing happened, then the leaves in the trees began to rustle, and a breeze ruffled his hair. Juliet’s scent began to fill his senses, and relief poured through him. “Help me find her,” he begged. “I’ll do anything you want me to, just help me find her.”

Like a bird dog, he followed Juliet’s scent through the jungle and onto a hiking trail, promising himself that he’d never take the love they shared for granted again. This time when he thought about the future, he saw a very different picture, and increased his pace, desperate to get to her and make everything right. He’d almost lost the only thing that really mattered in his life. He just hoped that Juliet would forgive him; he couldn’t imagine his life without her.

He was so focused on following Juliet’s scent that he suddenly found himself standing in a little clearing with a beautiful waterfall and stopped. Spotting a tent on the other side of the clearing, he broke into a run, sure that he’d found the woman who had made him so much more than he’d ever been before. Coming to a stop in front of the door, he took several deep breaths, then slowly began to unzip the tent, hoping he didn’t scare Juliet.

“Harrison, is that you?” she asked, her voice scratchy from sleep. “Did you finally come to your senses?”

He stepped into the tent, then froze, taking in the sight of Juliet lying there, her hair spread across the pillows, then rushed over to her. “Can you ever forgive me?” he asked, pulling her into his arms, relieved when she didn’t resist. “I’m so sorry, Juliet, I was running hot, so worried about you, then you told me about the baby and well…I lost it, I didn’t mean anything I said, I’ll buy a mini-van if that’s what you want. Just tell me that you forgive me.”

“Of course I forgive you, I love you,” she said. “But if you ever do anything like that again, I may not be so understanding. I want to be with you, Harrison, but only if you really want to be with me.”

“I love you too, Juliet, more than I ever thought possible,” he said. “I want you to marry me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want to have as many kids as you want, starting with this first one. I’ll never take what we share for granted. I’m going to do everything I can to make you happy for the rest of our lives, I promise.”

“Just being with you makes me happy,” she said, throwing back the covers. “Now get in here and show me how much you love me.”

***Juliet***

Harrison shed his clothes so fast, Juliet couldn’t help the smile that slowly spread across her face, but it faded when she saw the desire in his eyes and her body responded. Thrill after thrill rushed through her, her body began to throb and moisture formed between her legs as he slowly pulled the flimsy nightgown over her head, exposing her to his hungry eyes. Harrison growled low in his chest, his erection already throbbing, then lay down next to her, and began to explore her body with his hand.

His mouth found hers in a kiss that left her breathless while his fingers slipped between her folds, and he began to gently massage her swollen nib. Wave after wave of pleasure rushed through her and she was instantly tumbling over the edge, her body bucking against his hand and making him growl again. After slipping a finger deep inside her, he shifted position, then slowly kissed his way down her body as he teased her into another frenzy of sensation, but just as she felt herself tumbling again, he stopped.

She whimpered, lifting her hips to him and he slid between her legs, then further down her body, pushing her legs open wider as he went. He bent his head and began to lap at her, making her cry out as waves of sensation crashed through her, taking her higher than she’d ever been. This time when she tumbled over the edge, the pleasure went on and on, leaving her panting and crying out his name as she dug her nails into his shoulders.

When she finally came back down to Earth, a new kind of need slowly began to grow inside her, and she tugged on his shoulders. “Please, Harrison, I need you inside me,” she said. “I need to feel you buried as deeply as you can be.”

With a strangled moan, Harrison grabbed her by the hips and flipped her over onto her hands and knees, pulled her up onto her hands and knees, then slid between her legs and nudged them open. He grabbed her by the hips and drove himself into her, crying out her name as he buried himself as deeply inside her as he could, releasing another barrage of pleasure that stole her breath.

He drove himself into her over and over again until nothing mattered but the passion and love flowing between them, the bond they shared only increasing the intensity of what they were both experiencing. When they finally went soaring over the edge together, she cried out his name even as hers escaped from his parted lips, and then he emptied himself inside her with a roar that filled the little clearing.

Deep inside the island in a cave behind the waterfall, a sparkling gem absorbed the power spilling out of the tent and the island began to breathe, gathering its strength for the biggest battle it had ever faced. Inside the tent, Harrison collapsed next to Juliet then pulled her into his arms with a satisfied sigh.

“I’ll never be that stupid again,” he whispered. “I love you, Juliet, and I always will.”

“I love you too, Harrison,” she whispered back. “Until the end of time.”