Page 175 of Indecent Lies

She smiled so big, emotions swarming like bees. “I hear you loud and clear, Tait.”

The hand around her nape rolled and stroked her. His other hand swept back her bangs to better see her eyes. She didn’t care about their audience or how aghast her parents might be, she was in love and in the arms of her biker.

“I fucking missed you, Poppy. It’s only been a few hours and I thought I was gonna die without you. You walk into a room and you light it up. I didn’t know how much light you were giving me until you took it away. I need my light back, baby. I tasted my candy and I was gone. Gone for you, just like that. You own me.”

Oh, her sweet Tait.

Her closed man was finally opening and it was beautiful to be the one on the receiving end. Her teen self was somewhere having conniptions of excitement.

Tears filled her eyes and was felt in the back of her throat.

His declaration so sincere, and so public and he had eyes only for her.

The gaze of a man who felt and loved and had forgiven himself enough to allow something good in his life.

It wasn’t lost on Poppy for the last few weeks how Tait worked until his muscles were fatigued, how he was not allowing himself to understand he deserved good things, he deserved love. He deserved to have someone for himself who loved him wholly, flaws and faults, mistakes and regrets.

She loved himcompletely.

It was the most beautiful thing she’d ever heard.

His voice was a low rasp. Sexy in tenor, his lips brushed hers. “Tell me you love me.”

She gave the words almost faster than her tongue wanted to work. “I love you.”

He grinned, slow and sexy. “Now ask me the same thing.”

Her heart stalled and then did an around the world loop in her chest as she squeezed in a breath, eyes nowhere but on him. She was sure the crowd were gossiping in low whispers. Let them see real love in action.

“Tell me you love me, Texas.”

His eyes flared. “Love you with all the fucking breath in my body.”

“Yay,” she declared happily, and he laughed, catching her into his arms when she jumped.“Cute,” he grinned, fisting the back of her hair gently.

He didn’t full on kiss her as she wanted, but their lips did meet. Closed and lovely. He tasted just like she remembered he tasted. Of her man. “Love you so fucking much.”

“I’ve loved you for the longest time, Tait.” She breathed against his lips and she felt his hand flex on the back of her neck.

“You loved me first, baby, but I’m going to love you longest, deepest and hardest.” he declared, melting her.

It was like Chinese whispers went through the crowd and that’s when they both looked up. Tait didn’t let her go, instead he used a boot to hook a chair leg and scraped it loudly along the floor, plonked himself in it and then her on his lap, locking both arms loosely on her waist, her fingers tucked into the back of his hair.

“Nice dress, baby.”

“Thank you,” she curled against him. “I prefer wearing your shirts and boxers.” His nose flared and she felt the steamy lust roll out of him.

“I still wish I’d seen you in that wedding dress.”

“It was never meant for your eyes, sweetheart. It wasn’t even meant for my body. But you’ll see me in another. One day.”

Of this she was determined.

He grinned at her. The kind of smile that was sex and love all rolled up in a perfect Tait package. “You mind if I make a scene, little girl, before I get you out of here, find a hotel and fuck you in every position until you can’t walk?”

She shook her head, grinning from ear to ear.

He kissed her neck.