silk just clenching and releasing on me. More, sweetheart. More .”
He knew how much she loved it when he talked to her like this in bed, and his words had the same effect that they always did: Cordelia’s body exploded. The orgasm was huge and shattering, almost terrifying in its strength. But Hunter was there to pick up the pieces, to put her together again. His hands held her, caught her, soothed her.
As he felt her whole body convulse in pleasure, Sully let go, too. His cock lengthened inside her amazing body, then he came, muttering her name against her throat, his right hand clutching her left one tight enough that her engagement ring dug in to his skin.
Breathless, exhausted, totally satisfied, Cordelia buried her face in to his chest. His heart was thundering against her forehead and his breathing was harsh. She smiled, gently ran her hands over his back muscles, loving this man more than she thought it was possible.
Not wanting to crush her, Sully rolled now, pulling her with him. He withdrew with a groan of regret and she curled up, tucked her legs under her. Sully smiled at her.
“You think we made a baby this time?” he asked teasingly, his hand on her soft stomach.
She smiled back. “I hope so. I’d love to have three kids.”
“Hmmm. Me too.” He kissed her forehead, felt her calm and relax. “Know what else I’d love?”
“Nope.”
“To marry you.”
She held up her hand, the diamond on the engagement ring catching the morning light. “You do know what this means, right? What you asked me when you gave it to me?”
“Sure do,” he growled. “But what I mean is, I don’t want to wait. No bullshit, no long engagement. I want to marry you next weekend.”
Cordelia sat straight up. “You – what ?”
“Yeah.” His black eyes took in her shock with amusement. “You got any plans for next Sunday, baby?”
“What? How? But…” she faltered. “Next Sunday ?”
“Yep.”
She stared at him, trying to decide where exactly to begin with this. He waited.
“You – you really want to do it this fast?” she said at last. “No big wedding at a church? No huge party after?”
“I don’t, and I know you don’t. We’ve talked about this about a hundred times, and neither one of us wants the big shebang.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
“Besides, I see no point whatsoever in blowing tens of thousands of dollars on a wedding – not when we could use that money so much better on other things.”
“I know. I was thinking about that.” Cordelia tilted her head at him. “Like on Iris’ adoption process.”
“And Sean’s surgery.”
“What?” Cordelia was startled again. “Sean’s surgery?”
“Uh-huh.” Hunter sat up now, too. “I talked to a doctor I know, and he gave me a referral to a Doctor Finn in Miami. There’s no guarantee and he needs to actually see Sean, but Doctor Finn told me that there’s a good chance that he could do the laser surgery on Sean’s brain tumor for a fraction of the price that you were quoted last year. He says that Sean’s at just the right age for what he does – apparently, he has the best success with kids aged ten to eleven. Something about their brain development at that age, and Sean’s just right there.”
“Really?” Cordelia was suddenly almost dizzy with hope. “How much would it cost?”
“Maybe twenty-five thousand.”
“Not a quarter-of-a-million?”
“Not even close. It’s privately subsidized by some research foundation, so it’s affordable.”
She bit her lip. “That’s still a hell of a lot.”
“I’ve got it, Cordelia. I’ve more than got it.”
“You do?”
“Yeah. I’ve been a single man in a highly-paid job for almost a decade. Don’t worry about the money, baby.”
“Oh.” She shut her eyes. “Oh, God .”
“Hey.” Alarmed at the fact that she’d gone gray right in front of him, he reached for her gently. “Hey, you OK?”
“I don’t know.”
“It’s a lot to take in all