Cover Me: A Rock Star Romance Page 19

  When the gazebo was dark and the only sound was waves crashing below us on the beach, I lay still on Derek’s chest listening to his heart and tracing my finger aimlessly across his stomach. He fingers played in my hair. “I didn’t even think about a condom,” he said.

  “I didn’t either.” It was strange how it seemed like something used for protection had no place between us. The idea was so foreign, neither of us had even thought of it. “I’m not worried. Are you?”

  “No. Not if you aren’t. What happens next, happens. I’m ready for it.” He kissed the top of my head.

  “So am I.” I looked up at him and he smiled.

  I put my finger in his dimple.

  When the sun was rising, we dressed and walked barefoot down the new stairs to the beach. We stood in the surf and watched the pelicans skim the water. It was the image he’d painted in my mind with his melody for True North. The image of us standing on the beach.

  He was right. The song was ours and only for us to hear. It was our mingled breath and joined bodies, synced heartbeats and tender kisses. It was our past and our present and the unknown lyrics and unwritten notes were our future. They’d come with time and we had all the time together we needed.

  We were home.

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