Chapter 230
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Jim held her away from him, staring at her hard. “You’re going to be here for all of it now, all those things you care so much about. You’re going to be at Dallas and Liv’s wedding, you’re going to meet Dean and Emma’s baby, you’re going to see Chris and Jenny get closer and stronger. Baby, you aren’t going to miss any of it – you’re going to be part of it.”
Beth nodded.
“And best of all?” Jim kissed her mouth now, slow and sensual, taking his time, really making her feel his love for her. “You’re going to be here for us, Beth. For everything that we decide to do and be together.”
She looked up at him, looking a bit better. “Us?”
“Yeah. You and me. Living together and loving each other.” He traced the curve of her full lips. “And more.”
“More?” She grinned now. “What more? You got something planned, handsome?”
“Well, now, you’re just going to have to wait to find out about that.”
She raised her eyebrows. “I never knew you were a tease.”
“You totally did.” He ran his hands down the front of her t-shirt, circled her n*****s. “And you love it.”
She giggled and swatted his hands away. “Yeah. I did and I do.”
He kissed her again, then leaned back a bit. “The hostages?”
“Safe. The man has a head injury, but Dallas said it’s not too bad… he won’t even need stitches. The woman was tied up in the farmhouse basement, but she didn’t have so much as a scratch on her, thank God. But they’re both completely terrified and in shock.” Beth was quiet for a few seconds. “He scared them bad, Jim. He – he played all his usual games with them.”
“Threatened everyone and everything that they love to make them cooperate?”
“Yeah.” Anger glittered in her eyes now. “I’m not sorry he’s dead. Does that make me a bad person?”
“No.” He shook his dark head. “It makes you a person. He hurt you, he terrorized you, he killed your baby, he f****d up your whole life. You’d have to be a saint to not be happy the world is rid of his sick ass.”
“Yeah, I guess so.” She bit her lip. “And now that he’s dead, I’m – free. I’m really free.”
“Yeah, you are.”
She sighed. “I think I’ll call the girls now. They’ve been so worried about all of this.”
“OK, you do that.” Jim stood up and stretched a bit. “I’ll jump in the shower.”
“Jim?”
“Yeah, baby?”
“I love you.”
“I love you too.” He knelt down in front of her, took her face in his rough hands, pulled her in for a slow, hot kiss. “So damn much, and now I get to spend the rest of my life showing you that. In as many ways as I can think of… both naked and fully-clothed.”
“Oooh.” She smiled at him, that pure, shining smile that always f*****g took the knees out from under him. “Maybe you can take an extra-long shower today?”
“Why?” he said innocently.
“So you can show me some of those naked ways that you love me?”
“Deal.” His kiss was demanding now and she moaned. “I’ll meet you in the shower… I’ll be the one not wearing any clothes.”
“I’ll find you.”
“Yeah. You better.”
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