She looked down at Heather’s stomach. “You sure got knocked-up fast.”

I went to say something, but Heather stepped in front of me.

“Hello, Tori. Your eye healed nicely,” Heather said.

Victoria looked over at me and smirked. “So, how far along are you?” Victoria asked Heather.

Heather just stared at Victoria.

“I heard you and Josh were getting married. Did he get you pregnant and feel sorry for you?”

I saw Ellie coming up from the side, but Amanda grabbed her and started laughing.

“Holy shit, Victoria. This is your dark alley, sweetheart. If you were smart, you would just keep your mouth shut and take you and your lying whore friend here and leave,” Amanda said.

Rebecca let out a gasp and started to walk over to Amanda.

I stepped in front of Rebecca and pushed her back. “You take one step toward her, and I’ll make sure you’re limping out of here, you f**king bitch. I’m so sick of you and your bitch-ass friends doing nothing but causing drama. You lost.” I looked at Victoria. “You both lost something you were never even in the running for. So, move on, ladies, and go find your own men.”

Rebecca looked at me and laughed. “Come on, Tori. They’re not even worth it.”

Victoria started to leave, but then she stopped right in front of Heather and grinned. “I bet you’ve never even given him a bl*w j*b before, have you, Smeather?”

The next thing I knew, Heather reached back and then knocked the hell out of Victoria. Rebecca screamed and jumped out of the way. She looked at me like I was going to punch her. She stepped back and then took off for the restroom door.

Victoria grabbed her jaw and glared at Heather. “You bitch!”

Heather walked up to her and gave her a push, causing her to fall back into the sink. “If you ever so much as get within ten feet of me, Josh, or any of my friends…I’ll make sure I break your goddamn nose next time.”

I stood there, stunned. I looked back at Ellie and Amanda. Ellie’s mouth was hanging open, and Amanda had a smile as big as the Texas sky. I looked back at Victoria.

“Don’t worry. I have no intentions of being anywhere near you or your crazy-ass friends!” Victoria started to walk off, and she made sure to stay as far away from Heather as she could.

The moment the restroom door shut, Heather grabbed her hand. “Oh my god! Oh holy shit! I think I broke my hand!”

Ellie went running over and looked at Heather’s hand. “Oh no. It’s swelling. Josh is going to kill us!” she said.

“Oh. My. God! I’m getting married in two days, and I just broke my hand!”

I walked over and turned on the cold water. “It’s okay, sweets. It’s your right hand.” When I turned around with a wet paper towel, Ellie, Heather and Amanda were all staring at me. “What? It’s not like it’s her left hand for Christ’s sake.”

When we walked out, Josh was making his way toward the restrooms. He took one look at Heather holding her hand, and he ran right up to her. “What happened?”

“Oh my god, Josh! I punched her! You would have been so proud of me. I threatened her, too!” Heather said proudly.

Josh looked like he was stunned. He glanced over at me, and I just shrugged my shoulders.

“I think she broke her hand, Josh. We need to get her to the hospital,” I said.

“Wait. Who did you punch?” Josh asked as Jeff, Gunner, and Brad walked up.

“Baby, are you okay?” Brad asked Amanda.

“Oh hell, I’ve never been better! Ari told off Rebecca and pushed her against the wall, and then Heather pulled out her inner bitch and knocked the hell out of Victoria. It was one of the best moments of my life.”

I looked over at Jeff. The smile that spread across his face made the butterflies in my stomach take off. Shit, I want him so badly. I smiled and winked at him.

“My feisty mama!” Jeff walked up and grabbed me.

“Only you would get turned-on by that, Jeff,” Gunner said. He turned to Josh. “Do you want to leave and take Heather to the hospital in Fredericksburg?”

Josh smiled as he looked at Heather. She blushed as she started to laugh.

“My little Rocky!” Josh said. He kissed Heather, picked her up, and carried her out of the dance hall.

We all spent the rest of the night sitting at the Fredericksburg hospital while they X-rayed Heather’s hand. Heather quickly came down from her high when the idea of wearing a cast on her hand during her wedding hit her full force.

When Josh and Heather walked out, her hand was wrapped in just a bandage, and we all let out a sigh of relief.

“It’s just a bad sprain,” Josh said with a smile.

I glanced over toward Ellie, and we both laughed. It seemed like just yesterday when that had been Ellie.

Jeff stood up and walked over to Josh. He slapped him on the back. “Well, let’s get you two home and rested up. We’ve got a wedding in two days.”

“Whose idea was it to go out tonight? I’m never going to be able to drive to South Padre Island tomorrow,” Brad said with a yawn.

“Brad, are y’all sure you want to stay at the hotel tonight? You can stay with Heather and me,” Josh said as he looked back at Heather and smiled.

“No, dude. We appreciate it, but I got my girl a nice room at the Inn on Barons Creek.” Brad smiled at Amanda.

Josh grinned, looked around at everyone, and then took Heather in his arms. “Alright, y’all, let’s get some rest, so we can head out tomorrow. I’ve got a very important date with the woman of my dreams in a couple days.”

Once we walked into the house, I headed over to the sofa and collapsed onto it. I was so tired, so hungry, and so proud of myself for not beating the living hell out of Rebecca.

When Jeff leaned up against the wall and smiled at me, my heart dropped to my stomach, and I had to push my legs together.

I love him so much.

“No baby in the house, and it’s the middle of the night, so no Garrett knocking on our door.”

He started to walk over to me with nothing but pure passion in his eyes. He dropped to his knees and pulled me to him. After I wrapped my legs around him, he stood up and began walking us toward our bedroom. I put my arms around his neck and just held him as tight as I could. He smelled so good, and I just wanted to lick every part of his body.

He made his way over to our bed, and he slowly began to place me onto it. When I was lying down, I looked up at him and smiled. He’s so damn handsome. I still had a hard time believing he was really all mine.

He stood up and gave me the most smoldering look I’d ever seen. “Stand up, Ari, and take off your clothes. I want to watch you.”

Oh. My. God. I think I just felt a rush of water between my legs.

I got up and stood in front of him. He walked backward, sat down in the chair, and just stared at me.

You can do this, Ari. I smiled at him. I wanted to turn him on as much as he was turning me on. I leisurely started to pull my T-shirt over my head. Once I had it off, I put my hands on my stomach and moved them up and over my chest and then around to my back to unsnap my bra. I never took my eyes off of him. I gradually took off my bra and dropped it to the floor. I placed my hands on the sides of my neck and slowly moved them down. As I started to play with my n**ples, I watched as Jeff licked his lips and adjusted in his seat. I smiled, knowing that I was driving him crazy.

Time to step it up, Ari. I gently moved my hands down and started to unbutton my pants. I slowly took them off and kicked them to the side. Then, I placed my hand into my panties as I used my other one to touch my nipple. I threw my head back and let out a long low moan.

“Motherfucker,” Jeff whispered.

I smiled as I heard him moving around. I snapped my head forward and watched as he started to undress. When I began to remove my panties, he stopped undressing to stare at me. I took a few steps back and got onto the bed. Lying down, I continued to touch myself.

The next thing I knew, he was crawling on the bed.

“Not so fast.” I held him up and away from me. I slid out from underneath him. “Lie on your back, Jeff.”

He smiled, and I’d never seen him move so damn fast in my life.

I got off the bed, stood at the end, and smiled at him. “Feel on yourself, baby.”

He lifted his head and looked at me, confused. “What?”

I glanced down at his harder-than-rock dick and licked my lips as I snapped my eyes back up at him. “You got to watch me touch myself. Now, I get to watch you.”

“Ari…”

“Please, Jeff.” I placed my finger inside my mouth.

“Fuck me.”

“That’s what I intend to do,” I purred as I gave him a sexy smile.

He quickly took himself in his hand and started to move it up and down.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. I had no idea how much this would turn me on!

“Oh god, Ari…I want you so much, baby.”

As I stood there, watching him play with himself, I got more turned-on by the second. It took every ounce of strength I had to not crawl on top of him. I focused on his facial expressions as I listened to him whispering my name.

When he lifted his head, he gave me a pleading look. I slowly got on the bed, crawled on top of him, and sank down onto him.

Jeff grabbed my hips. “Oh god…you feel like heaven, baby.”

I didn’t want to rush it, but something snapped, and I just let loose. I wanted it deeper…harder. I threw my head back as he reached around and grabbed my ass.

The next thing I knew, I was having one of the most intense orgasms of my life. I couldn’t do anything but call out in pleasure.

I didn’t even realize when he’d flipped us over, so he was on top. I grabbed on to the edge of the bed and arched my back to get more of him inside me.

“Harder, Jeff! Oh god! I’m going to come again!”

I couldn’t believe what I was feeling. It was amazing, and it felt like it could go on forever. I called out his name as he called out mine.

Lying there, holding each other, we both caught our breaths.

“I love you so much, Arianna.”

This overwhelming feeling of love just swept over my whole body. I ran my hands through his hair as I started to cry. He pulled away and wiped my tears as he smiled at me.

“I love you, too, Jeff. I love you so much. You have no idea how much.”

He lowered his lips to mine, and he kissed me so slowly and sweetly. “I do, baby, because I feel the same.”

When he rolled off of me, he pulled me to his side. My breathing finally started to settle as I drifted off to sleep, next to the only man I’d ever loved…the only man I will ever love.

Chapter Thirty-Six

I still couldn’t believe how wonderful this evening was turning out to be. Scott and I had danced together most of the night. When we weren’t dancing, we were sitting and talking about horses, me moving back to Mason, and Josh and Heather’s wedding. He’d even asked if I wanted to drive to South Padre Island with him.

I looked around, but I couldn’t find Dewey or Aaron. Dewey wouldn’t leave without me. He’s my ride. I reached for my cell phone and hit Dew’s number.