Free Taboo2 TakingOnTheLaw by Cheyenne McCray

a pair of airline tickets nestled on top of a bed of tissue paper. Her hands shook even more as she opened one of them. “Paris?” She grinned at Dave, feeling like she was going to bubble over with excitement. “We’re going to Paris?”
    “Look in the box, under the tickets,” he said with a smile.
    For some crazy reason her heart started to pound even harder than when she’d discovered the tickets to Paris. She moved them aside, dug through the tissue—and found a small red velvet jeweler’s box.
    A lump crowded her throat and she fumbled as she opened the box to discover a gorgeous marquise-cut solitaire. Erin held her hand to her mouth and tears started to roll down her cheeks. She was trembling so hard she almost dropped the box.
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    He cupped her face in his hands, turning her head to face him. “Marry me, Erin Wilson.”
    Erin found it hard to speak. She felt overwhelmed, dizzy, like this was happening to someone else. For a long moment she just stared into his eyes, realizing all her hopes, dreams, and happiness, lay with this man.
    “Yes,” she whispered. “God, yes.”
    Dave crushed her to him, hugging her so tight she could barely breathe. “It’s about damn time,” he said and she laughed and brushed away a tear.
    Her fingers continued to tremble as he slipped the marquise diamond on her ring finger. It sparkled, catching the Christmas lights as they winked in and out.
    “Honeymoon in Paris?” She smiled up at him. “When’s the wedding?”
    “I love you, angel.” He squeezed her hands in his. “I think we’ve waited long enough. I booked the trip for the first two weeks of January. I hope you don’t mind that I worked it out with your boss, and arranged for an intimate wedding the day before we leave.”
    “I love you so much.” Erin wrapped her arms around Dave’s neck. “I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas present than you.”
    He took her down to the carpet so that they were nearly lying beneath the Christmas tree. “I’m the lucky one.”
    “We both are.” She traced her finger over his firm lips. “If you hadn’t stopped me…”
    “Thank God I did.”
    Dave began unwrapping her like a Christmas present, almost reverently uncovering every inch of her. The warmth of the air in the room brushed over her bare skin as she waited for him to strip out of his own clothes. He wasn’t so slow at that.
    Before she knew it, he was in between her thighs and she had her legs hooked around his thighs.
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    “Our first time was under a Christmas tree,” she said as she looked up at him.
    Dave clasped his hands with hers. “And I intend to make love to you under the tree every year for the rest of our lives.”
    Erin gasped as he penetrated her as slow as if she were still a virgin. This time it was pure pleasure as her soon-to-be husband filled her and made her feel whole again.
    The double heart pendant that she now always wore felt cool against her bare skin and the ring was snug on her finger. He pumped his hips in and out, building up the sensations in her body that threatened to overcome her.
    “Come with me,” he said as their eyes held.
    The room itself seemed to sparkle with glittering Christmas lights as she hit her climax. Her whole body felt as if she was glittering along with them.
    He gave a loud groan as he came. He pumped his hips several times, then gathered her in his arms so that she was lying almost on top of him.
    “You’re home now, angel,” he said as he held her tight.
    She sighed against his chest. “And I’m here to stay.”

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    About the Author

    USA Today Bestselling Author Cheyenne McCray has a passion for sensual romance and a happily-ever-after, but always with a twist. Among other accolades, Chey has been presented with the prestigious Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for “Best Erotic Romance of the Year”. Chey is the award-winning novelist of eighteen books and nine