Safe with You (39 page)

“I’m going to see if I can at least visit you on the weekends, Cassie. I’m going to do everything I can to not go until your birthday to see you.”

“I’d love that, J.”

I stay cuddled in J’s arms until it starts to get dark. My last night with J is quickly coming to an end. Tomorrow, I will be on a plane heading back to the place I thought would always be my home. I idly wonder if any of my old friends will recognize me or miss me. Yeah, I highly doubt that. Most likely, they were only my friends because I was popular, and because I was dating, Zack.

Who cares anyway? I won’t be there long and then I will be back where I belong, in Brilliant, with my man.

I visit with J and the rest of his family the rest of the night. I decided I wanted to stay awake as long as I could so I can spend my last hours with J. I have to be at the airport by eight a.m. My flight is scheduled to leave at nine-fifteen sharp.

“Will you stay awake with me?” I ask J.

“Of course I will, babe. I don’t want to miss a single second because Lord knows I will miss way too many when you get on that plane.”

I’m not looking forward to the next three weeks at all. I don’t want to be anywhere near Indy. Brilliant is my home now, nowhere else.

Gazing into J’s piercing brown eyes, I ask him, “Will you make love to me tonight? Give me something to hang on to over the next three weeks?”

His eyes darken with desire. “You didn’t even have to ask, Cass,” he growls, pushing me gently down on my back.

J fulfills my request once…twice…three times before I am finally spent and can’t hold my eyes open any longer, no matter how hard I try.

I close my eyes, snuggling closer to, J, draping my arm across his middle. Sighing in content, I kiss him one last time before laying my head back on his chest and closing my eyes.

I am almost asleep when I hear J whisper, “I’m gonna miss the hell out of you, Cass. I love you to the moon and back, babe.”

“Hmm…love you more.”

J kisses my hair. “Never, Cass. I plan on proving it to you for the rest of our lives.”

Still half asleep, I mumble, “We’ll see about that.”

The End…for now

Author Bio:

Shelby lives in Sweet Home Alabama with her amazing husband and their energetic son. When she is not plotting out stories, penning chapters, or working her full-time job, you can find Shelby spending time with her family and friends, reading, and watching reruns of One Tree Hill. Shelby is obsessed with Harry Potter and Alabama Football. Roll Tide.
Shelby writes Young Adult and New Adult romance. Her characters go through tough times, get in fights, and get their hearts broken, but in the end they will live happily ever after.

Books by Shelby:

Pieces Series:

Picking up the Pieces

Healing the Pieces

Saved Series:

Safe with you

Upcoming Releases:

Torn into Pieces (Pieces #3) – Fall 2015

Saving You (Saved #1.5) – Early 2016

Breaking Free of the Pieces (Pieces #4) – Spring 2016

Run Away with You – Summer
2016