Leaping Hearts(84)
Author: J.R. Ward

“I think I might have been conceived under one.”

“That’s adventurous.”

“I haven’t asked a lot of questions.”

“I can see why.”

Devlin’s eyes scanned her features with a hunger and a love she relished. When she felt his hand on the base of her neck, urging her forward to his lips, she went eagerly into his kiss. Passion flared as their bodies melted and their hearts hammered and their blood rushed.

When they were too breathless to continue, Devlin pulled back and murmured against her mouth, “Whatever the origins, I think A.J. suits you. It’s a strong name, for a strong woman.”

“I’m stronger with you,” she said tenderly. His tongue slid into her mouth and she moaned, gripping onto his shoulders, scoring his skin with her nails. When he left her lips and began to lick his way down her neck, her head fell back and she mumbled, “To think this all happened because of a baseball cap.”

Devlin shot her a puzzled look as he bent down and kissed the tip of her breast.

“If you hadn’t picked up my hat at the auction, who knows….” Her words were lost as he suckled a proud nipple.

“There’s only one other thing,” Devlin said, falling to his knees. His hands splayed over the small of her back and then the swell of her hips.

“Something else?” A.J. said breathlessly, as she felt his tongue go across her belly.

“We haven’t figured out what to do for a honeymoon.”

She pulled back, eyes sparkling with purpose.

“Oh, no,” he groaned. “You’ve got that look again.”

“What look?”

“What are you thinking?”

“Well, since you brought it up, there’s an auction down in Florida and there’s this mare I heard about—”

“Don’t tell me her name is Babylon.”

“No.” A.J. tried to look innocent.

“Let me guess, she’s a real handful.”

“She may need a little work but she’s got terrific—”

Devlin rose and silenced her with a powerful kiss, his tongue rushing into her mouth, his arms steel around her body. When he was finished, he said, “Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, I’m there for you. And that includes horse auctions in Florida.”

A.J. sighed as he scooped her up in his arms and carried her over to the bed.

“Devlin?”

“Hmmm?” he said, as he laid her down.

“I think her name is Angel.”

He shot her a wry look.

“And she and Sabbath would have the most fantastic colts….”