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Just for you, I’ve written a special, sexy bonus scene, following Emerson’s POV during a rather, uh, heated reunion with Juliet. There are only small, general spoilers, so it’s safe even if you haven’t read UNBROKEN yet.
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** WARNING: 17+ explicit content! **
One week. Seven fucking days.
That’s how long Jules demanded to get
her head together, but it’s been less than forty-eight hours since she took off
for the city to get away from me, and already I’m this close to getting in my
truck and burning rubber on the highway after her. I can’t focus on work at the
bar, or the customers, all I can think about is how crazy beautiful she looked
beneath me on the couch that night: her eyes closed in abandon, those perfect
lips moaning under my touch.
her head together, but it’s been less than forty-eight hours since she took off
for the city to get away from me, and already I’m this close to getting in my
truck and burning rubber on the highway after her. I can’t focus on work at the
bar, or the customers, all I can think about is how crazy beautiful she looked
beneath me on the couch that night: her eyes closed in abandon, those perfect
lips moaning under my touch.
Fuck. I slam a beer down in front of a
customer so hard the bottle almost shatters. I told myself I wouldn’t get
caught up in her again, but now the only thing I want in the whole world is to
throw her gorgeous body against the nearest wall and claim her again: make her
forget her preppy boyfriend, and all the reasons I’ve given her never to trust
me again, until the past doesn’t matter and she’s moaning and writhing and crying
out my name.
customer so hard the bottle almost shatters. I told myself I wouldn’t get
caught up in her again, but now the only thing I want in the whole world is to
throw her gorgeous body against the nearest wall and claim her again: make her
forget her preppy boyfriend, and all the reasons I’ve given her never to trust
me again, until the past doesn’t matter and she’s moaning and writhing and crying
out my name.
Mine again, for good this time.
“Easy there, boss.” Garrett’s drawl
interrupts my X-rated fantasy. I look up to find him frowning at me in concern.
“Maybe try a smile, you’re driving all our customers away.”
interrupts my X-rated fantasy. I look up to find him frowning at me in concern.
“Maybe try a smile, you’re driving all our customers away.”
I glare at him so hard, he backs off
fast.
fast.
“Jesus, Emerson,” Garrett shakes his
head, hands up in surrender. “Whatever the fuck’s going on with you, you need
to sort it out fast, before you put this place out of business.”
head, hands up in surrender. “Whatever the fuck’s going on with you, you need
to sort it out fast, before you put this place out of business.”
I just grunt, and grab an armful of packing
crates to take out back. I rip them to shreds in the alleyway,tearing the stiff
boards apart with my bare hands like that could release any of the pent-up
frustration boiling in my body.
crates to take out back. I rip them to shreds in the alleyway,tearing the stiff
boards apart with my bare hands like that could release any of the pent-up
frustration boiling in my body.
Not even close. Ever since I felt
the touch of Juliet’s lips – hell, ever since I laid eyes on her again, saw the
curve of her body and the cloudy mystery of those eyes – my body has been wound
tight with frustration. I could rip the whole town to pieces, but it’s not
going to let up until I’ve got her hands pinned above her head and her long
legs wrapped around me and I’m buried, deep inside her.
the touch of Juliet’s lips – hell, ever since I laid eyes on her again, saw the
curve of her body and the cloudy mystery of those eyes – my body has been wound
tight with frustration. I could rip the whole town to pieces, but it’s not
going to let up until I’ve got her hands pinned above her head and her long
legs wrapped around me and I’m buried, deep inside her.
Not
that you know she’s even coming back.
that you know she’s even coming back.
The taunt in the back of my mind
sends a fresh surge of self-loathing through me. I head back inside, and grab a
couple of plates of food from the kitchen to go deliver out front, but it can’t
distract me from the truth. Of course she’s not coming back, what reason has
she got to stay? That bullshit about needing time was probably just to get away
from me, she took off so fast she probably left skid-marks on the highway out
of town. Hell, I can’t even blame her. After everything that happened four
years ago, I haven’t given her a single reason to forgive me.
sends a fresh surge of self-loathing through me. I head back inside, and grab a
couple of plates of food from the kitchen to go deliver out front, but it can’t
distract me from the truth. Of course she’s not coming back, what reason has
she got to stay? That bullshit about needing time was probably just to get away
from me, she took off so fast she probably left skid-marks on the highway out
of town. Hell, I can’t even blame her. After everything that happened four
years ago, I haven’t given her a single reason to forgive me.
I wouldn’t deserve it, even if she
tries.
tries.
But that can’t stop me wanting her.
I hear the sound of the door
opening, but I force myself not to turn. I’ve been jerking around like a dog on
a leash every-time somebody new walks in, and I can’t take the stab of
disappointment every time I see it’s not her.
opening, but I force myself not to turn. I’ve been jerking around like a dog on
a leash every-time somebody new walks in, and I can’t take the stab of
disappointment every time I see it’s not her.
Then I feel it. A shiver across my back,
like somebody’s watching me. I turn slowly, hating myself even as my hopes
begin to rise.
like somebody’s watching me. I turn slowly, hating myself even as my hopes
begin to rise.
And there she is. Standing in the middle
of the room, just staring at me.
of the room, just staring at me.
She’s so beautiful, I lose my breath.
Her dirty blonde hair falls around that heartbreak face, wide eyes watching me.
Her dirty blonde hair falls around that heartbreak face, wide eyes watching me.
I want to go to her, but something stops
me. Her expression is uncertain, like she’s scared, and doubt comes crashing
through me. What if she came back just to tell me we’re done for good? That the
past is dead and buried, and nothing can bring it back?
me. Her expression is uncertain, like she’s scared, and doubt comes crashing
through me. What if she came back just to tell me we’re done for good? That the
past is dead and buried, and nothing can bring it back?
For a second, we’re both frozen there,
just looking, then she slowly bites her bottom lip, the full flesh dipping
under the indent of her teeth.
just looking, then she slowly bites her bottom lip, the full flesh dipping
under the indent of her teeth.
Lust rips through my body like a fucking
hurricane.
hurricane.
I stride across the room and grab her
arm, ignoring her noise of protest as I drag her behind the bar and down the
back hallway. I know it’s rough, but every second that passes is pushing the
limits of my self-control —I would rip her clothes off right there in the
middle of the room and fuck her brains out with everyone watching, I want her
so bad.
arm, ignoring her noise of protest as I drag her behind the bar and down the
back hallway. I know it’s rough, but every second that passes is pushing the
limits of my self-control —I would rip her clothes off right there in the
middle of the room and fuck her brains out with everyone watching, I want her
so bad.
I shove her in the storage closet and
slam the door behind us, backing her up against the wall.
slam the door behind us, backing her up against the wall.
Oh Jesus. Just the feel of her body
pressed into mine is more than I can bear. She’s soft against me, and when I
breathe her in, it’s like summertime and peaches. Desire floods my mind, I can
barely form a coherent thought, but I have to be sure. I have to know this is
what she wants.
pressed into mine is more than I can bear. She’s soft against me, and when I
breathe her in, it’s like summertime and peaches. Desire floods my mind, I can
barely form a coherent thought, but I have to be sure. I have to know this is
what she wants.
I need to hear her say it.
“Tell me, ‘no’,” I demand, my voice
coming out hoarse with lust. If she denies me now… Fuck, it’ll kill me, but I’m
so close to the edge, I know in another moment there’ll be no going back.
coming out hoarse with lust. If she denies me now… Fuck, it’ll kill me, but I’m
so close to the edge, I know in another moment there’ll be no going back.
Not ever.
Juliet’s eyes meet mine, and something
flares in them. Desire. Surrender.
flares in them. Desire. Surrender.
“Yes.”
It comes out a moan, and fuck, the sound
almost makes me come right there.
almost makes me come right there.
I grab her, my lips crashing against
hers as I devour her, tasting her sweetness, burying myself in her lips and
mouth and miracle of a tongue. I kiss her to remember the good days, and forget
the bad, to wipe the slate clean of every cruel thing I ever said, and all the
regret that’s haunted every night since she’s been gone.
hers as I devour her, tasting her sweetness, burying myself in her lips and
mouth and miracle of a tongue. I kiss her to remember the good days, and forget
the bad, to wipe the slate clean of every cruel thing I ever said, and all the
regret that’s haunted every night since she’s been gone.
But it’s not enough. I need all of her.
I break away from her mouth, and lick
down her neck, loving the tremor that shoots through her body. Fuck, she feels
so good. I’m rock hard now, gasping for control. Jules claws at my shirt,
ripping it over my head, and then her hands are on my bare flesh, roving across
my back, every touch pushing me closer to the edge. I bury my face in her chest,
and Jules arches up against me. I lick across her breasts, teasing her nipples
the way I know she loves until she’s whimpering under my tongue and I can’t
hold back.
down her neck, loving the tremor that shoots through her body. Fuck, she feels
so good. I’m rock hard now, gasping for control. Jules claws at my shirt,
ripping it over my head, and then her hands are on my bare flesh, roving across
my back, every touch pushing me closer to the edge. I bury my face in her chest,
and Jules arches up against me. I lick across her breasts, teasing her nipples
the way I know she loves until she’s whimpering under my tongue and I can’t
hold back.
I suck her nipple hard.
She cries out, mindless, and the sound
is like a siren. I nearly lose control. I need to take her, to invade her, to
fill her up until there’s nothing left but me.
is like a siren. I nearly lose control. I need to take her, to invade her, to
fill her up until there’s nothing left but me.
But first, I want to feel her come.
I pull back. Her face is dream-like,
heavy-lidded, lips parted with lust. She’s so beautiful, it breaks my fucking
heart. I drop a gentle kiss on her lips, savoring her sweetness.
heavy-lidded, lips parted with lust. She’s so beautiful, it breaks my fucking
heart. I drop a gentle kiss on her lips, savoring her sweetness.
Then I let go of all control.
I grab her shoulder and spin her around,
shoving her against the wall. Jules gasps, trapped and struggling, but I hold
her tight in place. I yank a handful of silky hair aside with a growl,
devouring her neck as my other hand blazes down her body and under the
waistband of her skirt. I push her panties aside, slipping my fingers down over
her tangle of hair until they find the hot, slick center of her.
shoving her against the wall. Jules gasps, trapped and struggling, but I hold
her tight in place. I yank a handful of silky hair aside with a growl,
devouring her neck as my other hand blazes down her body and under the
waistband of her skirt. I push her panties aside, slipping my fingers down over
her tangle of hair until they find the hot, slick center of her.
“Emerson!”
I shudder. She’s wet for me, writhing in
my arms.
my arms.
Mine.
I stroke quick circles across her,
curling one finger up inside. Fuck. I
groan. She’s tight, clenched around me, and it takes everything I have not to
throw her down and bury my cock in that tight wetness. Jules thrusts against my
hand, eager, but I pull away: circling gently over her clit as I drum my finger
inside her.
curling one finger up inside. Fuck. I
groan. She’s tight, clenched around me, and it takes everything I have not to
throw her down and bury my cock in that tight wetness. Jules thrusts against my
hand, eager, but I pull away: circling gently over her clit as I drum my finger
inside her.
I want her desperate. I want to make her
beg. I want her so undone, she’ll never leave me again.
beg. I want her so undone, she’ll never leave me again.
She moans again, whimpering and soft and
ready for me, but I clench my jaw and hold back.It’s like a dark haze of lust
is masking everything. The world outside is gone, there’s nothing but the taste
of her neck against my tongue and the warmth her body, sagging in my arms, and
the fierce rhythm of my fingers as I press harder, her cries getting faster as
I circle and stroke until I press down just right and she shatters, falling
into me with a cry.
ready for me, but I clench my jaw and hold back.It’s like a dark haze of lust
is masking everything. The world outside is gone, there’s nothing but the taste
of her neck against my tongue and the warmth her body, sagging in my arms, and
the fierce rhythm of my fingers as I press harder, her cries getting faster as
I circle and stroke until I press down just right and she shatters, falling
into me with a cry.
I gasp for air like I’m the one who just
came, not her. I can feel the orgasm roll through her, every shudder and tremor
making me think what it would be like to feel all that, from the inside,
clenching tight around me.
came, not her. I can feel the orgasm roll through her, every shudder and tremor
making me think what it would be like to feel all that, from the inside,
clenching tight around me.
I need her, now.
Jules comes back to life, and I spin her
around, kissing her with the hunger I can’t control, not anymore. We crash up
against the shelving, things falling to the ground around us. All I can think
about is getting inside her, plunging deep over and over again. I fumble with
my belt, but she pushes my hands aside, yanking my jeans down and taking me,
hard in her hand. Jesus Christ. Her fingers close around meand I have to shut
my eyes to deal with the sensation, agonizing pleasure with every firm
stroke.
around, kissing her with the hunger I can’t control, not anymore. We crash up
against the shelving, things falling to the ground around us. All I can think
about is getting inside her, plunging deep over and over again. I fumble with
my belt, but she pushes my hands aside, yanking my jeans down and taking me,
hard in her hand. Jesus Christ. Her fingers close around meand I have to shut
my eyes to deal with the sensation, agonizing pleasure with every firm
stroke.
When I open my eyes, she’s watching me,
a smile playing on the edge of that beautiful mouth. I reach for her,
straining, but she ducks back.
a smile playing on the edge of that beautiful mouth. I reach for her,
straining, but she ducks back.
She sinks to her knees. Holy shit.I
barely have time to realize what’s about to happen before Juliet’s eyes meet
mine, and then she takes me in her mouth, and I lose my fucking mind.
barely have time to realize what’s about to happen before Juliet’s eyes meet
mine, and then she takes me in her mouth, and I lose my fucking mind.
**
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I first met my husband when I was sixteen and he was twenty. He asked me out then (and several times after) but I thought he was too old. Several years later he was engaged to another woman and I was a little devastated. He then showed up at my sisters wedding with news that he had called off his engagement and we are still together nine years and four kids later.
My most memorable moment was my husband coming home from an eight month deployment. I was 13 weeks pregnant when he left so not only did I get him back at homecoming, he also met his 6 week old son for the first time. It was a beautiful reunion.
my most memorable reunion has to be the day i met my now hubby! we went to a bar and his aunt introduced us. i freaked out when i saw how beautiful he was, i turned red in the face and didn't say anything all night, except after i few shot he gave me then i started opening up. and now 7 years later we are married and still going strong!
When I first saw my father after 6 years of leaving in two different countries. It was really beautiful and emotional.
And I have to say, that scene.. Just.. Hot damn! Love Emerson!
Thanks for the giveaway!
My husband and I had just been married a few weeks when he left to join the military. He was gone 6 months and I to fly out to see him after he was finished with school. I had traveled from overseas so the flight was over 10 hours l. I looked and felt like crape but when I went to baggage claim he was there and seeing him and kissing him made me feel 100 times better.
I met my husband with a friend one day but he thought I was too young for him so he avoided me for three months until I sent him a card with a frog on it (I used to tell him he looked like a frog)and he called me. We ended up seeing each other that day and have been together ever since. 26 years next month!
My most memorable reunion would be when I came home from college and seeing my boyfriend during Thanksgiving break! Hadn't seen him in 2 months and I went to school 3,000 miles away. Something to be very thankful for that Thanksgiving! <3
Mine was when my husband returned after a 4 month deployment. I was able to show him the ultrasound of our first child and tell him we were having a boy!:)
My most memorable reunion had to be when my mom and grandma came to pick me up after a week program that a college was hosting 3 hours away. It was my first time being away from my family and home, so i was extremely happy to see everyone again 🙂
After my first date with the my husband, I swore I would never go on another date with him…it was the worst. He was shy and hardly talked, I talked to much to try and make up for it. We didn't talk for 3 or months. I was still living with my mom at the time and she found his address and asked me if she should keep it. I told her to toss it I would never see him again. Her and my best friend laughed at me and told me "never say never" Then one day not even a week after the incident with my mom and friend I saw him online after a long day at work and he asked me out. I almost said no, but decided why the heck not. We have been together ever since and it's now been 10 years…
My most memorable reunion was actually an old guy friend. He was a lifeguard in Destin when I met him at 16. After that he moved to Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, N.C, god knows where all else. I stayed in Arkansas until right after graduation then escaped to Orlando… We talked everyday really until I was about 21. We had a… major altercation really.. I was pretty upset about it. I really didn't think I would see or hear from him EVER again. I was wrong. I was probably 22 when he called me and told me, "Hey, I need a ride." I thought he was nuts. He was there though.. At the airport waiting.. Come to find out he came all the way to Orlando to fix things with us. We had the time of our lives for the time he spent there. We are still friends and talk quite often. He is in Colorado again, and I am back in Arkansas. Over the years we have seen each other very few times.. But, I will say this, I have still got a very great bud. Traveler or not he's still in my heart.
My most memorable reunion is finally seeing my dad after 16 years. I was only a year old when he left. 26 years later & I still remember every emotion.
Umm…i don't think I can even remember anything else after that scene. Nope, nothing in my head right now. all your fault. 😉
Mmmm I'm afraid I don't really have one, I've been lucky enough to always be close to my family and friends but surely if I got to meet one of them after some time or something I'd end in tears, I'm really emotional.
Most memorable reunion…HS sweetheart went away for college. I stayed in my hometown for school. Went to visit him for the first time at his school a few months later (with his mom). So here we are, beginning this adventure into adulthood…we make it to knock on the door to him dorm room. Down the hallway he trudges, donning some sort of vest?? It turns out he just finished playing LASER TAG!! With his friends! So much for growing up!! We have been married for 18 yrs…he's still s big kid!
I was working at a hospital and was admitting a new patient and when I come out of the room I ran straight into a man that had been my best friend for many years. We were both shocked it had been years since we had seen or spoke to one another.The person I was admitting was his grandma. It was a great moment and I was so happy to see him.
I don't have any reunion stories, sorry :p
Hmm I don't have a very exciting memorable union. The only thing that sticks out is when I went on my first residential school trip when I was 10 and coming home to see my mum and brothers. It was just so exciting finally being back home. A week was a long time to be away when I was 10!
Hmmmm, I guess mine would be when I moved back home after college. I wasn't planning on coming back, but after school, work, and my internship, I wanted to be surrounded by my family and I've been here ever since.
For my birthday my friends take me to this great place in Puerto Rico call the Morro. Its this huge land of green grass and some old ruins of a castle. People go there to fly kites. We had a picnic and dance around. Probably one of the best days in my life.
My husband and I have only been separated once in the all the time we've been together and it was before we were married. He went out if town for his job and we didn't see each other for three weeks. Not a long time, I know but for two people newly in love, it felt like an eternity. When he finally came home, lets just say it makes Emerson and Juliet's reunion seem mild. That was 21 years ago and I still remember that night like it was yesterday.
I grew up in IL, but moved to NE when I was a teenager. My most memorable reunion was driving back there for my best friend's wedding in my mid-20s.
My most memorable reunion was going back to my first love after I had his child and he laid eyes on her for the first time at his mom's house. I will never forget the words he said, "So this is my prodigy."
My most memorable reunion is reuniting with my older sister after not seeing her for 10 years. It was amazing! 🙂
Hmmm I don't really have one that's 'memorable' but a few years ago, it was nice to see a…friend; someone I had not seen in such a long time 🙂 That's it.
I don't really have a memorable reunion. But I did witness one. It was between my mom and my grandma. My mom left Laos decades ago to come to America so her kids (my sister and I) could have a better life. Both my sister and I were born in America and we finally salvaged enough money for the 3 of us to go visit, while my sister and I were in high school. My mom hasn't seen her family in over probably 20 years. Needless to say, the airport was filled with probably half our family members. And when my mom and her mom reunited there were lots of tears and hugs.
We had to visit my grandma because we heard her health was failing, but as soon as she saw her daughter and her grandchildren for the first time, she felt a lot better. I've always believed that seeing your family together is all you need to make everything right with the world.
And while we were in Laos, all my mom's friends were so happy to see her, but it was like she never left. Everyone just talked and treated her like they just saw her yesterday.
I just want to say how beautiful these stories are, and I'm so honored you're sharing them like this. Keep it up!
xo
Its hard to think straight after just finishing Unbroken! I think I'm drunk off your book! Lol! I came here looking for when the next one will be out so sorry if my story isn't great but my brain is foggy!
I would have to say when my boyfriend came to see me for my boot camp graduation. We aren't together anymore, but that was probably one of the hottest weekends 😉 that's my clean version!
I think the best reunion I've ever had was with my sister…we got into a fight about her boyfriend she didn't talk to me for a year. It hurt my feelings…she was my best friend. I missed her…but we are stubborn. So glad when we made up…my sisters mean the world to me….
The day my husband was walking towards me and our daughter at the airport after 5 months away in the military is the most Memorable reunion. Watching our first born Natalie so Excited to see her daddy she couldn't wait any longer she took off and jumped into his arms. He was so Handsome in his uniform and we could not have been more Proud of him. Truly a Beautiful sight!