I didn't say anything.
"Darlin'?"
Looking in his eyes, I was realized they were blue; a steely blue that was gentle, kind, trusting and just a hint of sad. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he thought what we'd done was the right thing, regardless of how we went about getting it done. He wasn't the type to question the logic and he didn't wonder about what might go wrong. All he considered was that we had made a promise and he was willing to put everything he had into keeping that promise.
I shoved him playfully and smiled. "You're such a cowboy."
He smiled as he put his hand on the back of my head and gently rested our foreheads together. "Yes, ma'am. I am."
I pulled away and fell backwards on the bed. "All right. So, we're married. You know this is crazy, right?"
He smiled and eased up beside me on the bed. "Yep."
"And there are a million reasons why this can't work."
He slid the blanket down my body, exposing my body to the waist. "Yep."
"And I can think of at least a million things you're not going to like about me."
He kissed my shoulder. "Such as?"
I closed my eyes. "I can't cook."
He slid his hand under the blanket. "All right."
"I don't like to…" My pulse began to race as he played my body like a violin and I fought against the moan that welled up in my throat. "…Clean."
"All right." He lowered his mouth to my breast. Slowly, almost painfully, he circled my nipple with his tongue. "What else?"
My mind went blank and I involuntarily arched my back to meet his touch. "My God, Dusty."
"Tell me what I'm gonna hate about you, darlin'?" He began a slow decent down my body with his mouth, touching every inch of exposed flesh.
"Don't stop," I pleaded.
He rested his chin on my stomach and left out a growling laugh. "What else?"
"I…" I couldn't think anymore, much less speak. After a few seconds, I managed a coherent thought. "I have a dog."
"Bring 'im here." He continued his decent.
"And an… apartment."
"All right." He flicked his tongue across me, sending me into a mindless frenzy. He stopped suddenly. "You gonna live there?"
I opened my eyes and looked down at him. He was grinning from ear to ear. "Oh, just shut-up, Dusty."
"Yes, ma'am."