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flush against him. As I deepened the kiss by thrusting my tongue against his, Jake’s
    fingers came to tangle in the bottom strands of my hair. He tasted sweet like the chocolate cake we
    had fed each other for dessert.
    When I pulled away, Jake groaned. “Yeah, guess we better cut that out for tonight.”
    I bit my lip to keep from smiling since I knew what I was going to do as soon as the house was
    quiet, and I was sure everyone was asleep. “See you tomorrow then,” I said.
    “Night, Angel. I love you.”
    “I love you, too.”
    Jake gave me a chaste kiss on the lips before heading out the front door. Fighting the butterflies
    in my stomach, I made my way down the hall to the bedroom. Although I slipped out of my dress and
    into my pajamas, I had no intention of going to sleep. Instead, I lay in bed, listening to the sounds
    around me. Long after the last footsteps could be heard pattering down the hall or the sound of
    water in the pipes, I finally threw back the covers and hopped out of bed.
    I knew exactly what I wanted to wear, and it only took two seconds to pull it out of my suitcase.
    I then slipped into the bathroom and got dressed. As soon as I was done, I crept out of the bedroom
    and down the hall. I could hear my dad snoring in the guest bedroom, while the sound of muted TV
    came from the office where Eli and Gabe were sleeping on an air mattress and the pullout couch.
    Grabbing a flashlight out of the hall closet, I then snuck out the front door. I jogged as fast as I could
    in my robe and slippers across the front lawn and down the hill. Thankfully, Angel had actually
    listened to me when I told her to stay on the porch. The last thing I needed was for her to start a
    barking marathon and alert everyone that I was running around half-naked outside.
    When I got to the barn, I reached under one of the potted plants to get out the hide-a-key. Gently,
    I unlocked the door and stepped inside. When I closed the door behind me, I heard rustling in the bed
    upstairs. Without hesitation, I made my way across the living room toward the stairs. Of course, I
    didn’t expect Jake to have left his shoes in the middle of the floor, causing me to trip and bang into the
    ladder.
    “Ow!” I cried before I could bite down on my lip.
    “Abby?” Jake questioned. Within a few seconds, he was peering over the railing of the loft.
    Gazing up at him, I teased, “Yes, it’s me. Were you expecting someone else?”
    His brows furrowed. “I wasn’t expecting anyone, especially you.”
    “Well…surprise!”
    Jake gave me a funny look as I started climbing the stairs. When I got to the top rung of the
    ladder, he helped me off. “What are you doing here?”
    To answer his question, I undid the tie on my robe. I then shimmied it off my shoulders and let it
    fall to the floor. Jake’s eyes widened while his mouth gaped open at my skimpy lingerie. “Abby…”
    “Do you remember this?” I asked, running my hand over the silky material.
    As the revelation washed over him, desire burned in his eyes. “You were wearing that the night
    we made love for the first time.”
    “Yes, I was.” Stepping forward, I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I want you to finish what
    you started earlier this afternoon. But most of all, I want you to make love to me again on our wedding
    eve in the same place we first came together.”
    Jake’s gaze left mine to momentarily flicker over to the clock on the nightstand. “But it’s after
    midnight. That means it’s our wedding day. What about the bad luck?”
    “We make our own luck. But more than anything, we make our own memories, and I want to
    make one with you tonight.”
    As his arms wrapped tighter around me, he cocked his head at me. “Trust me, Angel, I certainly
    don’t want to argue with you. I just don’t want you to regret it later.”
    “There hasn’t been a single moment I’ve regretted with you.”
    Jake’s brows rose in surprise. “Really?”
    “I