"I'm saying I want you to be mine. I'm saying I wanna ask you to be my wife. This is a promise ring. I wanna start out right. I promise to love you and take care of you forever. I wanna prove that to you before I ask you to be my wife."

She looked at him, as the tears filled her eyes. She didn't dare try hiding them this time, instead she let them fall and embraced him again, holding him tightly, not ever wanting to let go.

"I love you, Addie." he whispered against her ear.

She pulled away and looked at him, smiling as she closed her eyes.

"Say it again." she said, wanting to hear it more than anything.

"I love you." he said, as his lips crashed against hers once more.

She moaned again as he picked her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist, allowing him to carry her off. She had wanted this for so long, and there was no way she was stopping it now. She was now officially his and no one would stand in there way again.

He carried her into the bedroom and laid her on the bed, as he pulled away from her and looked into her eyes.

"Are you sure...."

"John, make love to me." she said, breathlessly.

He saw the fire in her eyes, the electricity that radiated from their bodies, the want and need in her voice. She kissed him again, and in the moment, John's head spun, as she captivated his senses before she fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.

She eased it down his broad shoulders and threw it to the floor as she felt his strong arms wrapping around her and unzipping her shirt. She allowed him to remove her shirt before he moved to her boots. He unzipped them, never taking his eyes of hers, as he removed them one by one. He kissed the length of her leg, before coming to her stomach where he unsnapped her jeans and slid them off in one swift motion, leaving her in her lilac-colored bra and panties.

John ripped at the fabric covering her breasts before flinging it to floor. He smiled at her before attacking her ample nipple causing her to moan out with pleasure. She arched her back, as she ran her fingers through his short hair.

He kissed the length of her taunt torso before grabbing at the strings on the side of her panties and snapping it against her skin. She winced slightly before he ripped them off forcefully and kissed her inner thigh.

She moaned again, spreading her legs slightly, as he continued his attack on her body before tasting her moist, wet center. She screamed with pleasure as he continued the assault. She closed her eyes, feeling the pleasure take over as she bit her bottom lip.

In a breathless attempt, he heard his name escape her lips, as he felt her body tense to the pleasure he was giving her.

He eased his own boxers from his waist as he stood and fell flush against her. He looked into her giant, blue eyes and smiled, as she brought him in for another mind blowing kiss. He eased himself into her as she arched her back, giving into the hardness of him.

She slowly thrusts her hips, with their lips entwined and the passion building around them. His mind was racing as he quickened his pace, not being able to stand too much more. She was driving him over the brink, and he wasn't looking back anymore.

In one swift movement, she flipped him over, as her long legs straddled around his waist and she began riding him faster and faster. His hands found their way to her hips, as he applied the slightest amount of pressure, intensifying the ecstasy he was already feeling.

John growled as she continued to ride him. She ran her nails down his chest as he bit his bottom lip and closed his eyes before her lips crashed down on his in a territorial state. He knew in that moment he had her; forever. As the world spun around them, he felt his climax forming, realizing their was no turning back. As the kiss heightened, their orgasms hit simultaneously, leaving them both breathless and in a complete state of euphoria.

She fell against his sweat ridden chest as he wrapped his arms around her, protectively claiming her as his. Their eyes met again, as he searched her eyes wanting to know her thoughts. Her next words made him smile and his heart raced even faster.

"I love you, John." she said as he kissed the top of her head.

"After all these years, it feels so good to hear you say that." he said, their eyes locking again. "Don't ever leave me."

"Never." she said as she tenderly kissed his lips before pulling away and smiling at him. "About those movies..."

"Oh, God! Adaline!" John groaned before she attacked his lips once more.