Without Hesitation
At eleven years old, Macie James was certain she
saw her prince standing in her kitchen with his rosy cheeks and cute smile. She
was going to marry that boy, she had no doubt about it. As she became a
teenager, it was that boy who taught her how to become a confident and sure
woman. As the years went by and they grew up, he taught her how to love and to
be loved.
Greyden Michaels was surprised when he fell for
his best friend’s little sister. He wasn’t opposed to it and, even more
surprising, neither was his best friend. When he was in college and her just in
high school, he realized they were too young to be committed, he opted for
friendship with her and together they decided their love was for the future.
When you hesitate, life happens. When life
happens, your plans change. Macie wanted her fairy tale and Greyden was
prepared to give it to her when unfortunate events changed his whole life,
including his future with the UFC and, most devastatingly, with her. Macie made
the decision to live her life, to move on without Greyden, especially once she
met the man who wanted to marry her and give her the life he couldn’t.
The problem with that was that Greyden had always
seen her as his. Could he give her up completely for her supposed happiness or
could he somehow manage to get his life in order to try and win her back, heart
and soul?
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“How does it feel to be fourteen? Any
different from thirteen?” The deep but quiet voice startled her from her
reverie and she jumped as she let out a silly little scream and dropped the
towels she was just clutching.
Spinning around, Macie saw Greyden
trying unsuccessfully to hold in his laughter. “Oh my God, you scared the crap
of me! You idiot!” She swatted his now t-shirt-covered chest as her heart
continued to beat wildly inside her own. “Why’d you do that?”
Greyden walked closer and wrapped her
small frame up in his much larger arms, encasing her in his warmth. “I’m sorry,
Mace, I didn’t mean to scare you. Are you all right?”
Macie allowed him to calm her down
before she responded. Geez, he smells
good.
“Yeah, I’m all right. But now you know
better than to sneak up on me in the dark, you jerk,” she admonished with a
pretty smile. She couldn’t stay mad at him for long even if she really wanted
to.
“So, I actually came over earlier to
bring you your real birthday present, but this works out better anyway,”
Greyden explained with a crooked smile. “If I give you something, do you think
you can keep it between us?”
“Sure,” she responded hesitantly, only
because she had no idea what it could be that he would want to keep from her
brother.
Greyden dropped one of his hands from
around her waist and reached into his back pocket. Holding onto something in
his closed fist, he brought his hand up to her jaw and she stopped breathing
for just a few seconds until her brain kicked back into action. “Macie, have
you had your first kiss yet?” he asked seriously.
His question caused her to suck in a
deep breath. She wasn’t certain her voice would come out steady, so she just
shook her head. Macie was aware that they’d come a long way in their friendship
today, namely beginning a friendship today, but this was a whole different
ballgame.
“How about you get your first kiss on
your birthday so you can always remember it?”
She couldn’t help but wonder if this was
a trick. Really, he could kiss her on any mundane day and she would forever
remember it. If she fell for it today, was he going to run off laughing at her
and it all be a big joke? Instead of answering, she chose to be mute and see if
he could come up with his own conclusion.
“Can I be your first kiss, Macie?”
Greyden asked, close to her face.
“Seriously?” she whispered, still not
believing what was going on.
He smiled his half-crooked smile and
answered, “Yes, seriously.”
“Okay.” Butterflies took flight and her
hands fidgeted down by her sides, having no clue what they were supposed to be
doing at the moment.
“Will you promise me that after tonight
you won’t go all girly on me and start calling me your boyfriend? I don’t do
that scene, beautiful girl, and your brother would kick my ass.”
“So this is just a kiss?” Macie wasn’t
sure if she could handle that. He didn’t want her to go “all girly” on him, but
she was already “all girly.” She couldn’t help that. But could she turn down
the one chance she would have at her first kiss being Greyden Michaels? Um, no
way.
“No. This is your first kiss, to set the
bar for all your other kisses, one that no other guy will ever touch, by the
way.” He smirked and ran his thumb along the line of her cheekbone.
She laughed at him being a dumb boy and
playfully shoved him back. He quickly stepped forward again and gathered her up
into his arms; this time she hugged him right back. Macie was on cloud girly
nine and loving every minute of it. After a few seconds of him rocking them
back and forth, he pulled back so she could see his face. He paused for half a
second before dipping his head down and allowing his lips to meet hers. She
knew it was coming, she watched his face getting closer, but it still took her
by surprise; she couldn’t help the flinch that overtook her. Greyden held on
tighter around her waist, offering her much needed support, but that didn’t
stop her stupid overactive eyelids that refused to stop blinking. Then Macie
felt his tongue at her lips, parting them, making its way into her mouth.
Oh! He wants to
really kiss me!
She opened her mouth so her tongue could meet his. This feels good. Nice, this feels nice. My eyes are still open! Crap!
Crap! Crap! Close your eyes, you idiot!
Their tongues swirled together as Macie
finally fell into sync with Greyden and lost herself in her first kiss. She
felt his hands glide slowly up her sides until they stopped near her neck. He
continued to kiss her as something cool dropped down onto her neck and chest.
Just as she was starting to feel like she couldn’t fully catch her breath,
Greyden grasped her face in both of his hands and broke their connection. He
rested his forehead on hers briefly before rolling his head down again to
sweetly kiss her one more time. He reached down and brought her hand up to
cover the cool metal lying against her chest.
“I got you a locket,” he whispered. “I
didn’t have a picture to put in it. I figured you would
have something you would want to put in there.”
Macie looked down as he removed his hand
from her own small one to see a lovely silver heart locket on a dainty chain.
Her fingers skimmed across the etched design along the top of the heart and let
it sink in that Greyden just kissed her—not just kissed her, but knocked her
socks off kissed her—and then gave her a locket for her birthday. Overwhelmed
was an understatement, but she tried her best to stick to their agreement and not go all girly on him. She could freak
out after he went home.
“Do you like it?” Greyden asked as he
took another small step back from her, clearly setting their boundaries.
Before he could get too far, she stepped
back in to embrace him one more time and reached up on her tippy toes, her
hands gripping his shoulders. Macie moved her face next to his and lightly
blinked, brushing her long lashes against his cheekbone, and then whispered, “I
love it, Grey. Thank you.” Her heart may take a beating after tonight, but she
could accept that. If she got to be friends with him and knew that they have a
couple secrets between just the two of them, then she could live with a bruised
heart for a while.
Greyden pulled back and looked at her,
confusion and amusement etched across his perfect face. “What did you just do?”
It didn’t even cross her mind that that
might not be cool to do. God, I’m such a nerd.
She shrugged the thought off and answered, “I gave you butterfly kisses.”
Grey just sort of smiled and reached out
to rub one of her shoulders and whispered back, “Butterfly.”
Review:
I did not read the 1st two books and I think that's okay the first two are about other characters in this story. This story is about a never ending love, about someone who fell in love with their soulmate at age 11, and the fact that that soulmate makes sure her life is never tainted. But what if they grow up and things happen that can't be functional any more for them? Greyden and Macie have a love like no other, but he can't get his crap together and she's tired of waiting for him to do it. But no matter what happens in their lives they are there for each other and their friends and family. Macie moves on and finds someone else and Greyden is kicking himself more than once, but there is nothing he can do because he isn't ready no matter how much in love he is with her. Can Macies new relationship last when something terrible happens to her? Will Greyden really be there for her or will she loose herself and everything she has worked so hard for? Read and find out if there love can last. This book goes from present to past, but is well written and worth this passionate story.
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