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  Copyright © Mary Ting 2014

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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  Dedication

  I dedicate this book to you!

  Thank you so much for following Jenna and Becky’s journey. I’m so sad that it had to end. I love them so much that it was difficult to complete this book. However, words cannot express how much I appreciate your support and for taking a chance on this series which means so much to me. Hugs, hugs, hugs!

  **Special thanks to my PR-Damaris Cardinali, PA-Nicole Blanchard, cover designer-Laura Hidalgo from Bookfabulous Designs, editors-Maxine Bringenberg and Melissa from There For You, my author/friend-Alexandrea Weis. Beta readers: DawnMarie Carpintero, Vanessa Strickler, Janie Iturralde, and Kara Nichols. And to ALL my Blog friends.

  **I have to thank Nancy Byers for coming up with a quote:

  “You’re the lighthouse to my storm. You’re my beacon that brought me home.”

  She told me Matthew was hers. I’m so honored to know how much she loves him.

  **Many thanks to Joanne Lassiter for putting together an amazing Something Forever release party. For welcoming us into your home, for creating games, for everything you have done to make it fun and exciting. I can’t express enough how thankful I am.

  **Extra thanks to my Street team, Something Great Fan page, friends, and family. Words cannot describe how thankful I am. I’m truly blessed to have you by my side.

  **Don’t forget to read the prologue of Something Amazing, spin-off, Rachel, Becky’s sister point of view and the spin-off for My Clarity, called My Serenity, from Seth’s point of view at the end of the book. Both coming 2015.

  **Read a teaser from authors Alexandrea Weis, Allie Juliette Mousseau, and Gypsy Rae Choszer at the end of the book.

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  SOMETHING FOREVER

  Prologue

  Jenna

  “Becky,” I said aloud, rushing out of the bathroom with the pregnancy test. I was holding it gently, as if it was the most precious thing. It was plastic, for goodness sake, but it held the answer that could possible change my life. When Becky approached me, I placed my other hand over it so she couldn’t see it.

  “Jenna?” Becky’s eyes were wide. I had her full attention. “You’re killing me. You’re not smiling, so that must mean you’re—”

  “I’m not.” I shook my head, giving her half a smile. A part of me was relieved, but the other part was disappointed. Knowing my mom had a difficult time being pregnant with me, and also had many miscarriages, in a way I was hoping that I was. I didn’t want the same fate as hers.

  Becky held a huge smile. “That’s great news. You didn’t want to be, right?” Looking at me with uncertainty, she sounded unsure.

  “I don’t know,” I replied, surprised by my words. What was even more surprising were the tears that started to stream down by face. “I know I should be relieved with the news, but what if I can’t have children? Max wants a minivan full of them.” Suddenly I started hyperventilating, and uncontrollable tears started to pour.

  Becky set her hands on my shoulders. “Jenna, you need to calm down. Everything will be fine. This doesn’t mean you’ll never get pregnant. People have negative results all the time. Plus, sometimes it can take months to get pregnant. I thought you wanted to wait till after you got married, so this is great news.”

  I could see Becky’s lips moving, but I couldn’t hear a thing. For some strange reason, she started to fade. Was I dreaming? “Becky.” I repeatedly called out for her as I continued to bawl, but I knew my voice didn’t carry. I didn’t even know if the words left my mouth. All I knew was how much I was crying...to the point that it woke me up.

  Tears rolled down the side of my face and sweat trickled over the top of my forehead. I felt sticky from the dampness of Max’s white T-shirt that clung to my back. Wiping the tears away, I blinked to clear my vision of the ceiling above me. As my lungs expanded, I took in deep, exhausting breaths. It helped me calm down, somewhat. I could still recall the splitting pain in my heart from not being pregnant. After I took another deep breath, I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

  Looking at myself in the mirror, I grimaced when I saw what a mess I was. My hair was in disarray, my eyes were swollen, and I looked utterly exhausted. Letting the water run until the warm water finally flowed, I washed my face to wake me up. After I patted my face with a towel, I turned to see the pregnancy test that I hadn’t thrown away yet. What was I waiting for anyway? I already knew the result.

  Chapter 1

  Matthew

  “Becca. You don’t have to go, do you?” I asked, swinging my legs and arms around her to bring her sleepy body closer to mine. I was just kidding of course, but a part of me wasn’t. She was going to Las Vegas with her friends for the weekend. Although we had recently hooked up, it was difficult at times to spend quality time together because of my schedule.

  Becca let out a loud, delicious moan. Every sound that came out of her mouth sounded sexy as hell to me. Rubbing her eyes, she yawned and snuggled against my chest. What she did next made me suck in air, hard. Her hand lifted the hem of my boxer to stroke my dick. Sweet Jesus! It was bad enough I had a morning boner, but hell, it just got harder.

  “Good morning,” she hummed, kissing and nipping my bare chest. “Time to rise and shine.” Her voice was thick and hoarse, and way too seductive.

  I had to laugh at her words. My dick was already up. “Becca, if you start this, I’m going to finish it.” My words had barely left my lips...I wasn’t even sure what I had said. My head was spinning because my dick was inside of her mouth. Fuck! She was making me feel so good. I kept my mouth shut and enjoyed this moment as I watched her.

  After yanking off my boxers, her wet tongue slowly glided over my shaft and down, making me quiver in pleasure. Every nerve in my body shot alive. After another lick and suck, she went in deeper and rocked faster. Holy fuck! Dropping my head to my pillow—because that was all I could do—I let her take me...stroke me...lick me...suck me... putting me over the e
dge. My Becca could do the most amazing things with her mouth.

  Feeling the urge to climax, I wrung a fistful of her disarrayed hair and pulled her up to kiss those sultry lips of hers. I wanted to swallow her into me, to take every part of her, because as always, I couldn’t get enough. Wanting to eat her up with my tongue, teeth, and lips, I kissed her roughly and intensely.

  Becca broke away while her teeth pulled back my bottom lip, leaving me panting like a dog salivating over a piece of steak out of its reach. “What do you want, Matt?” she asked playfully, gazing at me with a seductive smile that said ‘come get me.’

  “You know what I want,” I said, tugging a white, lacy, spaghetti strap off her shoulder. I purposely ran my hand down her arm feather-lightly, knowing this would give her tingles. “I told you I’m going to finish it.”

  Leaning closer, I gingerly kissed her shoulder and glided my tongue down to the base of her breast, then to her nipple. Becca moaned in pleasure, and I tugged the other strap off her shoulder and let my hand explore her breast. Becca had the most beautiful breasts I’d ever touched, and I’d had my hands on plenty to compare.

  Becca was on fire this morning. When she couldn’t handle my other hand rubbing her clit, she pushed me down and straddled me. I liked it when a woman took charge, but Becca was something else. She was my firecracker that could make me explode beyond expectation with her simple actions.

  “I’ll ask you again. What do you want?” Her tone was domineering.

  When I didn’t answer, she shifted onto that perfect spot and started rubbing along my dick. When did she take off her panties? Holy shit! I was going to come if she didn’t stop. She had no idea I had dreamt of fucking her last night, and to add this was going to drive me over the edge.

  “Becca,” I muttered under my breath, but that was all that escaped my mouth before I realized I was inside of her.

  Slowly riding me, her breasts warmed my chest as she leaned down to my face. “You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone.”

  “Isn’t that a cup song?” I asked. I couldn’t help myself, and tried hard not to bust out laughing. We were in the heat of the moment and I was blowing it.

  Becca paused for a moment, then let out a soft laugh in understanding, but thankfully she continued. She bit her bottom lip as her eyes glazed with lust and want. Planting her hands on my pecs, she started riding me again, but harder and faster this time. “I’ll be singing this song for you for sure.”

  I grabbed that fine ass of hers so I could reach in deeper. It was difficult to concentrate on what she was saying, especially since I was at the point of no return. “I won’t have to miss you if I don’t let you go.”

  “We’ll see about that,” she said breathlessly. Sitting up with my dick still inside of her, she threw her head back and continued to grind her hips in a circular motion. My hands went straight to her breasts, caressing them. When I pinched her nipples, I knew it brought another level of ecstasy for her when she moaned louder.

  Shit! I couldn’t take it any more. I sat up and twisted her body under mine so fast that she didn’t know what had happened until she lightly bounced on the bed. With my eyes locked on hers, I seeped inside her again. Becca heaved a deep, pleasurable breath and closed her eyes. I loved watching her expression when I was making her feel good. She looked absolutely beautiful.

  Becca gripped the back of my shoulders and tugged harder when I started pumping faster. “You still want to go?” I asked, banging into her with each word.

  My Becca’s back was arched and taking in the pleasure I was giving her. She shifted her head from side to side, moaning softly. “I...don’t...know.” She sucked in air, breathing out one word at a time.

  “What do you want?” I asked, repeating her question. However, she couldn’t answer. With her bottom lip sucked into her mouth, letting out heavy breaths, she was lost in me.

  Lifting both of her legs around my shoulders, I inserted deeper and cradled her ass with one of my hands while the other supported her neck. “That’s it, baby. Come for me.”

  “Matt...hew,” she murmured, rewarding me with repeatedly tiny quick breaths. “I’m...coming.”

  Before her moaning could get louder, I planted my lips on hers and sucked just as hard as I was fucking her. Her sounds echoed into my mouth, getting louder the faster I rode her. When my will had been spent and I couldn’t take it anymore, I exploded. In return, my body shuddered as I groaned into her mouth.

  Lying side by side, our breaths were heavy and rapid. Becca swung her arms and legs around my body like I had done to hers earlier. “I’m still going, but this will be on my mind the whole weekend.”

  “Just make sure those dirty strippers keep their hands to themselves,” I said sternly. “Nobody touches what’s mine.”

  “I’m going to Chippendales. Nothing is going to happen there. It’s just going to be a group of shirtless guys parading around for a bunch of women, and not directly at me.” Becca laughed softly.

  “So you are going to Las Vegas to check out the strippers?”

  “Jea...lous?” She dragged out the word, thoroughly enjoying that I was. “Plus, this is my first time.”

  “This is your first time?” With my elbow on the bed, I propped my head on my hand to rest in order to get a good look at her. “Seriously?” My tone went up a notch in surprise.

  Becca gazed at me inquisitively. “Seriously?” she scowled. “What? What kind of girl do you think I am?” Becca jumped out of bed, appearing slightly offended. She slipped on her white robe. Every time I saw her in it, I was reminded of the day when she practically gave me a lap dance, and also of the time when I’d visited her at her parents’ house. To my surprise, she had been naked underneath it.

  I never could get it. Why did girls get upset over a simple, innocent question? I was just surprised, that was all. But nooo...they had to read into words and gather absurd meanings behind them that made no sense. I hadn’t meant anything by it. “Becca.” I sat up and put on my clothes. I had to think of something fast. “I didn’t mean anything bad. Your friend Kate got married, so I figured you took her to Las Vegas.”

  Becca was fumbling through her drawers, looking like she was busy, but I knew the reason why. Her beautiful brown eyes slowly met mine, and it seemed like she was allowing my words to sink in. “Oh.” She paused. “She wanted to do something simple. She was pregnant.”

  I walked to her, anticipating her pushing me away, but she didn’t. Instead, she held me tightly as if to apologize. Moving back a little, I kissed her forehead and rested my forehead against hers. “You okay?”

  “Sorry I overreacted,” she sighed. “Sometimes I get moody, especially around that time of the month.”

  I pulled back to get a better look at her face. “Moody or not moody, I’m here. We’ll work things through. We’re getting to know each other. I can’t read your mind, Becca, but I promise to be a good listener.”

  Becca held me tightly again. “You’re too good to me. I think I love you.”

  They were the sweetest words I’d heard in a long time, and tugged at my heart. “I think I love you, too.”

  She gave me a bright smile, the kind of smile that made my heart warm, and I tenderly kissed her lips.

  “Can you go somewhere with me when I come back?” she asked. Her brows arched while she bit her bottom lip.

  The look she portrayed was half seductive and half worried, as if I would say no to her. It was difficult to read this expression. Of course, naughty thoughts ran through my mind as I wondered where she wanted to go. “Where?”

  Becca’s eyes were glassy. Was she tearing up? “In two weeks, it will be the exact date my friend passed away. It’s been several years. I think it’s about time to visit her and wash away my guilt.”

  Caressing her cheeks, I stated, “Of course, I’ll go anywhere you ask me to go with you. But after that, I have an appointment I need to take care of. You think we could go first thing in the morning? Would that work fo
r you?” Little did she know I had planned to visit Tessa on the same day. It was the same date as her roommate’s death, but I decided not to mention it. What were the odds?

  With a huge smile gracing her face, Becca nodded. She was pleased with my answer. “Good. Then it’s a date.” I winked. “You know …” I licked her lips. “I don’t have to go to work right away. Jenna is there, holding down the fort.” I swabbed my tongue across her jawline and slid my hands down her back to her ass. I knew Becca loved what I was doing when I felt her whimper; not only that, her hands couldn’t get enough of my chest.

  “Round two?” I whispered in her ear.

  Her head fell back. The robe slid off her shoulders to expose her naked body. “Maybe more.”

  I smiled and chuckled lightly at her answer. After kissing her passionately, I picked her up. When Becca anchored her legs around my hips, her breasts were at the perfect angle. On our way to her bed, I licked and sucked from one nipple to the other.

  Max

  Jenna’s eyes grew wide and her mouth opened in shock when we entered her place. I soon found out why. Matthew and Becky were making a lot of noise in Becky’s bedroom, which was just too funny and disgusting. I couldn’t help but try to hold in my laughter as Jenna was doing the same. Luckily, we had come at the tail end of it. At least this made her laugh a little.

  Jenna wasn’t feeling well, so I’d driven her home. I had planned to head back to work after I knew she was comfortable. However, it looked like Matthew didn’t go to work today. He probably thought Jenna was there, holding down the fort. Just as I headed to the kitchen to get a glass of water for Jenna, Matthew entered. Thank God he at least had his boxers on, but he was shocked and embarrassed as hell.

  “Max? What are you doing here? How long? Oh...um...were you …” he rambled, unable to finish his words, scratching his head.

  I could have told him a lie and embarrassed him, but I decided to be nice, especially since I didn’t have time to joke around. I needed to get back to work to get to a meeting on time.