Matched to the Mountain Man (Mountain Man Mail Order Bride)

Ella

I t's colder than I'm used to, and to say there's more snow in the mountains than in the city is a huge understatement. But I love it in Rock Creek and Jamie's cabin.

I feel a calmness and sense of peace in the mountains that I've never felt in the city. I'm sure part of it is the fact that I haven't logged in to work for the last four days, but this relaxation is more than can be attributed to a simple holiday.

It's obviously not just the mountains contributing to my happiness. It's Jamie. I am madly in love with my mountain man. It's impossible to think that less than two weeks ago, I didn't even know he existed, and now... I can't imagine life without him.

Or the orgasms he pulls out of me one after another every night—and morning—and sometimes in the middle of the day. He knows my body so well; he has me humming with desire just by looking at me. And when he touches me...oh man. I'm completely lost to this man.

I owe my entire life to Mountain Mates and their magical matching abilities. It's so crazy to me to think that Jamie and I are a perfect match, and because we both decided to take a chance on a mail-order bride website, of all things, we now get to spend the rest of our lives together.

Living here in this cabin, with Jamie and our children one day, will be amazing. My hands slide over my belly. With the amount of sex we've had, there's a very good chance that I'm already pregnant. The idea couldn't make me happier.

Having children was always something I never let myself think about. Not in any real way. Because, after all, I would have needed to have a relationship, or at the very least, a man who was interested in me. And I never had that before now.

And according to Aunt Beryl, I'd never have that. I squeeze my eyes shut and picture the look on her face when I introduce her to Jamie. Clarissa will burn with jealousy at the sight of my big, muscular mountain man next to her scrawny, short fiancé. I can't help but chuckle aloud at the image.

"What's so funny over there?" Jamie looks up from the survival manual he was reading and grins at me.

"I was just thinking of the look on my cousin's and aunt's faces when they meet you, and it made me giggle."

"Do you think they'll like me?" He puts the book on his lap and looks at me with genuine concern. "I want your family to like me, . It's important to me."

I haven't told Jamie much about my family life, only that I was raised by my Aunt with my cousin after my parents died. "Honestly?"

"Always, ."

"They don't even like me," I say the words without any emotion. It wasn't long ago that it would have hurt to say that out loud, but with Jamie at my side, I don't feel the need to make them love me the way I always have. "I think they'll be surprised."

"Surprised that you fell for a rough and gruff mountain man?" He grins and tugs on his beard.

"More like surprised you fell for me." I try to smile, but he can see that it doesn't reach my eyes. "They didn't think I'd ever find a man."

"What?" His mouth drops open, and his eyes narrow with genuine surprise. "I don't understand?—"

"They aren't very nice to me." I wiggle closer to him on the couch. "I don't really want to talk about it. Besides..." I press a kiss on the side of his neck. "It doesn't matter now. We found each other."

"You're right." His fingers thread through my hair down to the back of my neck, and he pulls me into him. "That is all that matters. And if you ever want me to meet them, you know I will. But if they aren't healthy people in your life, you never have to see them again, . I'll take care of you forever."

My heart swells, and I snuggle closer to him. "Tell me more about your sister." Jamie's already told me a little bit about Mia. She's about my age. Their parents died when Jamie was nineteen and Mia was only four. He had to raise her and feels very protective over her. Or at least, he did, until Mia met and fell in love with Jamie's best friend, Briggs.

"I think I can do better than telling you about her." His hand stills and he turns me so I can look in his eyes. "Would you like to meet her? And Briggs, too?"

The idea fills me with joy. I sit up, practically bouncing on the sofa. "Yes. I'd love to meet them." As much as I've enjoyed hiding out in Jamie's cabin, if I'm going to live in Rock Creek, it would be great to meet some of the people who will become my friends.

"And maybe...we can invite Ava, too? I know she's dying to see me and hear about...well...you know."

He laughs. I told him all about my best friend Ava, and of course, Jamie knows her partner, Jaxon, too. It's a small town.

"Of course," Jamie says. "We'll all meet down at the Den tomorrow night for a bowl of Ma's famous chili and a cinnamon bun."

"I can't wait."