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He rose to his feet in a swift, smooth motion and kissed me hard. Christ, I was shaking. My skin prickled and fucking tingled, and my breaths came out a little choppier. I couldn’t help it. I’d wanted this day to come for so long!
Those words could sound empty, given the short time we’d been together, but in my mind, I’d been his for over two years.
Now I was going to marry him.
I sniffled and could barely stand still. I wanted to jump around and shout, as if I were Noa.
“Let me get a ring on your finger.” He gave me one more kiss, then eased away to reveal the ring. Two rings! Oh, that made me even more excited. He was going to wear one right away too! I didn’t know the custom, to be honest. I’d heard of friends skipping rings until they got married, and I’d heard of people wearing two rings. Or no rings at all.
My vision blurred too much as he slipped the gold band onto my ring finger, and I had to sniffle again.
“I might burst,” I said thickly. “I’m so happy, Owner.”
“If you’re half as happy as I am…” He flexed his fingers once his own ring was on too, and I’d never seen anything so hot. “I thought we could add an inscription before our wedding day.”
I nodded. I liked that a lot. “I can come up with yours, and you could come up with mine?”
He smiled and cupped my cheek. “That’s what we’ll do. Come here.” He caught me in a bear hug again.
It felt like months’ worth of tension finally drained out of me, and I could no longer hold back the tears. My mind brimmed with peacefulness and hope and relief and… Fuck. I couldn’t think straight.
Daddy and Noa.
Oh crap.
Too soon, man! Could I not have this moment with Master alone? Did I have to love Daddy and Noa so much that I immediately had to include them in my thoughts? Blah!
Evidently, that was the case. Because I did love them that much, and I didn’t want anyone left behind or any unanswered questions. Plus, Noa and I had talked a lot about this, and I wasn’t the only one who’d evolved. Nor was it all about Master’s health changes. It was about them, as the men they were—KC and Lucian. Their past together, their journey, and now, their future.
“Have you talked to Noa and Daddy, Sir?” I murmured.
“Hmm? You mean about my proposing?”
I nodded and glanced up at him.
“Of course I have.” He pressed soft kisses to my cheeks, my nose, and my forehead, drawing out a smile from me. “That was partly why I asked Noa to dinner the other day.”
Ohhh. Sneaky!
It was a reminder that Noa could keep a secret sometimes.
“They’re both very happy for us,” he promised.
Then we were halfway there. I brushed my fingers over his sun-kissed vacation stubble, and I had to ask?—
“I do need your blessing for one thing, though.” He cleared his throat and rested his forehead to mine. “Noa gave me his, but it’s important to me that you’re wholeheartedly okay with it.”
I drew in a breath, having a feeling he was about to beat me to my concern.
“As I told Noa,” he went on quietly, “I’d like to borrow Colt and Lucas’s idea and ask KC for a lifetime engagement.”
An automatic snicker fell from my lips, and I slapped a hand to my mouth. Crap! It hadn’t been my intention to freaking laugh in his face. This was just so poetic—that we were on the same page. The only thing missing was finishing each other’s thoughts!
Master’s forehead creased with confusion. “Is that…funny?”
“No,” I laughed. I was losing my mind. “I’m sorry—it was… Sorry, my mind was just already there, and the moment you said Colt and Lucas, I knew what you were going to say.” I grinned and kissed him quickly. Then I let out a breath and said my next piece with all the conviction I felt. “I love the idea, Lucian. You and KC belong together too.”
He wasn’t used to hearing his name coming from me; I could tell by his expression, but I hoped he knew why I’d done it. Because this came from me, as his partner, as his slave, as his equal, and as his friend.
