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“What do you mean?”
“Well, I figured you finally noticed I have great tits and changed your mind,” I say back, smiling up at him.”
He pauses, his expression darkening a little and he doesn’t return my smile. I look over his face, his features sharp and striking, his mouth tilted down at the corners and as he cocks his head to the side, he gives me a weak smile.
“You’re more than that, Penny. You always have been and anyone who came before me who couldn’t see that, well, fuck them,” he asserts, as he climbs on top of me, pinning my arms above my head.
I laugh, a nervousness suddenly moving through me. I’ve been told a lot of things in my life, a lot of bullshit from guys and I’ve believed it, but with Tommy, there’s more truth in his words than I’ve heard. He’s honest and raw and real, and what he says isn’t said to manipulate me or cover up a lie. But it still catches me off guard.
“You’re amazing and beautiful and smart, brilliant, actually. You make me want to be a better person, a happier person now that I have someone to share my life with,” he adds, each word making my cheeks flush a little darker.
“But do I have nice tits?” I ask, deflecting from all the honesty in his words, because like hell if I have any idea how to respond other than with humor. This isn’t the norm, but it’s exactly what I’ve been searching for.
“Can’t you ever just be serious for a second and just say thank you? Let’s try that. Just thank me and realize what I’ve told you is true,” he says, taking my face in his hands. He brushes his thumbs along my cheeks, the warmth of his touch making my skin heat up even more.
“Thank you,” I murmur, my words nearly lost in the vastness of his vaulted ceilings, but the smile on his face tells me he heard it. I feel like I’m in some kind of alternate universe where I live in this stunning house with this amazing boyfriend, because this can’t possibly be my life. I don’t land guys like Tommy and I don’t live in houses that look like they should be photographed forBetter Homes and Gardenmagazine and I don’t get a job that I love and people that respect and value what I do, but here I am.
“You’ll get better at that because I plan to make sure you hear it regularly,” Tommy announces, burying his face in my neck and making me squeal with laughter as his breath tickles the sensitive spot right below my ear. “It was always you.”
Now he has me laughing even harder and it’s not because of the closeness of his mouth to my ear, or the way his hands move up the bare skin along my ribs.
“What the hell is so damn funny? I was trying to have a moment with you,” he says, sounding slightly offended, but the smile on his face says otherwise.
“I don’t know. I’m not used to this. You don’t have to try so hard.”
“I’m not trying, Penny. That’s the point,” he says, his eyebrows going up as he waits for me to respond. “Even when I fought it, I knew it was you.”
“So, when are we having a baby?” I ask, all humor in my words gone, the seriousness now moving through the room and I have to bite down on my bottom lip to keep the stifled laugh from escaping. Tommy’s grip on my wrists loosens and the look on his face has me struggling to keep it together.
His mouth drops open and quickly closes as he swallows hard. I swear he’s far too easy to make squirm.
“Settle down. It was a joke,” I say, swatting at his chest. “We’re like one day into this and I’m pretty sure neither of us are ready for that conversation.”
“Penny, I’m ready for anything with you,” he says, leaning down and pressing his lips to mine.
As much as I like to think we aren’t that cheesy couple, I let his words wash over me, warming me and making me feel like I’m the only girl for him. Sometimes we all need to hear that we’re wanted, that we mean something to someone else.
I’ve spent my life looking for that person, to find that one person who understands me and sees me for who I am, appreciates all I have to offer. When I finally gave up looking, I found him; we found each other.
“Does the age difference really worry you?” I now ask, kissing the tip of his nose.
“No, but I worry about you. I don’t care at all. I just don’t want people whispering about this hot girl with her old boyfriend.”
“Do you think I give a shit? People are gossips and I couldn’t give a fuck what they have to say. Our relationship isn’t their business.”
“Even if it’s our bosses?” Tommy asks, hesitantly.
My head is now cocked to the side, giving him a look that says he needs to question his own words. It obviously works, because he chuckles a little.
“I guess they have been trying to set us up for a little while, huh?” he now questions, and I add in a nod and an eye roll. Jack and Lauren will be thrilled to find out what’s happened between us. It feels like they love the idea of their little business being literally one big family.
“They have and I guess they were right all along,” I say, realizing both of us fought it. I continually rolled my eyes at Lauren and Ellen’s remarks about Tommy being a great guy and how we would actually be perfect together. Neither of them is going to let me live this down when they find out.
“So, are we making mead today or what?” Tommy asks, changing the subject.
“I think that was the plan,” I pause, looking out the window at the sun coming in through the slats in the blinds. It’s far later in the morning than I think either of us thought it would get, but the time has definitely been well spent. “I guess we better get moving.”
I swat Tommy on the ass and within seconds his arms are underneath me and he’s tossing me over his shoulder.
