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I crumpled right then and there. Eli’s declaration ripped open the floodgates. I broke into sobs. I had wanted to hear him say those words for far too long. They were sweeter than I imagined.
“Shh, baby. Don’t cry. Everything is going to be okay. I promise. I’m all in.”
16
Eli
THE SECONDS FOLLOWING my promise of being all in were tense for me. Autumn cried into my chest, soaking my shirt, and it fucking broke my heart. But I pushed through my guilt and tears burning behind my eyes. I could get through anything with her by my side.
Once she’d calmed, I ran the water and helped her undress and into the tub. I joined her a moment later after removing my clothes.
I poured water over her breasts, rinsing the soap off them. She was relaxed with her back to my chest. Essentially putty in my hands. I could do whatever I pleased when she was in this state. And I had many times before.
But not today. Today I would love and cherish my girl. Worship her.
Autumn was my heart. The air in my lungs. My world. I finally felt whole with her in my arms.
“I will never let you go again.” I splayed my hand over her stomach, issuing a silent prayer my baby was inside her. Her hand covered mine and laced our fingers together.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.” I gritted out the word, hating the hesitation in her voice. It only showed I had my work cut out for me in proving myself to her. I had no right to be angry with her. “How long before you know for sure?”
“A week, maybe.”
“When we get back, I want us to get a place together.”
She attempted to lift off me, but I caught her and tugged her back, wrapping my arms around her.
“I live with Davina. I pay half the rent.”
“You belong with me. We’ll keep paying your half until she finds a new roommate.”
“Eli, it’s only been two weeks since you re-entered my life.”
I put my hand on her stomach. “And we may have already created a baby. Our child deserves to have both its parents together. I want us together.”
“But—”
“No.” I shifted her around so she faced me. “I love you, Autumn; that has never changed, nor will it ever. I know I fucked up. Big time. It won’t happen again.”
“I want to believe you.”
“Goddammit, then believe me. Believe me, baby. I won’t make you regret it.”
She looped her arm around my neck, rose up slightly, and grabbed my cock with her other hand. Slowly she lowered herself down onto it. Her head fell back.
I groaned in response and gripped her ass, aiding as she rode me. “Autumn, you gotta tell me, Boo.” I’d never been so desperate before. Not even when she divorced me was I anxious like this. I was just that damn arrogant, believing I’d get her back. And I had her now. But we were in a delicate state. Any mistake on my part would make her run and she’d never give me another chance.
This was it.
One last chance.
And I was fucking terrified to screw up.
“I believe you, but you better not let me down, Eli Morgan. If you do, I’ll be gone faster than you can say Boo.”
Good enough for me.
