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She tries to push against me, fighting me as I hold her against my chest, and I growl into her hair.
“Grier, what’s wrong, gorgeous?” I ask, trying to wipe her tears away. “Tell me and I’ll fix it. Please, just please stop crying, baby girl. Your tears are killing me.”
That only makes her cry harder, and I grip her tighter, wrapping my arms around her like I’m trying to shield her from something.
I don’t know how long we sit like that before her tears finally stop and she wipes her eyes on my shirt.
“Baby girl,” I start softly, and she interrupts me.
“My mom called,” she says, her voice flat.
“What happened?”
“Her latest boyfriend broke up with her.”
“Why are you crying about that? I thought that you didn’t like any of her men.”
“I don’t. I didn’t even know this one.”
“Then why the tears, gorgeous?”
“I… I thought about you and me.”
My heart feels like it leaves my chest at her words, and my grip on her tightens like I’m afraid she’ll disappear if I’m not holding her.
“What about us, Grier?” I choke out. “We’re nothing like them.”
“Aren’t we? I got so wrapped up in you so fast. I’m just like her.”
“No.”
“Hunter,” she starts, but I shake my head.
“You are nothing like her, and I’m nothing like her boyfriends. I’m not using you. I’m never going to leave you. I’m your man, your daddy. I’ll be anything you want me to be, but I’ll never let you go.”
She doesn’t look convinced, and I hate that one conversation with her mom got in her head so badly.
“I’ve been telling you from the beginning that this is forever and I meant it. You are it for me, Grier. I have never loved anyone before you and I’m never going to love anyone after you. This isn’t a fling for me. This is forever. Just give me a chance to prove it to you.”
She’s silent, her eyes filled with indecision, and I drop my forehead down against hers.
“Give me a chance, gorgeous. Otherwise, I’ll just keep breaking down doors and kidnapping you until you see reason.”
She lets out a startled laugh, and I smile. I can’t resist anymore and lean forward, pressing my mouth against hers. I can still taste her tears on her lips, and I kiss her until that taste is gone and nothing but oranges is left.
“I love you, Grier,” I whisper against her mouth, and she lets out a shaky breath.
“I love you too,” she whispers, and a feeling that I can’t describe rushes through my body, leaving tingles and sparks in its wake.
“Say it again,” I order her as I roll her under me.
“I love you, Hunter.”
I know she just placed her heart in my hands, and I swear I will never do anything to break it.
“Hold on,” I say, pulling away from her.
I jump off the bed and head back out to the front door. It’s hanging off one hinge, but I do my best to close it so that no one walks by and sees or hears my girl.
