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My brows rose. “We have gay sex once, and we are married?”
“I meant the band relationship, but since you ignored my question earlier, I’ll take that too. Lock you down before all these thirsty fucks try to jump on your dick with your newfound fame.”
“No one is trying to jump on my dick.” I rolled my eyes, tugging at his hand, trying to draw him further into the water.
“That Arthur Gold prick was trying to jump on your dick! And if you weren’t so busy touring, there would be more.”
“It wasn’t busy touring.”
“What was it?” he asked, coming in another step.
“I couldn’t see anyone but you. As mad and frustrated as I was. You were all I could think about.”
He pulled me to him. “Good. Keep it that way.”
“What did you mean by no one else better touch me?” I asked, pressing my face into his neck.
“Exactly what it sounds like. No one else better touch you. How much clearer do I have to be?”
I had a hard time processing what he was saying, the doubt and questions all too heavy. “Is anyone else going to be touching you?”
“Do you want other people touching me?” He gave me a look.
“No.”
“Then why did you word it like that?”
“Are you going to miss women?” My voice wavered as I spoke.
“I told you last night. No. There is no one who compares to you. I am sure of that fact.” Royal slid a finger under my jaw, lifting my chin. “I can’t bear to share you. It made me sick every time we went out. I wanted to slit the throat of anyone who got close to you. I don’t have it in me. If you’re mine, you have to be completely mine.”
“Then you have to be completely mine.”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way.” He stroked his knuckle down my throat. “I don’t want anyone else to touch me.”
I pressed my forehead to his lips, closing my eyes. “This is really real? We are doing it?”
“I want to. Do you?” His words brought security. I held onto them as tight as I could.
“Yes. I want it.” I paused, considering my next words. It was probably too soon to ask all these questions, but he’d brought it up, and I wouldn’t be able to get it out of my head unless I asked. “And what? Are we not telling anyone? Are we only telling some people?”
“You’re overthinking, aren’t you?”
“A little.” I buried my face in his neck again. “I don’t want to not be able to talk to you when I feel like this. I’ve always talked to you and told you what was in my head. I can’t go backward with that.”
“I wouldn’t want you to. I like that you talk to me.” He stroked my temple. “Who do you want to tell?”
“I can’t keep anything from my brother. I think it would be smart to tell Levi, and we can’t leave out Taylor, but we don’t have to tell anyone else. I don’t really want to be a big public thing right now. I want to have something between us, at least for a little while.”
“That’s not because you don’t want anyone to know, is it?”
I shook my head. “No, I’m not ashamed or worried about what anyone will think. Can’t be worse than King and Lis, but if it comes out, both our families will find out. How do you feel about that?” He’d fought his feelings for months because of his dead father. How would he feel about facing his mother? I can’t imagine good. She was my savior, and I’d always love her for that. But because of her closely held Catholic beliefs, there was no way she’d be okay with it. “It’s better if we don’t tell anyone for a while. Then neither of our families will know.”
“I can’t do that to her. Even if she’s going to disown me over it, I can’t let her find out from someone else.” The conviction in his tone told me there would be no changing his mind on it.
“Would you be able to handle her disowning you?” I couldn’t ask him to choose between his mother and me. I’d tell him to choose her.
He cupped my face with both hands, drawing me out of hiding. “Anyone who tries to come between you and me will have a horrible wake-up call. They should know I made my choice when I brought you home that night. You’ve always come above everyone else, Aspen. Nothing will change that.” The certainty in his words made me see a glimmer of a future.
