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“There is something I want to show you.”
We make it to the entrance and Jasper slides my coat over my shoulders before putting on his own while I grab my purse, and before I know it we’re inside his Range Rover. I glance at the back seat to find he already has a pink car seat installed, and my heart melts. He drives us to Manhattan, up to a big building. Jasper gets out of the car before opening my door, and I step out, the cold air hitting my face.
“Why are we here?”
He grins from ear to ear. “You will see.”
The lit building shines against the dark sky. We make it inside and stand in the foyer. It’s a town house, I realize, and my mouth hangs open at the open space and how spacious it is. It’s empty.
“This is what I’ve been doing when I’m at work, looking for the perfect place for our new family. I bought this for me and you. It has six bedrooms, enough to fit two families.”
“What about your penthouse?”
He shakes his head and brings me into his arms. “We need a new start, Poppy. A fresh start. Our relationship wasn’t traditional at the beginning, and I want to make your dreams come true as much as I possibly can. I want our own family, and most of all, I want you to be happy. I’m done being selfish. Like I said, I want my family back and I mean every word. You mean more to me than anything on this planet. I’ll burn the world down just to keep you happy. I love you, Poppy.”
I smile, pulling out a piece of paper and a box with his new wedding band, as well as the one he bought me to replace my original ring, but I hand the paper to him first.
“What is this?”
“My lease. I got it terminated. I already decided to be with you.” I open the box. A single diamond is embedded in his wedding band, and I hand it to him. “I picked this up two days ago. I got a new ring made for you as well.” I slide my new wedding band on my ring finger while he puts his on. “I like this ring far better than the last one.”
He presses his mouth against mine, sliding his fingers to my coat buttons and undoing each one. We haven’t had sex in so long, and I need him the way I need the air in my lungs.
This amazing man is all mine forever, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him.
Jasper wiggles my coat off and it falls to the marble floor, and before I know it, he has me against the wall, his dick inside me, pounding me, making love to me. He tells me how much he loves me, how beautiful I am. Tears of joy wet my eyes and trickle down my face.
I couldn’t have asked for a better husband.
And he makes love to me until we’re both out of breath.
Four years later…
Poppy
“Don’t play with that,” I say to Jayden.
“But, Mommy, Daddy said I can have it,” she whines in her sweet voice.
I don’t know why Jasper allowed her to bring home that shit, it gets everywhere. I swear, he spoils her to no end, buying her expensive toys, tablets, and now she has a working cell phone.
She’s the spitting image of her father, but she has my dark curly hair and hazel eyes, and her complexion is a shade lighter than mine. She has Jasper’s drive and personality, always such a busybody for a four-year-old. And I love everything about Jayden. She’s sweet and kind and rambunctious.
She rubs the green slime on her pink dress, and that’s going to be difficult to clean. I roll my eyes. “Just don’t get it on the carpet, sweetheart.”
She perches on the chair that is tucked in the corner of my office as I fill out paperwork. Being a parent is exhausting. Every now and then, I find myself asking my mother for help, because it really takes a village to help raise a child. In the last four years, I was able to get my daycare up and running, finally helping special needs kids. It can take a lot of energy out of me, but I love the reward. I love to see the smile on kids’ parents’ faces as they thank me for helping their children.
Jasper insists that I be a stay-at-home wife and mom—I know he’s looking out for my well-being, but I have never been the type to sit at home all day. I finally found what I want to do and I’m holding on to it for dear life. We have a maid, a chef, and my mother babysits Jayden whenever I need her. I love being a wife and mother, but I don’t want to lose my identity. I love my new life that I built with Jasper, and speaking of the devil…
He waltzes into the room, and Jayden hops out of her seat and rushes up to him, hugging his leg. His chocolate hair shines in the fluorescent light, and the suit he wears hugs his large frame, his woodsy cologne wafting through the air. To this day, he still dominates the attention of everyone. I love everything about this man, and I can’t get enough of him.
“Daddy, I missed you.”
He scoops Jayden up in his arms and drops a kiss on her forehead. “I missed you, too. How was school?”
“It was fun. I made a new friend named Benny, and I learned how to count in German.”
She goes to the best private school money can buy, and she loves it. Jayden brings so much joy to our lives; my life wouldn’t be complete without her. The light in her eyes and her bubbly personality make the stress of my day melt away. I never thought I would love being a parent so much. It’s stressful at times and I don’t know what I’m doing most days, but seeing her smile makes it all worth it.
