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When I slide into the car and pull out into traffic, my hand immediately goes to the soft, warm skin of her knee, giving it a squeeze. I catch the way her thighs clench out of the corner of my eye, and it does nothing to quell the need I have for her. It’s almost enough to make me pull over so I can haul her into my lap, but I fight the need.
For now.
Later I’ll have her naked and writhing underneath me. I can’t fucking wait.
“Did I tell you how sexy you look tonight?”
I glance at her and the barest of blushes rises on her face. It makes me feel triumphant and I can’t help but smile. My grin only grows when she sasses me.
“Not yet,” her hand covers mine on her knee and gives a squeeze. “You think I look pretty good?”
“Better than pretty good,” I growl. “I’m about three seconds from pulling over so I can fuck you in the car and take the edge off.”
Her laughter sounds like bells and chimes and harps and all the good mushy things in the world. The humming sound she makes causes my dick to twitch. The rest of the car ride we catch each other up on our day. She met with a few clients today and got some work done at home. She thinks I was working on orders today, but little does she know I was really converting a spare room into an office for her. I can’t wait to show her, but that’ll come later.
When we pull up down the street from Banks Art., where we’re heading for a gallery opening, she’s practically bouncing in her seat. I can’t help but chuckle, not only is she so cute, which was not a word in my vocabulary before I met Coral, but the joy she has is addictive and infectious. The good kind of both.
She goes to unbuckle, but I grab her wrist before she can. Her big eyes are full of questions and curiosity as I unbuckle her and gently guide the seatbelt around her body. She nibbles on the edge of her bottom lip, making me want to kiss her, but I hold myself back. I need to get this out before we go inside.
“Coral, I wanted to talk to you about something.” When her eyebrows furrow with worry, I reach up and smooth out the skin there. “It’s not bad, I promise.”
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly when she nods. I grab a box out of the center console of my car and open it for her so she can see the necklace with the heart shaped pendant I made for her along with the small key dangling next to it. The little gasp she lets out and the way her eyes fill with tears should make me worry, but it doesn’t. My woman is a big softie, even though she sometimes hides it behind her badass exterior.
“You didn’t have to do this, Holden.” She pulls her cornflower blue eyes from the necklace and looks at me earnestly. “You know I’m not with you for the material things you can give me.”
I cup the back of her head and draw her closer, kissing her lips gently, reverently, before pulling back just far enough so I can look into her eyes. “I know you’re not. It’s one of the things I love about you.”
Her eyes widen a fraction more and she whispers, “What?”
“You heard me. It’s one of the things I love about you. There is so much to love about you, Coral and I seem to find a new one every single day. I want to keep finding out new things about you, new ways to love you.” I take the necklace out of the box and motion for her to turn a little. When she does, she lifts her long blonde hair up and off her neck. Even as I clasp her necklace in place, the sight before me makes me want to kiss and nip her skin. So fucking sexy. When she turns back, I take her face in my hands. “I love you. I want to keep building this life together.”
“I love you too,” her words explode in my chest and make me damn near giddy.
“I have one more thing to say before we go inside.”
Her eyes sparkle with mischief. “One more thing? You don’t think you’ve done enough?”
I bark out a laugh and shake my head. When I rub my thumbs along the apples of her cheeks, I know this may be an even bigger ask than her heart. It’ll involve a lot more trust.
“Will you move in with me?”
Coral’s mouth drops open and she sputters for a moment. She studies my face, probably looking for me to try and find a way to back out or to tell her I’m anything less than sincere. She won’t find it. The only thing I want more than her moving in with me is her to take my last name. I know it’ll come with time and I’m not going to rush it.
This is a big enough step for now.
“You’re serious?” Her words are full of awe and hope.
“Of course I’m serious. I want to fall asleep with you in my arms every night. I want to be able to lounge next to you while we watch TV and talk about our days. I want to know you are safe in my arms before I even wake up in the morning because you’re right there.” I kiss her forehead, hoping I haven’t overwhelmed her or pushed her too far. “I love you; I want to be with you for the rest of our lives. This is just one step in the life we’ll share.”
“Okay,” her voice is shaky, and it makes me look down into her eyes. “You’re sure?” I arch an eyebrow at her as if questioning me is ridiculous. Because it is. I’ve never given her a reason to doubt me, and I won’t be starting now. She clears her throat and squares her shoulders. “I mean, yes, of course. I want all of that too, Holden.” She breathes out, “So much.”
I kiss her hard, sinking my tongue into her mouth and tasting all her sweetness. She’s one step closer to being mine and I swear happiness is about to burst from me to make a huge fucking mess in my car. That could also be my cum, but I’m gong to go with joy instead.
I don’t know how long we kiss, but when there’s a knock on Coral’s window, both of us let out a yelp worthy of being made fun of. When we look out the window we find Willow and Paisley, Coral’s best friends, waiting there for us with big smiles on their faces. Their men, Lincoln and Silas, are standing a few paces behind them with amusement written across their features.
Coral is out of the car before I can stop her, but the way she’s engulfed in hugs from her friends soothes me. I like to open her door; I like taking care of her and showing her how she should be treated. She deserves it and so much more.
The ladies are gushing about the necklace Coral has on and I kiss her temple as I make my way over to the guys, shaking their hands before we look on with affection at our women. They act like we’re not even there as they herd each other toward the art gallery, talking over each other at a million miles a minute.
