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He pulled me down and kissed me like his life depended on it. In the way only Cage Reynolds could kiss me.
When he pulled back, he smiled. “All right. I can work with this plan. But you need to know that Maxine is back, and she might get a little jealous.”
“I thought you took her back to the Langleys?” I asked, my fingers running along his day-old scruff.
“They were giving her up, so I said we’d take her.”
“I can handle Maxine. I guess you’re just a big softy now, huh?”
He shifted the slightest bit, making sure I felt the erection that was suddenly poking me in the ass. “Nothing soft here. But that kid of mine insisted on coming with me to get our girl back, so I’m guessing that means I’ve got to keep things under control for a little bit longer, which isn’t easy, considering it’s been three weeks since I’ve been buried deep inside that sweet puss—” He was cut off when Gracie came running into the room.
“That bathtub is like a swimming pool. Can I take a bath in there tonight?” Gracie asked.
“Of course, you can,” I said. “And I have all the bubbles, too.”
“Sounds great. Is it time for bed already?” Cage waggled his brows at me.
“Daddy, we haven’t had dinner yet. It’s still sunny outside.”
“Damn,” he whispered against my ear. “Bedtime can’t come soon enough. She’s going to torture me, isn’t she?”
I laughed. “I promise I’ll make it worth the wait.”
“I’d wait a lifetime for you.” His hand found the side of my neck, and my gaze locked with his. “In some ways, I feel like I have.”
“We’ve still got a lot of life left to live, Cowboy.”
“Then let’s get to living now. I’m done waiting.”
“So am I,” I said, as my forehead rested against his.
“Are you two going to get married?” Gracie asked, pressing her face against ours.
I laughed. Cage groaned. This was our new normal.
“He hasn’t asked yet. It’s not like I haven’t waited years for this proposal,” I teased.
“Were you waiting for me while you were married to someone else?” He tickled me, and Gracie jumped on his back.
“Presley was married to someone else, and Daddy was married to me, and now we’re all getting married!” she squealed.
“I’d marry you right here, right now,” Cage said as his heated gaze locked with mine.
“Is that your way of asking?” I asked as I ran my hand over his cheek.
“I’ll ask any damn way you want me to.”
“I don’t care how you do it. Just make it official.”
“Yeah?” he asked.
Gracie clapped her hands as her hair hung around her dad’s face. “Make it official, Daddy.” Cage shifted his daughter to the side and set her feet on the floor beside him as he pushed to his feet to stand.
He moved across the room and glanced around at the moving boxes before coming back with a black Sharpie.
I raised a brow, and Gracie watched with wide eyes as her father dropped down on one knee. “Presley Duncan, you were the first girl I ever loved, and you’re the only woman I’ve ever loved. I’ve belonged to you since that first day I saw you in the stables, and then I watched you fly through the air on your horse, and I swear you’ve owned me from that day on. I will move to a big city or live in a small town and be the happiest man in the world if I have you by my side, raising my little girl with me.”
The tears blurred my vision, but I nodded. “Yes. I want forever with you and Gracie.”
