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Like hell I’m not.
I had felt like a prisoner for these last few weeks - all of my agency stripped from me as I lay in that fucking bed having nothing to do but think of my apology to my girl. Doing fuck-all in bed was all so unfamiliar to me. I hated every moment of relying on other people’s care, of being nothing more than a number. Nothing more than a blood test. Nothing more than a fuckingpatient.
The weight of it all was slowly crushing me.
Until today.Until Ava.
Hearing her voice echo across my bedroom just then really did feel like a dream. It sounds so strange, but just her voice – herpresence– gave me the energy I needed to finally get out of the bed-bound haze I was in. Ineededto apologize to her.
And now I ammeagain, all thanks to my girl.
I lead her by the hand to my desk in my office.
I’ve got something to show her.
She’s looking at me with expectant mixed-color eyes.
“I’ve got a new arrangement for you, Ava,” I say to her as we come to a stop next to my chair.
Her eyes narrow at my statement.
“What do you mean?” she asks.
“A new arrangement to repay your debt to me,” I reply.
Ava crosses her arms. She’s pissed. “I don’t owe you anything, Damon.”
I smile. “I’m just joking,” I tease.
“Oh.Veryfunny. Hilarious.”
“But I’m not joking about having a new arrangement between us,” I say.
“What arrangement?” Ava asks, suspicious again. “What are you talking about, Damon?”
I take in a breath.
“I want you to be my one and only mistress,” I say with utter serious earnestness. “A new arrangement. A new contract. For forever.”
Ava’s mouth drops.
“What?”
And then I get down on my knee. I take out a ring that’s been hiding in a drawer in my desk.
A ring I have been saving for a very long time.
A ring only for a girl like Ava Matson.
“I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life before,” I explain. “I’ve been an idiot and nearly drove you away, but I know what I want. And that’syou, Ava. Marry me, and make me a very happy man.”
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And she says yes.
And it is the biggest relief of my life. I don’t usually get down on my knee in front of anyone, but for Ava, I want to show her how vulnerable I can be. How much I can promise her. What I will do for her. The life I will provide for her.
