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“I didn’t do all this right…I didn’t mean to ignore the kids. I just knew this was my end goal…I want to marry you, Bex. I want to live here, where the kids go to school, where we can visit our family…” His gaze narrowed while his lips turned up wickedly. He was talking about his parents; he’d called themourfamily.
My heart thudded in random, desperate bursts.
“I want to love you fully, Bexley. I want to show you that you’re my first choice. You’re it for me.”
I ran my fingers through his hair, refusing to even look at the gleaming stone inside the open, velvet box. A thousand yeses were on my tongue, declarations of love and longing, but for some odd reason the only thing to leave my mouth was:
“Why?”
My voice hitched while tears finally won the war and streamed down my face, telling a story of their own: a tale of my broken childhood, my lonely and hurting heart that never felt like it was enough for anyone to ever love me right. I suddenly felt like I didn’t deserve this kind of love or devotion from the only man I’ve ever craved it from.
Finally, Ryan stood and pulled me close, whispering in my ear, “Because this thing between us, it’s something that happens only once, and I’ve managed to almost lose it twice. I won’t risk it again.”
I nodded, my throat too raw to respond correctly. Ryan descended with vigor, sealing his lips to mine, pulling me flush against his body. We walked backward toward the counters as our lips marked one another with a promise, a vow to never lose each other again. Blinded by the overwhelming love and steady stream of tears, I didn’t even see Ryan unbutton my flannel shirt or my jeans, but by the time we reached the counter, he’d lifted me and tugged them free.
“Bexley, I need your answer.” Strong fingers tugged at the lace between my legs.
Ryan’s heady look would be my undoing. In my peripheral I saw the black box on the counter to the right, and I was too overwhelmed to look inside. Behind us, the fireplace clicked on and the shades began to slowly roll down, covering each of the windows.
“How did you…?”
That smug smirk was in place again. “Handy, isn’t it?” He waved a thin black controller in my face before setting it to the side.
“Next, music will start playing through the speakers,” I joked while he pressed a kiss to my knee.
“Once we move in, we’ll have Alexa do all that for us, which reminds me…” That aqua glare stared as it neared my center. He was challenging me.
“Well, let’s see…” I leaned back on my elbows; my black bra was on full display now that my shirt had been opened. “I might need some convincing…this is an awfully big house.”
“We can hire help.” He pressed a kiss to my inner thigh, moving higher to the place I needed him most. “Or we can sell this dump and move somewhere else.”
I quirked an eyebrow in challenge. “What if I want to stay in my little house?”
His hot breath fanned the wet scrap of fabric between my thighs. “No can do.”
He didn’t need to elaborate; I already knew we wouldn’t start our lives in the same house I had lived in with Logan.
“Well then, I think maybe I can give this place a go…” I gripped the sandy strands of his hair, smiling down at him.
“That so?” He pressed a kiss to the black lace then his finger ran a trail up the center of my covered slit.
I tossed my head on instinct with how good the contact felt.
“So…what’s it going to be?” He slowly gripped the lace and shoved it to the side as he licked through my folds.
Moaning, I pushed my hips closer to his face. He could live for a few more seconds without an answer.
“There are so many things to consider,” I mused breathlessly.
His tongue lapped at me in leisurely strokes as he focused on my wet center.
“Like what?” he asked, sticking a thick finger inside me while his tongue latched onto my clit.
“Ummm…” I tried to think of something to say as his mouth worked me. He spread my legs further apart and gripped my ass, dragging me closer to the edge.
“Like…do you think you’ll ever want kids?”
“Most definitely.” His mouth returned to my clit, his entire face nearly immersed in my soaking center.
