“I love you,” he pants.
“I love you, too. I’m sorry I ever made you doubt that. I won’t do that again.”
He tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. “I’m going to marry you someday.”
My smile turns up to something even more uncontained. “Yeah? Are you asking?”
His expression turns wry. “I have to officially be divorced first, but…once that’s done, I just might.”
Given the possessive way he’s holding me, I know he will. One step at a time. One day at a time. We’ll find our forever.
“I’d like that. What should we do now?”
His hand travels my spine, burning a path down my body until he cups my hip and presses me against his hardness. “How long are your dad and your brother staying?”
“I can tell them to get lost anytime. But you know Oliver and I come as a package deal.”
“Absolutely. I have a feeling your little guy will keep our lives interesting.”
“Along with other children? You want them, right?”
“Hell, yeah. The sooner the better.”
Me, too. And I hate this, but I have to ask. “Everything really has happened so fast. Are you sure?”
“Damn straight. Are you?”
“For the first time in my life, I know I’m exactly where and who I belong with.”
“Mandy…” He brings me close and kisses me again, slowly, heatedly, thoroughly.
Reluctantly, I break away. “That’s it. I need you. I’m telling my family to leave. Oliver should be down for a nap in the next thirty minutes.”
“Good. Then we’ll get on with the rest of our lives. What do you say?”
“Yes. You’re my forever. I know that in my heart now.”
“I feel it too, baby. Let’s get started.”
Then he takes my hand and leads me inside, so we can start our future together.
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