Epilogue
6 months later
Tilly
I wake up with a smile on my face. It could be because of the man wrapped around me still sleeping, it could be because we are on our honeymoon in paradise or it could be because I have a little secret.
I know, I promised no more keeping secrets. This one isn’t bad and I’m not keeping it because I’m afraid. I was just keeping it for the right moment. Which will be as soon as my dashing husband opens his eyes.
“Mmm…” Duke moans. “You keep wiggling around and I won’t be responsible for my actions, Mrs. Hammond.”
“I promise to let you have your way with me in a bit, Mr. Hammond, but I need you to look at something first.”
He lifts his head and looks at the screen of my phone. “Why do you have the hockey season calendar out? It’s summer, we have a break before we have to think about that again.”
“Well, I just want you to be able to tell Coach that there will be a game in January that you might need to leave quickly or miss entirely.”
He looking at me like I’m crazy. “Why would I leave a game?”
“Well, I hope that you would pick the birth of your firstborn over hitting a puck,” I answer with a smile.
Duke stares at me for a few seconds before the meaning of my words registers. “We’re having a baby?” His smile is wide and bright.
“Yes, sir.”
His lips attack mine with passion. I knew he would be excited about the baby. I’m so confident in our relationship now. Duke proves to me every day that I’m the most important thing in his world and always be.
“God, I love you.”
“I love you, too,” I say as I put my phone back on the nightstand. I wrap my arms around his neck and wiggle against his body like I was doing when he was waking up.
“I told you what would happen if you kept doing that, princess.”
“Promises, promises.”
Duke’s head falls back with a deep laugh, and then I feel his long cock slide against my opening. I’m already ready for him and when the head of his cock bumps against my clit, I almost come. I widen my legs, giving him more room, and he enters me in one swift thrust.
“Oh, Duke.”
“Feels so good, princess,” Duke says as he increases his tempo.
Soon there aren’t any more words between us, just the sounds of my body accepting his. I stare into his eyes and see so much love reflected there. It’s so hard to think that I almost missed out on this because of fear.
“Are you ready to come?” he grunts.
I nod, unable to form the words, as his thumb begins rubbing tiny circles on my clit. I find my release and yell out his name so loud our neighbors probably heard thanks to the open windows.
A few thrusts later, Duke comes with a yell and falls over me, landing on his forearms.
Soft kisses rain down on my face.
“I love you so much,” he says.
I yawn and laugh. “Love you too.”
“Did I wear you out?”
I nod and Duke rolls us back over. We are now lying together in the same position we were when I woke up, but it feels like the whole world has changed. Duke puts his hand on my belly and kisses my ear.
“I can’t wait to watch our baby grow.”
A tear escapes and I laugh. “Me too, Duke.”
We drift off to sleep again, Duke’s hand cradling our child and the rest of our lives to live happily together in love.