Chapter 38
“This is the chapter where forever begins.”
A few weeks later
Zane
“Sloane,” I groan as I climax.
I continue to glide in and out of her until my climax wanes. I pull out and she mewls. I feel the same way. Being buried inside of her is my favorite thing in the world. I’d stay there forever if I could.
I roll off of her and stroll to the bathroom. I get rid of the condom before returning to the bed. I slide in next to her and gather her in my arms.
“I’m sick of this shit.”
She jerks in my hold. “I told you before. We can ditch the condoms.”
I kiss her hair. “I’m not taking you bare until I’ve been tested.”
Unfortunately, between Adele getting sick and being busy at work, I haven’t had a chance to visit the doctor.
She glances up at me with trepidation in her dark brown eyes. I’m such an asshole. I put the trepidation there. I made her question my feelings for her. I planted doubt in her heart.
“Sweetness.” I kiss her nose. “I promise I haven’t been with anyone since you. Hell, I haven’t been with anyone except you since Adele arrived.”
“I know,” she whispers.
“But…”
She frowns. “You haven’t gotten tested. It’s been weeks since you said I love you.”
“When the hell have I had time?” I throw my arm out to indicate the loft she’s still living in. “This is what I’m sick of. I’m sick of you sleeping here. I’m sick of dropping Adele at Mom’s house so we can spend the night together.”
“You can bring Adele here.”
“Sweetness.” I pinch her chin and force her to meet my gaze. “When you get off work at three in the morning and I finally have your attention for a few hours, I’m not distracting you with Adele.”
Her nose wrinkles. “Distracting me?”
I grin. “You love Adele.”
She rolls her eyes. “She’s easy to love.”
“And you miss her.”
This is how I should have approached the issue – leaning on her love of Adele and her desire for a family is the way to Sloane’s heart.
She sighs. “I do.”
Instead of Sloane caring for Adele each day while I work, I now bring my baby girl to daycare. When I get off work, I spend the evening with my daughter. Then, I sleep for a few hours before dragging my ass out of bed to spend time with Sloane.
“If you were living with me, you could spend every morning with her.”
“Zane,” she growls.
“Don’t you dare tell me it’s too early to live together. I love you. I want you in my bed every night. I’m fucking done with not waking up with you in my arms each morning.”
She melts in my arms. “I enjoy waking up in your arms, too.”
“Good. Let’s stop this two houses shit, and you move back in with me. Back home where you belong.”
“I’m…” She trails off and nibbles her lip.
I remove her lip from her teeth. “You’re what?” When she hesitates, I push. “Come on, sweetness. Tell me why you’re hesitating to take what you want.”
“How do you know what I want is to live with you?”
“Sweetness.”
“Fine. It is. But you don’t have to be smug about it.”
“How can I not be smug? I managed to get the woman I love to love me, despite my past, despite what an idiot I was. I’m the shit.”
She slaps my shoulder. “You’re too humble for your own good.”
I snatch her hand and place it against my heart. Her eyes widen when she feels how fast my heart is beating.
“Are you… nervous?”
“Hell, yeah, I am. I fucked up with you. I should have handled you with the utmost care. I should have made sure you never doubted my love for you. I didn’t. And now I’m worried I can’t repair what I broke.”
“I’ll move in.”
I blink. “What?”
“Zane.” She places her palm on my cheek. “You admitted to your mistakes. Mom…” She blows out a breath. “She never thinks anything is her fault. If she has to blame anyone, she blames me. I want a partner who will own up to his faults and work on fixing things. That’s you.”
Relief courses through me. Sloane forgives me. She said she did weeks ago but she’s been cautious.
“No more caution? No more hesitation?”
Her smile stretches from ear to ear. It’s a beautiful smile. She’s beautiful. She’s fucking perfect.
“No more caution. Although.” She narrows her eyes at me. “I expect you to make time for a doctor’s appointment pronto.”
“I’ll go this morning. After we move your shit back into our home.”
I press my lips to hers, but when she reaches for me, I slip out of her hold. “No time for that. We’re packing you up now.”
She giggles. “Zane, it’s four in the morning.”
“Don’t care.”
“I love you. You’re crazy, but I love you.”
“I love you, too, sweetness.” I smack her ass. “Now, get moving.”
“I’m not moving in the middle of the night. Can you imagine what the gossipers will say?” She shivers and I give in. The town will gossip no matter what we do, but I don’t want her to feel embarrassed in any way.
“What are we going to do in the meantime?”
She feigns a yawn. “I’m tired.”
“You’re not tired.”
She bats her eyelashes at me. “I worked a ten-hour shift. My feet hurt, and my back is aching.”
“Roll over,” I order.
“Why?”
“Roll over and I’ll show you why.”
“Why, Zane Raider, are you going to seduce me?”
My cock hardens and lengthens at her husky voice. I growl as I crawl on top of her. “As often as you’ll let me.”
“This idea sounds interesting. Let’s explore this more.”
She wraps her legs around me. I can feel her hard nipples press against my chest and her warm heat against my cock. I’m done talking. It’s time for action.
“Talking is done. Time to show you how much I love you.”
“Yes, please.”
I meld my lips to hers before I proceed to show her how much I love her.
I’ll show her I love her every day for the rest of my life.
Until the last breath leaves my body. She’s mine.
I’m hers. Together, we’re going to grow our small family into the loud, rambunctious family she’s always dreamed of. Whatever she wants, she’s getting.
Starting with an orgasm.
Thanks for reading! Zane surprised me! You gotta love a man who steps up when needed.