Epilogue
THREE YEARS LATER
Kailey
Today’s workout was rough; this baby bump of mine keeps getting in the way.
Thankfully, my bestie is also pregnant, and she kept pushing me to stay focused today.
I don’t bartend, or use the TEASE app, anymore.
Jared and I opened a gym called Sinner’s here in Chicago after he decided he didn’t want to cage fight anymore.
He helps people figure out their workout routine, and I manage the books.
I was able to squeeze in a workout after my shift today.
Then, the girls and I went out for smoothies.
I needed to get caught up on their lives these days.
I haven’t been able to do any pole dance workouts, but I'll be right back at it once I pop this baby out.
Jared and I spend our summers back at home, and my parents can’t wait to meet their first grandchild this summer. Every year, it gets harder to leave when it’s time to come back to Chicago, but we’ve built a pretty amazing life in both places.
Opening the front door, I wait and listen, trying to figure out where Jared is.
I place my stuff down on the kitchen counter and walk through the living room.
Our wedding photo on the fireplace mantel catches my attention.
I rub my fingertips over the frame, thinking about the song we danced to: “A Thousand Years,” a cover by Boyce Avenue.
It was two years ago and one of the best days of my life.
The photo next to it is of our whole wedding party.
Our friends have become our second family for sure.
The sound of a hammer hitting wood pulls my attention.
I walk down the hallway to where the sound is coming from and open the door to the nursery.
Jared is sitting on the floor of our baby’s room, pieces of wood, and bolts and screws, scattered around him; he’s attempting to build the baby’s crib.
We decided not to find out the gender, so the room is decorated with neutral colors.
“Hey, you.” Jared jumps up from the floor and walks over to me, and his arms surround me as he kisses me deeply.
“I thought you were going to wait for me,” I say against his lips.
“Eh, I wanted to surprise you. Have a finished crib when you got home from working out and catching up with the girls. But these are a lot harder to build than I first guessed.”
“So, did you look at the manual?”
“No…”
“Men…” I smack his ass and go over to the box, dumping it out to find the manual. I turn around and remove his hat; my hands ruffle through his hair, and my lips rest on the outside of his ear. “Alright. Let Mama show you how it’s done, Cap Guy.”
Jared turns me around, and his palms rub my plump baby bump. “You look very sexy right now, Dimples.” He slowly starts walking us backwards out of the baby’s room. “Why don’t I rub your feet and eat your pussy?”
Fuck, how his mouth still gets me. “Yeah? I’m pretty sweaty; are you sure you wanna?” I turn around and start massaging his growing bulge through his sweats.
Jared closes his eyes and leans his head back. “No, you’re right. I just need to be inside you right now. Then we can hit the shower, and I’ll give you a foot rub before I make us dinner.”
I grab Jared’s hand, kissing the inside of his wrist, where my lips are tattooed. “Mmm, I don’t know… A nice, hot bubble bath, alone, sounds nice too.” I slowly start taking off my clothes, piece by piece, leaving Jared standing there, eyes wide, staring at my naked body.
“Holy fuck, I can’t get over how big your breasts have gotten since you’ve been pregnant.” Jared’s tongue slips out, sucking on his bottom lip when he attempts to palm my breasts, but I turn and run to the bathroom before he has the chance.
I giggle while running away from him. “You see them all the time.”
Jared’s footsteps are loud behind me, and I can tell he’s closing in.
Before I can shut the bathroom door, he grips it and walks in behind me.
I can see that the tip of his cock is leaking through his sweatpants.
He clocks my stare, and grabs a handful of his dick.
“You know you want it, Dimples. Don’t be a tease. ”
“Well, you know I can’t make it easy for you. I told you, Cap Guy, easy to get, would be easy to forget.”