Chapter 14
Abby
Riko hugs me as I sob. I’m already emotional to begin with, but the blowout with Angela finding out about my pregnancy the way she did was a lot. And, as much as I appreciate Riko being her for me, I wish it were Rhett instead.
“He’s coming back,” Riko says as if he can see inside my head. “I know my boy.”
My chest aches at his words. I really hope it’s true. If she somehow got her claws back into him, I’ll be forever broken. Rhett belongs with me and Buck.
“It’s taking a long time,” I murmur, voice thick from crying. “Why is it taking so long?”
Riko shrugs. “Trust he’ll figure it out. In the meantime, I know he trusts me to take care of you.”
It’s been two hours since Rhett, Angela, and the cop left. Riko had been waiting outside the door, apparently listening to everything, and swooped in the second I was alone. I’m grateful to have him as a friend.
“She’s the better choice.” I whimper because I don’t want to believe that, but I feel like maybe I should stop being selfish and say it.
“No, she’s not,” Riko says with a snort. “That girl is vapid, controlling, and, apparently, psychotic. I’m glad Rhett’s finally getting his shit together.”
I relax a little. He’s right. Angela never deserved Rhett in the first place.
“I’m guessing we don’t get little Buck, do we?” Riko teases. “I really wanted your baby.”
“Nope. He’s mine. Rhett’s going to be the best daddy.”
My heart swells because I know it’s true. He already is.
Headlights flood into the living room and we both jolt upright, eager for Rhett to return.
Riko stands, kisses me on top of the head, and then slips out the front door.
I slowly rise to my feet, heart pounding in my chest. The door opens and in comes Rhett with his hands full of fast-food bags and a drink carrier.
It’s from one of my favorite burger places.
That means he also got me a strawberry shake. My stomach grumbles happily.
“There was not enough protein in that sandwich you ate earlier,” Rhett says in way of greeting. “Burgers and shakes for my favorite people.”
I take the drink carrier from him and sip my strawberry shake. Despite the drama of today, Rhett still thought to bring me food. He’s always looking out for me.
We’re quiet as we inhale our food at the kitchen table. I’m dying to ask him about what happened, but I also want to give him time to tell me on his own.
“It was ugly,” he says as he washes his hands at the sink. “Your dad threatened me with all sorts of shit.”
Sounds about right. Dad thinks he owns everyone.
“I didn’t care, though.” He turns to face me and holds open his arms. “All I cared about was getting back to you.”
I rush over to him and let him envelop me in his warm embrace. He strokes his hand down the back of my head, kissing my temple.
“What does this mean, Rhett?” I whisper. “I need to hear it from you.”
He pulls back and cups my cheeks in his palms. “It means it always should have been you, honey. I love you. No one else. You.”
Buck dances happily in my belly. I’m wondering if he’s drunk off the pleasure flooding through me right now. Not because I won some battle against my sister. Because I got the man I love and who loves me back.
“I love you too,” I admit tearfully. “Took you long enough to get here.”
“I had errands to run.”
We both know I mean his profession of love.
“Like this,” he says as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a box. “Got you something. I’m hoping you’ll accept it.”
I bark out a laugh of disbelief when he kneels in front of me in my dinky kitchen beside our fast-food trash still piled up on the counter. For some reason, it makes me pleased that he’s about to ask in such an imperfect way.
“I almost proposed to the wrong sister.” His throat bobs as he swallows hard and then kisses my belly. “The right one has been in front of me the whole time.”
I run my fingers through his curls that are chaotic today. “About time you worked that one out.”
“Better late than never.” He beams at me. “I’m going to hock that other ring. Pay for Buck’s college.”
We both chuckle. I’m lowkey relieved he isn’t recycling her ring for me. It was probably obnoxious and ostentatious. He opens the small box and reveals a modest engagement ring. It’s beautiful but not over-the-top. I love it.
“Will you marry me, honey? Tomorrow?”
I nod as I burst into giggles. “We’ll tell no one and get Chinese food after. Oh, and then ice cream.”
“Is that a yes?”
“That’s a hell yes.”
He slips the ring on my finger and then scoops me into his arms. I tilt my head back and grin as he carries me up the stairs two steps at a time, eager to get me to the bedroom.
Once in my room, he shuts the door with his foot, and then carefully sets me on the bed.
I chew on my bottom lip as I watch him peel off his shirt.
He’s cut from stone, every smooth muscle carefully created after years in the gym.
I match his movements and pull off my top.
Since my breasts never seem to stop growing, they spill over the top of my bra. I unhook it and toss it away.
His eyes darken and he grins wolfishly at me. “You’re fucking gorgeous, honey.”
“So are you.”
I watch as he unfastens his jeans. There’s something sexy in the hasty way he tries to get them off his body. That night we conceived Buck, we were clumsy and fueled by lust. Right now, even in his hurry to take off his clothes, we’re not rushed and driven by love.
This all seems surreal.
Tomorrow we’ll go to the courthouse, and I’ll marry this man I love.
I lie back on the bed, then shimmy out of my pants.
My eyes remain on his hands as he shoves his boxers down.
His cock is thick and veiny, pre-cum dripping from the tip.
I squeeze my thighs together in anticipation.
He grips onto my panties and then slides them off my legs, gaze burning with desire.
“Spread your legs, wifey.”
“Not your wife yet.”
“Whose baby’s inside of you?” he challenges, lips curling into a wicked grin. “Oh, that’s right. Mine. You’re both mine.”
I obey him, letting my knees fall apart. He kneels at the edge of the bed. I can’t see his head over my enormous belly. His breath is hot as he whispers how “damn sexy” I am against my pussy. This makes my clit throb with need.
“As long as I don’t blow inside you or do anything crazy, the baby will be safe,” he explains as he runs his nose along my slit.
I shiver. “How do you know this? Been researching?”
“Yup.”
“When?”
His tongue flicks out and he laps at the arousal leaking out of me. “Months ago.”
Heat flood through me knowing he’s being wanting this for a while. It makes two of us.
Rhett doesn’t bother with any more talking and instead makes promises with his tongue.
I writhe and jolt with each swipe of his tongue over my clit.
His fingers grip onto my thighs, spreading them even further.
I whimper when his tongue presses inside of me.
Such a strange, but wonderful sensation.
As he licks my pussy to climax, I grab his crazy curly hair and beg for release.
The orgasm hits like a freight train. I shudder wildly as it takes hold of me. Finally being with Rhett fully like this and bound by love is more than I could hope for. It’s a dream come true.
“I want you on top,” he says as he stands and strokes his cock. His eyes are dilated and his mouth is wet with my arousal. I’ve never seen him looking so hot. Ever. “I don’t want to squash Buck.”
He helps me to my feet and then picks me up by my ass. I hold onto him as he settles onto the bed. Once he’s stretched out, I lift up so he can align his cock with my pussy.
Then, I slowly ease down on his thickness, breath hitching.
“Holy fuck,” he chokes out. “You feel so damn good.”
I sink all the way down and plant my palms on his chiseled chest. “So do you.”
With our eyes locked, I begin slowly riding him, shifting and gliding over the places that feel best. He helps me out by teasing my nipple with one hand and fingering my clit with the other.
It doesn’t take long for me to lose my mind again.
As my pussy clenches around his cock, I feel him throbbing out his release.
Heat floods inside me as he fills me up with his seed.
I yelp when he grabs my ass and stands up with me still impaled on him. He carries us to the bathroom and then sets me to my feet. Cum runs down my thighs as he starts us a hot shower. Then, my sweet lover assists me into the shower, making sure I don’t slip and fall.
It’s at that moment, I burst into tears.
This feels too good to be true.
“Hey, beautiful,” he murmurs, lips brushing over mine as he massages my scalp under the hot spray. “We’re happy now.”
“These are happy tears.”
He smirks. “We have the rest of our lives, Abs. Just you and me and all our kids.”
“All of them?” I giggle despite my emotions. “You think you get to keep doing this to me?”
“Hell yeah. I bet we’ll have eight kids.”
“Oh my God,” I say with a groan. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
I let him pamper me, groaning when he thoroughly washes my hair. Together or not, I should have had him do this months ago. It feels that good.
“Are you worried about what people will think?” I ask once my hair is rinsed out and my cheek is resting on his chest.
“Nope.” He pauses. “But I was wondering if you’d rethink your original statement. I think my family would like to see us get married. It can still be tomorrow and at the courthouse. I just think I kind of want them there, you know?”
I pull back and meet his gaze. “Of course. Your family is my family now.”
Mine is all but dead to me. Maybe one day they might come around and want to know little Buck. Maybe not. Regardless, they’re not a part of my life now.
“Thank you,” he murmurs before kissing my mouth. “And Riko. Derek too.”
I snort out a laugh. “Well, I’d like to ask Clara and Casey then too. They’re my friends.”
“Tomorrow is going to be a busy-ass day.”
“Who wants to get married on a Monday anyway?” I tease. “Tuesdays seem more romantic.”
“We can pull this off by Tuesday.” His gaze darkens and he pinches my nipple. “Gives me all of tomorrow to celebrate our engagement. I plan on keeping you naked and on my cock the entire time.”
“You’ll have to feed me eventually.”
“Food breaks and that’s it.” He pins me against the wall and tenderly strokes my cheek. “Honey, I am going to make you so fucking happy. You and Buck both. You know that right?”
I run my fingers through his wet hair and nod. “You already have.”
His mouth crashes to mine and he kisses me deeply. There was a lot of pain before this moment, but now it’s fading into a distant memory, well worth the trouble.
The reward is this. Him. Us.
I lost one family, but I gained a better one.
Rhett is Buck’s daddy and will soon be my husband.
Happily ever after to me.