“I’m waiting for all of this to disappear.”
“Disappear?”
“Nothing ever goes well for me. I always have to fight for what I want, and now, having my girl back, and you, I’m afraid it is all going to be taken away.” She released a breath. “Wow, I didn’t realize just how insecure I actually was.”
Staring down at Ava, he took Belle’s hand and led them all to the sofa. Sitting down, he settled Ava into a comfortable position.
“This is not going to go away. It’s taken me a long time to come here, and it’s not going to change. I won’t let it.”
“Why?”
“Because I love you. I take care of what’s mine. You and Ava are mine. I won’t let anything happen to you. I love you both.”
“You’ve only just met her,” she said, reaching out to stroke Ava’s face.
“And like you, she holds a special place in my heart, one I’m not going to willingly give up.”
There were those tears again. Belle didn’t cry pretty, but seeing her emotions, it was more than enough for him. She sniffled. “I can’t seem to stop crying.”
“I don’t mind.”
“I look ugly when I cry.”
“I don’t think women can cry pretty.”
She laughed. “This is just all so much. I mean, all my life, I’ve done nothing but fight. You know I’ve never even graduated. I spent so much time in the ring, I didn’t have anything else I could do. You’ve come into my life, and you’re offering me the world.”
“Take it. I’m giving you the world because you deserve it. You have a right to live with me, be with me, and I fucking love you.”
“What do I have to give back?”
He gripped the back of her head, pulling her close, and kissed her deep. He loved her more than anything in the world. She cupped his face, kissing him back with a passion that made him ache. Fuck, he wanted to keep her forever.
No matter what happened, she and Ava would be protected.
She groaned and pulled away. “Wow, I think she loves you.”
Looking down, he saw Ava had passed out in his lap. She looked so cute and adorable. Innocent.
“Do you want me to take her?”
“No, I can take her. You get to my room.” He had more than enough time to make love to his woman before he went and took out the scum of the earth.
She entered his bedroom, and he passed her toward the nursery. Slowly, he lowered Ava into her crib. He’d made sure to only get the best. Staring down into her sleeping face, he smiled. He’d never thought of himself as a family man. How things had changed.
Like Belle, growing up in a fighting world, he never for a second believed he would want anything but power and money. Both of them were cold, but they provided him with the means to live in peace, or relative peace. There was always someone there to take his place, to try to win the title he once had.
“I will protect you and your mother with my life. There is no doubt of my love for you.” He moved away from her, taking the device that was beside the bed. There was another on the opposite side so they would hear if she was in distress.
There were trusted men all around his hotel, and they wouldn’t be disturbed unless it was necessary.
When he took out their enemies, he was going to do it in the morning. Tonight was just for them.
Stepping into his room, he found Belle, naked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
“I figured this is how you wanted me,” she whispered.
She was perfect.
“Spread those legs. I want to see your wet pussy.”
Without another word, she opened her legs, and he went to his knees before her. He’d promised himself he would never go to his knees for anyone else, but Belle was different. She would always be the only person he ever gave to.
Putting his hands on her knees, he moved her so she lay down and he put his lips to her wet slit. Sliding his tongue through her slickness, he plunged inside her, before coming back up to circle her clit. He groaned from the satisfaction of being between her legs.
Her pleasured cries and begs filled the air. The sounds were everything he wanted to hear. When he sucked her clit into his mouth, she moaned, begging for more, and he was more than happy to give her what she wanted.
Before he fucked her, he wanted to hear her come, to have his name echoing off the walls. He’d take her over and over again.
It didn’t take long for her to reach climax, and as she did, he continued to lick her until she burst in a second orgasm.
While she was still shaking from his tongue, he stood up, released his dick from his pants, and slid in deep, taking her hard as he filled her. Staring into her eyes, he knew there was never going to be any other woman in the world for him.