Waking up in the middle of the night, I start to panic because I feel arms around me holding me so tight, I can't move. But when I try to move, there's a groan from the person behind me.
"Go back to sleep, baby girl. I got you," Evan says with sleep evident in his voice.
"How did you get in here?"
“Last week when you were at my house, I had a copy of your house key made just in case."
"You did what?" I ask in shock as I turn in his arms to face him.
"I meant what I said Aspen, I'm not letting you go.”
My mind races ecstatically that he's here. But at the same time, shocked that he's here. Though there is one thing that I'm able to vocalize.
"But Brett..."
Chapter 16
Evan
"Brett has to explain to his fiancée why he is still so hung up on you. That’s an awkward conversation that they're going to have to get through. What upset him the most was that I told him he was going to have to get used to calling you Mom. "With those words, a smile creeps across her face and she looks up at me.
There's enough light between the streetlight outside and the night light that she keeps in her room that I can see her eyes are wide open and the shock on her face.
"Do you know why I haven't used a condom once?" I chuckle as her face does that little squished-up book she gets when she's concentrating or thinking about something.
"Because the auction made me get on birth control?" she says, answering my question. Pure anger surges through me. I guess that's what I get for not paying attention to the event that we were attending because I had no intention of leaving with anyone. Had I known Aspen was going to be there, I would have read every detail.
"The fuck?"
"Yeah, the club made sure that we were all on the shot before we could even sign up for the auction."
"No more of that shit. I want you pregnant and I don't want anything stopping me. Or stopping us because I want a family with you. And yes, I want to marry you. We can live here in your house, we can live at my house, or we can sell both and get our own place together. Whatever you want to do, I don’t care. All I want is you as my wife. Everything else is just details."
Then I pull a ring out of my pocket. It’s the one that I bought last week when I made the decision that I was going to keep her. When I slide the ring on her finger, she just sits there staring at it and I have to admit it looks damn good on her hand.
“I meant what I said, and I know you have your doubts, but I have no doubts in my mind. I want to marry you and want to spend the rest of my life loving you and taking care of you. Will you marry me?"
She gasps in shock, and I hope it's a good sign. Finally, she manages to take her eyes off the ring and looks up at me once again with tears in her eyes. Then she handcuffs the back of my neck, pulls me down so her lips are on mine, which sends all my senses into overdrive.
"Yes!" This time when her lips meet mine it says, my fiancé, my forever. And I think it's time we mark this occasion.
I roll her onto her side so that her back is up against my chest and pull her back to me. Quickly, I pull my boxers and pants down and slide into her. She felt incredible before but there are just no words that compare now that I’m sliding into my fiancé.
It just feels different. More intense. I want to draw this out and make love to her all night. But I know my girl. I know she was stressing about this about us all night, which means she really needs her rest. But I really wanted to hold her and reassure her I'm not going anywhere.
I take my job of taking care of her seriously, and she will learn that quickly. So instead of going slow and dragging it out, my thrusts are fast and hurried. My hand sneaks down to her clit to play with her, but she was already so wet that it doesn't take long before I feel the telltale flutter of her walls on my cock.
The closer she gets, the louder she becomes, and I’m right there with her. It feels pretty damn good, and we have no reason to be quiet tonight. When she falls over the edge screaming my name, I swear I've never heard a more beautiful sound.
She is choking my cock, so tight, wet and perfect. Best of all, she’s mine. Light reflects on her ring, and it hits me again that after all this time this girl is mine. That thought alone is enough to send me into a powerful orgasm cumming with her name on my lips, holding on to her for dear life.
All night, I hold her close until she drifts off. As much as I love holding her at night, I love waking up with her in my arms even more. After making sure my girl is well taken care of, I finally allow her out of bed and make her breakfast while she gets ready and packs a bag to come stay at my place until we decide where exactly we want to settle down. I told her I don't want her to make a decision now, but to think about it. We can alternate between her place and mine, and that idea seemed to make her happy.
When we pull into my place, Brett's car is still there, and she looks over at me. I could see the question in her eyes before she even opens her mouth.
"They stayed the night here, which is why I came to you."
Even though she nods, I can tell she's uncomfortable and as far as I'm concerned, this house is as much hers as it is mine and I won't have her uncomfortable in her own home.