Confused, I shake my head. “We’re already married.”
“Please don’t be mad at me for not telling you. The drive-thru chapel closed the very next day after we got married. They never filed the paperwork. There’s no proof we got married. Nothing.”
I get sick to my stomach. “I have the marriage certificate. It says we’re married.”
He looks at me, fear plain as day on his face. “I triple checked. It wasn’t filed anywhere, and it doesn’t make it legal. But none of that matters. Just tell me you’ll marry me again.”
I take a step back, and he jumps up. He’s huge standing over me, almost intimidating. “So we’re not married.”
He grits his teeth. “You’re my wife, Violet Chambers. A piece of paper and fucking clerical error doesn’t change that. You’re mine. You’re the mother of my child.”
“But...” I start.
He pulls me to him. He’s big next to me, but it never seems to matter. The way he holds me I always fit perfectly next to him. “There’s no buts. You’re mine.”
Anxiously, I look around at all the people staring at us. “Josh, let’s not do this here. Not now.”
He looks around and grunts. He takes me by the hand and pulls me down the steps. I start to panic because there’s no way I can jump over the side down onto the field, but he leads me to a gate. There’s a guard standing there who opens the gate before ushering us through. I’m surrounded by all of Josh’s teammates as we walk through the tunnel. Some of them congratulate him and some just stare at the two of us curiously.
He stops at a door and walks in. It’s a weight room, and thankfully, we’re the only two people here.
He turns toward me as soon as the door closes behind us. “You’re going to marry me, Violet.”
I take a deep breath. I want to say yes and go with my gut, but I can’t. Not when I’m making decisions for two now.
“Are you happy about the baby?”
“Woman, you’re driving me crazy. Of course, I’m happy about the baby. Do you think I didn’t want to get you pregnant? I’ve filled you with cum the last three days in hopes of doing just that.”
I take a deep breath and ask him the one thing that is weighing on me. The shock of us not being married is too much. “Are you marrying me because I’m pregnant?”
He shakes his head, confused. “I married you two months ago before you even got pregnant.”
I roll my eyes. “Yeah, you married me when we were drunk and didn’t know better. But you’ve known we weren’t actually married for the last two months and you’re not telling me until now.”
“You’re mine, Vi. I didn’t tell you because I wanted to make sure you knew you were mine before I told you. I didn’t think it would matter. We should have a real wedding, your dream wedding anyway.”
He drops to his knee in front of me and holds my hand. He smiles at the ring I have on my finger. I put it back on before I came here today. “Marry me, Vi. Be my wife. The mother of my children. The love of my life.”
We may have started out in the most irresponsible way, but the fact remains I’ve been miserable without him. He’s a good man, and I love him. “I love you, Josh Chambers.”
He lets out a big breath as if he’s been holding it. “Is that a yes?”
I nod and barely get “yes” out before he jumps up and swings me around in his arms.
My hands tighten on his shoulders. “Ugh, no more of that.”
He puts me down in an instant. “I’m sorry. Are you okay?”
I’m holding my stomach, and I swallow hard. “Yeah, I’m fine. Just no more spinning.”
“Anything you say, little mama.”
I groan, I can’t help it. “Really? That’s what you’re going to call me?”
He shrugs his shoulders. “I just found out we’re having a baby. Give me a break.” His big, muscled arms go around me. “I love you, Violet Chambers.”
“I love you too, husband.”