I gasp, my throat too dry to form words. He smirks, grabs my hand, and helps me stand, then he drops to one knee in front of me. “Oh my God…” I whisper, my free hand trembling as it covers my mouth.
“My sweet Sophie…” He squeezes my left hand, then presses a soft kiss to my knuckles with a smile. “I wouldn’t be the man I am today without you, and I want to be the very best man for you, always. I love you more than words can express, and if you’d allow me to, I want to spend the rest of my life showing you how much you mean to me. Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife and marrying me?”
Tears fall down my cheeks before I even have time to catch them. I can’t believe this is happening. The man I love more than anything is asking me to marry him, and I’m speechless.
Finally, I find my voice as I frantically nod. “Yes! Yes, of course!”
“Yes?” he repeats with a wide grin.
“Yes!” I fall into him, wrapping my arms around his neck and holding tight. My entire body shakes as tears take over my vision, and Mason stands with me in his grip.
Once we’re both on our feet, he pulls back slightly and brushes his thumbs under my eyes. “You really said yes?”
Chuckling through my cries, I nod again. “I did!” When I finally get my emotions in check, I clear my throat and wipe my face. “I’m just so shocked.”
“I can tell,” he says, smirking. “Do you want to see the ring?”
“Oh my God, I forgot to even look!” I laugh. “Yes, show me!”
Mason grabs the box that fell to the floor, then opens and reveals the most stunning diamond I’ve ever seen.
“Wow, it’s gorgeous.” My jaw drops as he slides it onto my finger. A perfect fit. “I can’t believe you picked this out.”
“Well, Maddie helped.” He shrugs.
“Maddie knows?”
“Actually, no. I didn’t tell anyone except Liam. However, Maddie has not-so-subtly been sending me pictures of engagement rings for the past three months,” he explains, and we both start laughing. That little shit.
“Subtle isn’t in her vocabulary.” I snort.
“I wouldn’t say so, but it was actually helpful. She would send them randomly and tell me that she thought you’d like this one. Then she’d find another and would say if my budget allowed it, to get it instead.”
“I hope you weren’t thinking I was putting her up to that because I had no idea!”
“Oh, no. I know Maddie has a mind of her own.”
“That she does. In fact, we should probably be prepared for her to start sending baby and parenting magazines to the house now.”
“And then I’ll slip them into Liam’s room.”
I burst out laughing. “That’d give him nightmares.”
“I know.” Mason smirks, knowing damn well about Liam’s lack of commitment.
Staring at my finger, I twirl the ring around, and it feels so foreign being there. “You know what this means now, don’t you?”
I look up at him, biting my lip. He furrows his brows.
“You’re gonna have to meet my parents. My father isn’t going to like that you didn’t ask his permission first.”
“I was afraid of that…” He chuckles. “But hopefully, he’ll understand since we live in different states and haven’t even met.”
“Well, he forgave Hunter for lying about being married to Lennon, so I’m sure you’ll be fine,” I taunt. “Though, he did swoop in and care for the baby too…”
“Shit. He had brownie points to start. Wouldn’t saving their daughter’s life give me something?” His brows crease as if he’s actually thinking hard about this, which makes me smile.
“Oh, it definitely does.” I wink, pulling him closer. “It gives you all the brownie points.”
Mason wraps his arms around me, and we fall to the bed. We strip off each other’s clothes, and soon he’s inside me, stealing my breath, panting as our bodies colliding together.
“Fuck, baby. You feel so good. We feel so good,” he mutters into my neck.
I arch my back, meeting him thrust for thrust. My heart is so full right now, and all I want to do is feel every inch of him and give him every inch of me. “Oh my God…” I moan as my head falls to the side. My heels dig into his ass, pushing him closer into me, and when he hits just the right spot, I cry out his name.
Mason flips us around until I’m on top and straddling his waist. He palms my breasts and jerks his hips up into me. “Ride my cock, sweet girl. I want to see all of you.”
Biting down on my lower lip, I flatten my hands on his chest and rock against him. I love watching his facial expressions when I’m on top, knowing I’m giving him as much pleasure as he gives me.