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“This is your dick, princess. It was made for your perfect little pussy.”
up. I watch him, noting the difference between the slow, intentional way he washed me and the quick, purposeful strokes he uses to cleanse his body, knowing that it says so much about how he’s always taken better care of me than he has of himself.
He came back here to revive me, to breathe new life into our love, and I told him he couldn’t do it, but he did. He pulled me out of the grave his father dug for us and used the soil to plant a garden for our future.
“But I know, and I’m the hold-up, Sloane, not him. In his head, we’re already married with three kids. He’s just been waiting for me to catch up.”
“Then where should we do it, princess? Tell me, please. Name the time. The place. Give me the fucking longitude and latitude, and I’ll be there. Just please don’t keep running, don’t keep hiding from me.”
“I didn’t fall in love with your daddy, Mallory. I sunk into it. Slipped it on like a pair of my favorite jeans, like a threadbare t-shirt that’s softer than anything has ever had a right to be.”
“I’ll beg, princess.” He murmurs, quivering lips pressed against black silk. “I’m not above it. My pride is one of the many things I’ll sacrifice to have you. And if I have to beg every day, I will. I'll spend my life on my knees with tears in my eyes and a million apologies on my tongue. Each one followed by a declaration of my unending love for you. The sun will rise and set a thousand times, and I'll still be kneeling before you, apologizing for being another man who disappointed you, another man who broke your trust."
“I love you,” I repeat, voice stronger, more sure. “And I want this. I want us. I want our forever.”
“I love you,” I whisper, just because I can. “I love you, princess. Do you hear me? I love you with everything that I am, everything I could ever be.”
“This is not just my house, Mal.” He doesn’t even care that we’re in a room full of people or that I’ve just come down from the anxiety roller coaster I’ve been riding since Jax sat down to eat our food. His eyes are on fire, burning with possession and desire, and he has no qualms about setting me ablaze. “It’s ours.”
“You should check your key ring, princess.” I watch his long fingers wrap around his glass and bring it up to his lips before he continues. “You’ve had a key to the front and back door since the first night you slept over.”
“Move in with me. Be here with me, in our home. Every day. Every night. Every Christmas and Thanksgiving and every other holiday in between. I want this, what we had tonight, what we’ve had over the last two weeks. I want it all the time. I want it, and you, forever.”
“This is already your home, but I didn’t realize until tonight that you needed a formal ask, so here it is: Move. In. With. Me.”
She could have asked me to meet her on the moon, and I’d still be up out of my seat, grabbing my keys and heading out the door.
It’s such a simple gesture. The act of listening, really listening, and using what you hear to make thoughtful decisions that ensure the person who communicated their needs to you feels heard.
“Thank you for finally seeing that I’m the only woman for the job.”
“The choices I made were never about not trusting or believing in you. You’re the most capable woman I know, Mallory. I just didn’t want to be yet another person you had to take care of. I wanted to be the one person in the world that takes care of you.”
“Because there isn’t a single reality in this universe or the next where you even get close enough to touch her, let alone call her by the wrong name.”
All I am is hers, and the only way I can convey that is with my free hand on her ass, grabbing a handful of flesh, forcing her hips to meet mine, so she can feel just how much I need her.
“I’ve been running. Are you going to chase me?” “To the ends of this Earth,”
“Which means you run, and I catch you. I can go as fast or as slow as I like.”
“Then be a good girl and run for me,” he commands. “And when you find a spot you like, I want you to stop and remove all your clothes. Then, I want you to play with your pussy until I find you.”
“I’m in New Haven for you, Chris. Only you.”
“You saved me, Christopher, and you didn’t even know it. Your phone call gave Tyson the strength he needed to do something brave before he died.”
There’s not an ounce of shame or embarrassment on his face, and I’m glad I’m in love with a man who isn’t scared of crying.
This!
“I have a mom.”
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“You’re every bit the man she hoped you be, Chris. I could see it in her eyes. How much she loves you, how damn proud she is of you.”
“Trying to find the good in someone is never something to be ashamed of.”
“There were always thirteen. This was always thirteen, but I want to be sure that you’re ready for it. Are you ready, Mal?”
"I can't believe you did all of that for me," she murmurs, shaking her head. "There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you, Mallory Kent."
