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“You need to find someone who cherishes the real you–the person you keep to yourself. The good, the bad, the ugly. The monster we all keep hidden. Find someone who sees that and doesn’t cower or hide, but instead, offers you a pedestal to stand on.”
“You sure you’re not already pregnant?” I laugh. “No. I have an IUD. That’s basically foolproof.” Smirking, she winks. “I bet twenty bucks that thing will be out of you before the end of the year.”
“I think you’ll forgive me after what I’m about to do to you tonight, princess.”
“You should get your IUD removed,” I add, waiting to see her reaction. She smiles and looks at me, wrapping her arms around my neck. “Oh?” “I want a baby with you,” I whisper,
Briar and I snuggle up together toward the end of the night, and I swear, just as I’m drifting off into a whiskey-induced coma, I hear Silas whisper to Ledger. “How the fuck did we get so lucky?”
“Is Lennon Rose asking me to knock her up?”
“Let’s fucking knock you up.” I grin, my stomach swooping with how happy he looks. “Really?” He finishes his coffee and sets it down. “Hell yeah.” He cocks his head. “Call your doctor tomorrow.” “Why?” I ask, my hands shaking slightly. “Because she’s going to take your IUD out… or we will.”
“A phoenix, for the princess who rose from the ashes. Long may she reign.”
Suddenly, all three of them drop to their knees, and Damon holds out a green velvet box.
I promise, I will worship you until my dying breath.”
“As much as I’m trying to fight it, something definitely awoke this trip that makes me feel like I need to protect you. Nurture you. But also…” he trails off as his eyes wander down my body. “I’ve never wanted to flip you over and fill you with my come more than I do right now.”
These people are psychotic, single-minded, and they don’t see anything wrong with something like this–as long as God is on their side. It’s why countries go to war. It’s why politicians win entire elections. It’s why people kill. Every single thing, whether we realize it or not, is established because of some long-held belief that their beliefs are the right ones.
