Merry Me Darling

by Lilian T. James

He treated me like a queen during the day and his own personal whore at night, and I’d never been so fucking happy in my life.

i would be so fucking happy too girlll

A kid can be born happy, but it’s the love they receive that teaches their heart to be gentle.

“I don’t think there’s a single man on this Earth who loves someone more than he loves you.”

“I miss home every time I’m at work. Every day I walk out of our home and have to spend hours away from you and Jamie, I miss it.”

“Tell me you’re mine, Garrett Rowe.” He pulled back to look down at me, the glittering hazel of his eyes bright and fierce. “Fucking hell, Maddie, I’ve never been anything else.”

“If you think I’m going to take this ring off until we’re home, you’ve lost your fucking mind, Maddie. It’s not going anywhere.”

Garrett’s smile only got bigger. Probably because he’d spent his Christmas morning burying his face between my thighs rather than sleeping in. “You’re not in trouble for eating extra muffins.”

“I am part of your family, bud. Your mom meant in a permanent manner.” “As in you’ll move into our side of the house?” “As in, I want to marry your mother.”

“I’m going to make something very clear to you, Jamie Hartland. You are not, and never have been, a second thought. Yes, I love your mother, and yes, I want to marry her because I love her. But I am not only marrying her.” He tapped him under the chin with a knuckle, making sure Jamie met his eyes before he continued. “I slipped this ring on my finger knowing full well, that when I did, it’d mean I also got to have you.”

“You can call me whatever you want, J-man, whether that’s ‘Dad’, ‘Garrett’, or something else. Not because I don’t want you to call me ‘Dad’, but because I’ll love you either way. You got me?” Jamie sniffed, ducking his head to hide the tears his rapid blinking could no longer keep in. “I got you.”