Total pages in book: 55
Estimated words: 50801 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 50801 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 254(@200wpm)___ 203(@250wpm)___ 169(@300wpm)
Her eyes light up, and she throws her arms around my neck. I hold her to me, my heart knitting itself back together.
“I want you forever, Paxton,” she says, pulling away enough to brush her lips over mine. “I’m not asking you because I think you need to hear it or because I think you want this. I’m asking you for me. Because I love you. Because I’ve been in love with my best friend for a long time and did nothing about it and now, I’m done wasting time.”
I swallow the emotions down, lifting her off her feet and pressing my lips to hers in a dominating, claiming kiss.
“Yes,” I say against her mouth, walking her to the bed.
“Yes, what?” she asks, kissing me harder.
“Yes, I’ll marry you,” I clarify on a laugh, laying her on the bed, settling between her thighs. “It’s always been you,” I say, kissing down her neck.
“Blakely promised she wouldn’t let Lawson come back to the room until I gave her an all clear,” she says on a released breath, grabbing my shirt and tugging it over my head.
“I love you,” I say, the words an unleashing for both of us as we tear at each other’s clothes, kissing and touching and clinging to each other like it’s the first time.
“I love you,” she says. “Always.” She shifts against me after we’ve stripped each other bare, urging me to my back as she climbs atop me.
Blood is liquid fire in my veins as she drags her heat over my aching cock, her hands braced on my chest as she lowers herself on me.
“Fuck,” I groan as she seats herself. “You feel so good.”
She gasps, never taking her eyes off me as she starts to ride me. “You’re incredible,” she says. “Nothing is better than you.”
I push up until we’re chest to chest, wrapping my arms around her as she continues to ride me. I smooth my hands over her skin, relishing each touch. She’s fire beneath my hands, the rolls of her hips driving me absolutely mad with need.
She’s my world. My everything. And I’m never going to let her go.
Her fingers grip my hair as she kisses me before she pulls away. “I love you,” she says again, and I swear those words are the best I’ve ever heard in my life.
“I love you.” I seal the words with a kiss, the two of us getting lost in each other so entirely I’m not sure where she begins and I end.
All I know is we’re together in every way that matters, and I couldn’t be happier.
“Paxton,” she moans my name as I feel her clench tight around me.
“Yes,” I groan, clinging to her tighter as my release builds right alongside hers.
“I’m…I’m…”
“I’ve got you,” I say, shifting a hand between us, rolling my fingers along her clit as she continues to rock against me.
She gasps, and I feel her go absolutely liquid around me, which sends me flying right over the edge with her.
We catch our breath, but I don’t dare let her go.
She smiles before dropping her head over my shoulder, going limp against me. “Forever is looking pretty great right now,” she says.
I smile, holding her tighter. “It really does.”
CHAPTER 20
MONROE
The Halloween party is in full swing as Paxton and I arrive in our complementary costumes of Spider-Man and Mary Jane, finding all of our friends and more than half the Badgers filling the club Clay rented out for us.
I'm practically walking on clouds, still showing off my ring on my left-hand ring finger to anyone who cares to look even though it's been a month of us being engaged.
I never knew life could be as beautiful and complex as it is now, and I have Paxton to thank for that. I have Paxton to thank for everything, really, but it's been a beautiful new chapter we've started this last month, all fears and doubts obliterated every single day we’re together.
“You guys look amazing!” Reese says by way of greeting as we find her and Nash and Blakely and Lawson at the bar.
I hug Reese and then Blakely, smiling at them. “You guys look great!” I agree with Reese, who is Black Widow, Nash as Winter Soldier, Blakely as Scarlet Witch, and Lawson as Loki. We all took the Marvel route this year, and I have to say we make a pretty awesome group of superheroes.
We settle into our spaces next to them, sipping cocktails as we look out at the rest of the area, filled with dancers and others chatting in booths that line the walls across the club.
Clay is sitting in one of those corner booths by himself, sipping a beer and overlooking the party with his custom scowl. He paid for and arranged this whole thing for the team, and yet he doesn't seem like he's enjoying it, but I'm not really sure because Clay always looks like that. He's not in costume, unless he's trying to say that his normal black T-shirt, leather jacket, and pants, is a costume tonight.