Total pages in book: 26
Estimated words: 24870 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 124(@200wpm)___ 99(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 24870 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 124(@200wpm)___ 99(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
She smiles against my lips. “I know.”
With her body pressed against mine, my cock is standing at attention, and I have to fight to calm myself. “Ugh, honey, we need to go. Your brother is pretty cool about this, but he’s not going to be happy if I make love to you in his office.”
Her hands slide under my shirt. “Make love, huh? I like the sound of that.”
I brush the hair off her face and cup her cheek. “Princess, that’s what I’ve been doing since the beginning. It’s been love since the first day I laid eyes on you.”
She goes to her tiptoes to kiss me, and I pull back. “Come on, we’ll have lunch with your brother and Tara, and then I’m going take you home and show you how much I do love you.”
I wrap both my hands around hers. She looks so happy, and I make a promise to myself that I’m going to do everything I can to make her smile like this every day. We’re walking out of the office and Lexi is practically bouncing beside me. “Come on, Ben. The sooner we eat, the sooner you can take me to bed.”
We come face to face with Cruz and Tara. Lexi’s brother groans. “Ugh, can you not say stuff like that around me, please?”
Lexi laughs out loud. “Sorry, big brother. I thought you’d already left.”
I put my arm around my girl, and we all walk out of the florist shop together. For the first time in a long time, I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
EPILOGUE
LEXI
Istand up from my desk and stretch my hands over my head. I walk around my small office looking at the pictures on the wall, the flowers on my desk that Ben replaces every week, and the couch in the corner that Ben and I have made good use of.
My phone vibrates on my desk, letting me know it’s about time for my appointment. I turn the alarm off and smile as I walk out of my office and down the hall. Alice waves at me from the front, and we trade conspiratory winks. “I’m closing up. Gunner and Chief have already left.”
My smile gets even bigger. Ben and I are going to have the whole place to ourselves. After watching her walk out and lock the door behind her, I knock on Ben’s closed door and push it open. “Hey, you.”
He turns and smiles at me with his arms already open. His hug is everything, and I melt against his body. He kisses the top of my head. “I have one more appointment.”
I smile against his chest. “I know. It’s me.”
He leans back to look at my face. “It’s you? What do you mean it’s you?”
I put my hands at his waist and look up at him. “I asked Alice to make me an appointment.”
His forehead creases, and he frowns. “Princess, you know you don’t ever have to make an appointment to see me. What is this about?”
I pull back from his arms. “Well, you’ve talked about giving me another tattoo, and the only reason I made the appointment is because I knew if you gave me a tattoo, it would lead to something else, and I didn’t want to freak out Gunner, Alice, or any of the other guys.”
He guffaws. “Please, like us having sex is going to freak them out?”
I roll my eyes. “Anyway! They’re all gone, so you can do with me what you will.”
He groans. “Oh, honey, you have no idea what you’re saying to me right now.” He wraps his big hands around mine and pulls me in. “Princess, first of all you know you don’t have to make an appointment with me. You just tell me what you want and we’ll make it happen.”
I nod in agreement, but he’s not done yet. “So you’ll let me put anything I want on you?”
I nod without hesitation.
He walks over to his table and pulls open a drawer. When he comes back to me, he’s holding something in his hand. He looks almost nervous when he stops in front of me. He reaches up and puts his finger to my chin. “You said anything.”
I let out a nervous laugh. “Yes, anything. I trust you.”
He releases me and holds a small box in his hands. He opens it, showing me the contents, and my heart starts racing as I look at the beautiful diamond ring. My mouth drops. “Ben?”
He takes the ring out and holds it up to me. “I love you, Lexi. I got this ring the day after I told the club you were my ol’ lady, and I’ve carried it with me every day since. There is nothing that would make me happier than if you were my wife. I love you, princess. Would you do me the honor of being my wife?”