Page 134 of Beating Heart
And tonight was just about enjoying the moment. And that’s exactly what we did. He dropped me onto the bed and buried his head between my thighs as I writhed beneath him.
I loved this man so fiercely that it was hard to wrap my head around sometimes.
He took me right over the edge like he always did, before he undressed me and pulled me on top of him so I could ride him into oblivion.
Which is exactly what I did.
I fell asleep in the warmth of his arms, and he held me there until the sun flooded our room.
I felt him slip out of bed, but I wasn’t ready to get up just yet.
“I’ll get your coffee, okay?” he whispered against my ear.
I heard the sound of Cutler’s laughter come from out in the hallway before he climbed into bed with me, and Winnie jumped up and started licking my cheek. I propped my back against the headboard and opened my arms for Cutler to come on over for his morning cuddles.
This was our routine.
Nash brought in a cup of coffee and set it on the nightstand beside me.
“So, we have a little present for you,” Nash said.
“A present? For what?”
“Pops and I want you to live with us!” Cutler shouted.
“Beefcake! That wasn’t what we practiced.” Nash shook his head at his son.
“Sorry about that. But I got excited. And it’s true, we do want her to live with us.”
Nash handed me the little box he was holding, and my teeth sank into my bottom lip.
“What is it?” I asked.
“It’s a key to the house. To our house.” Cutler covered his mouth with his hand when Nash shot him a warning look.
“For God’s sake, buddy, let her open it first.”
“But it is a key to the house.” Cutler bounced on the bed beside me.
“Yes. Your lease is up, and we want you to move in here with us,” Nash said.
I pulled the lid off the black box and stared down at the key sitting on the cotton inside, but it was the ring it was attached to that had me gasping. The platinum band held a breathtaking round diamond. It was classic and gorgeous.
“Why is she looking like that, Pops? Does she not want to live with us?”
“There’s something else in that box that I didn’t tell you about because, well, you’re not good with secrets.” Nash moved to the side of the bed and dropped down on one knee. “I want to spend every day of the rest of my life with you, baby. I love you in a way I never knew possible. I want to live with you. I want to laugh with you. I want to fight with you. I want to grow old with you.”
My chest was beating so hard I could hear it in my ears as the tears sprung from my eyes. “Are you serious?”
“Will you marry me, beautiful?”
I nodded and sprung forward, dropping to my knees in front of him and wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him hard.
“Sunny?” Cutler’s voice had me pulling back and turning to see him down on one knee, too.
“Yes, angel face.”
“I want to spend all my days with you, too. I want you to run my bath because you make the tub hotter than Pops.”
