“I’m going to remember that that’s what you said forever.”
He grinned, cracking open the box to reveal a huge canary-yellow diamond ring, and somehow, my jaw dropped further as my knees went weak.
“I’m not going to give you some long speech. Because I tell you how much I love you all the time, and the rest of the house has certainly heard as much.”
My cheeks flared with warmth as I remembered the high fives and shoulder bumps Pietor had received after our first night together following his injury.
“I love you. I adore you. And I want you so bad that it hurts sometimes. So,” Pietor took my hand, gliding the jewelry to the top of my ring finger, “I want the entire world to know, too. To know that you’re mine.”
I couldn’t stop smiling, the passionate heat swirling in the room making me ache to show Pietor how much I wanted to be his.
“So, Billie, would you marry me?”
Nodding, I shoved my finger into the ring before launching myself into Pietor’s arms. He caught me, crashing his lips against mine as he angled me down to the floor onto my back. There was a new white fur rug here now, and I relished how it felt soft and smooth against the skin of my arms.
As he pulled back just far enough to speak, Pietor snaked one of his hands down my stomach, looking for the button of my slacks.
“Good. Now,” Pietor dragged out the word, flicking open my pants before working to shove them down my legs, “how about we celebrate?”
I giggled, more than ready for that, and sighed. “You made this room so damn hot. Was that on purpose?”
“I knew we wouldn’t be dressed for the rest of the night.”
He wasted zero time freeing my legs from the pants before helping me to get my shirt over my head. I helped him with the buckle of his belt, and quickly, we were both naked, lying on this new, wonderfully sensual rug.
“I like this thing. Soooo soft.”
Wigging over it slightly, Pietor smiled down at me and leaned down to kiss my neck, trailing them down my collarbones to my chest. His caresses didn’t stop, following my curves until my nipple was in his mouth, and he bit playfully on the hard bud.
“Good. You’re going to be on it for a long time.”
*****
THE END