Page 87 of Seduced in Ink

When he kissed her again, long and hard, she ached for him, needing him. But when he dropped to one knee, she froze, her whole body shaking.

“Aaron,” she whispered.

“Madison McClard, I love you. I want to be in your life, and I want to see who we become together. You might still be my fake fiancé, and since you’re still wearing my ring, I have a question for you.”

“Aaron, I don’t think—”

He cut her off.

“Will you date me?” he asked and winked.

She stared at him and then threw her head back and laughed, knowing that this was the most perfect thing he could’ve said. She wasn’t ready to get married. Wasn’t prepared for that happily ever after yet.

But she nodded, tears falling down her cheeks, and then she fell to her knees in front of him, kissing him hard.

“Yes, I’ll date you.”

“Nice. I can’t wait to tell everybody that my fiancée is now my girlfriend,” he whispered against her mouth. She laughed again, holding him, knowing that they had a long road to travel, but it was one they would traverse together.

Because this was their beginning.

She had been well and thoroughly seduced by Aaron Montgomery.

And yet, she knew they had far more nights to go: one moment and promise at a time.

Epilogue

Aaron Montgomery desperately wanted cheese. He wrapped his arms around his girlfriend’s waist and nibbled on her neck, and knew that if he played his cards right, he’d be getting it.

“I don’t know if you’re kissing me because you want to be all lovey-dovey. Or if it’s because I have four kinds of cheese on my plate right now.”

Aaron laughed, kissed her neck, and then reached around for a white-cheddar-topped cracker. Madison turned in his arms, rolling her eyes.

“I see. So am I ranked above or below the cheese? I just need to know my place.”

He swallowed hard, took the champagne glass from her hand, and gulped half of the contents down so he could speak.

“I don’t know if you want the answer to that,” he said. She pushed at him with her elbow, laughing.

“You are a terrible human being. You’re lucky I love you.”

He kissed her on the mouth, laughing as she shoved at him with her elbow again.

“I got all of this cheese for us to share, so don’t you dare eat it all,” she growled at him.

“I promise, I’ll share.” He took the plate from her, and she widened her eyes at him, looking astonished before he took a toasted piece of bread topped with brie and put it directly into her open mouth.

She closed her eyes as she started to chew, moaning.

That sound went straight to his dick, and he had to swallow hard.

After all, she had moaned like that the hour before they showed up. With her mouth on his cock and his head between her legs, they’d had their appetizer before they even left the house.

He knew there was probably another joke somewhere in there, but he didn’t care. All he wanted was to kiss his girlfriend again, the same one that still wore her engagement ring, though on her right hand instead of her left.

One day, she would move it to her left hand when they were ready. And when he asked her properly, when it wasn’t part of a plan for deception.

He liked that she still wore it. He had a similar band on his right hand.

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