Page 119 of Everlasting Promises

She crushes her mouth to mine and kisses me fiercely. “I’d never ask you to give it up for us.”

“You didn’t ask. I talked to Seb about it weeks ago and said I’d give it away for you. The thought of leaving you and Evan behind turns my bones to ash and my heart to a useless organ taking up space in my chest. I can’t do it.” I shake my head. “Not anymore.”

Her eyes go all soft and dreamy as she melts into my embrace, my cock still nestled in her tight heat. “It wouldn’t just be Evan and me you left behind.”

I nod once. “I know. Seb would feel lost, and I guess, on some level, my parents would miss me too.”

She shakes her head as her mouth slowly morphs into a smile, sending her freckled cheeks up higher. “Of course they’d miss you, but there’s someone else, too.” Her eyes sparkle beneath the bathroom light, and I’m so damn relieved to see the sorrow and pain that was haunting her gone. I narrow my eyes, trying to think about who I’ve missed. She bites her bottom lip and tightens her hold around my neck, then nudges my nose with hers. “We’re having a baby,” she murmurs.

It takes me longer than it should for her words to sink in. I look at her for confirmation that I heard her correctly. My mouth won’t form the questions rushing through my head.How? When? We haven’t been all that careful, but can it happen that quickly? Is she sure?

“I guess it was meant to be …” Her words trail off as she shrugs her slender shoulder.

I crush her mouth with mine, tightening my grip on her as the warm water from the shower rains down on us. She squeals against my lips, but it doesn’t take long for her to catch up and return my kiss with heat of her own.

My heart thunders against my ribs, trying to crack through them to physically join with Hope’s as we kiss like we need this to breathe. Joy replaces the ache in every muscle, and happiness lights up every part of my body.

Cupping the back of her head, I pull away enough to speak. “You’ve turned one of the shittiest days into one of the happiest.” I squeeze her tighter, probably crushing her ribs, and kiss her. “I can’t tell you how happy I am.” I press my lips to hers again, kissing her in a way I hope shows how much I love her and how ecstatic I am to become a dad.

And then it hits me.

The pain and terror she would have experienced today when she thought she’d lost me.

The wave of memories that would have washed over her.

The heartbreak of losing Wyatt and having to raise Evan alone.

For a moment in time, she would have thought history was repeating itself.

Guilt ties itself around me like a noose for the grief she experienced today because ofme.

Never again.

Never again will she experience that soul-shattering devastating pain.

“I love you. I’m so sorry I put you through what I did today. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you and Evan. And I’ll be the best dad and husband I can be.” Her eyes widen. “That’s not a proposal. I’ll do a proper one. One you deserve.”

She uses her thighs to push up and then slides back down my cock. “That was perfect. I don’t need a fancy proposal. I just need you.”

The connection forged between us is stronger than anything I’ve felt before, and I can’t believe I’m the lucky son of a bitch who gets to call this woman mine. I grip her perfect ass and spread my feet, then pump my hips, sliding in deep with the help of gravity. Soft grunts and whimpers bounce off the tiles each time I bottom out in heaven, and I drown in the desire I see in Hope’s heavy-lidded gaze.

Sliding my hand up her smooth back, I guide her mouth to mine. I tease her with small bites and licks as my labored breaths puff across her lips. My heart hammers with love, and my skin flames with lust as we climb closer to our release. I have no idea how I was lucky enough to capture this woman’s heart, but there’s no way I’ll ever do anything to break it and I’m never letting her go.

Hope’s peaked nipples slide against my pecs, and I angle our bodies so her clit rubs against my pelvis. Her hot, velvet sheath grips my cock. “So good. You fist me so good,” I mumble against her lips, panting. “I love you so much,” I grunt.

“I love you, too,” she sighs into my mouth.

I take a step forward, pressing her back against the tile, and she gasps. I take advantage, darting my tongue inside to dance with hers, mimicking the action of my hips, driving us both closer to the edge.

Fire shoots down my spine, sending flames licking over every part of my body as I work to hold back my release. I increase my pace, pumping harder as I pull Hope onto my dick over and over again. “Come on, Hope. Come for me,” I grunt.

She moans against my mouth and grinds her hips. Her panting breaths paint my cheek as I kiss my way to her ear and the spot just behind it. Swiping my tongue along the sensitive zone, I count in my head to hold off my orgasm.

Gripping her butt cheek hard, I slip my thumb to her puckered hole and breach the tight ring of muscle. Hope’s legs tighten around my hips as she uses me for leverage, and her pussy strangles my cock with rhythmic squeezes.

“Oh, god. Ben!” she moans, seeking my mouth and kissing me violently as she falls apart in my arms.

Her orgasm releases mine from its imprisonment, and my cum splashes inside her, filling her up. Satisfaction slices through my body; I’ll be the last man to ever see her like this.

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