"How adventurous are you feeling?" I ask, nipping at the side of her neck and making her shiver.

"Mmm...depends on what kind of adventure you had in mind."

Instead of telling her, I let my fingers slip between her asscheeks to caress the tight knot of muscle there, feeling her jump in surprise.

"Oh! That! Well...ah...." Laurie is tense at first, but as I continue my gentle strokes, she warms up to the sensation. "You can...keep going."

"I won't hurt you," I promise her, "but you have to relax for me, okay?"

She nods, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. "Okay."

"Good girl." I find the bottle of lube on my nightstand and use it to coat my index finger. I'm going to take my time with this, ease her into the feeling. Once my finger is coated, I press against the tight ring of muscle. Laurie tenses up at first, but then she takes another deep breath and forces herself to relax. Slowly, so slowly, my finger sinks into her.

"Oh wow," she breathes. "That feels good."

"It's about to get better." I withdraw my finger just enough to add another generous helping of lube before I slowly ease it in alongside the first one. Laurie whimpers, her hands fisted in the sheets. "You're doing so good, baby."

"Yeah?" Her voice is high and breathless.

"Yeah." I move my fingers, slowly stretching her open, preparing her for something much larger. "So good."

After a few minutes, Laurie is rocking back against my fingers, her moans muffled by the pillow. I'm about to ask her if she's ready when she turns her head to look at me. "Please, Daddy."

I groan. "Fuck." I pull my fingers out slowly and apply more lube. "Anything for you, baby,"

I coax her onto her hands and knees, and it's slow going at first, the head of my cock barely penetrating her. But slowly, Laurie relaxes, pushing back against me restlessly until I give her more. Finally, I sink into her, bottoming out and groaning at the tight heat that envelops me.

"Holy shit," Laurie pants. "That's...holy shit."

I wrap an arm around her waist and pull her upright so that she's kneeling, her back pressed to my chest. My fingers find her clit, rubbing circles over it while I fuck her slowly, slowly. "How does it feel?" I whisper, licking the shell of her ear.

"Oh God," she moans. "So full, so good. Don't stop!"

I increase the pace of my thrusts, fucking her harder while I toy with her clit. "Come for me, baby," I whisper. "I want to feel you come around my cock."

"Yes, Daddy, " she gasps, her entire body shaking. I turn her face to kiss her, swallowing her moans and fucking her until she’s shattering in my hands. Laurie comes hard, her back channel bearing down hard on my cock.

It's almost too much. "Laurie, fuck!"

"Come in me, Daddy. Fill me up."

That's all it takes, and I'm coming hard, holding her close to me as we both ride out our orgasms. After a moment, I lay her down on the mattress and spoon her, pressing soft kisses to her shoulders while we catch our breath.

"That," Laurie finally manages to say, a smile in her voice, "was a hell of a proposal."

"I'll do it right," I promise. "With the ring, down on one knee, all of it. I just couldn't go another second without knowing you're mine."

"I believe you. Plus, it's not like we've done anything the normal way." She snuggles back into me, and I'm already thinking about the next way I can have her. "I love you, Adam."

"I love you, too, future wife." I turn her head just enough to kiss her sweet mouth. "Rest up. We've got a lot of catching up to do."

EPILOGUE

LAURIE

One Year Later

Sometimes, it’s almost impossible for me to believe it’s been a year since everything changed. I glance at the warm, wrapped little bundle in my arms, its tiny, barely visible face filling me with an unexplainable love.