Page 138 of Never Left You
“Yes!” Abi cheered, pulling out the small box from my pocket.
I raised my eyebrows and looked at the box. I bit the inside of my lip.
“You’ve been carrying this around for months, Cash Callahan.” She waved the box in front of my face.
“I…” I stammered. “Have…”
“I have something to ask you, but I need you to ask this first.” She grabbed my wrist and put the box in my hand. “My answer is yes so…” She urged me on with her fingers. “Go ahead.”
“You’re taking over your proposal?” I raised an eyebrow, keeping my chin low.
She nodded. “Yep.” She popped the P. “Because I have something for you, and I was going to wait until Christmas because I was hoping you’d ask me then, but…you are dragging your feet.”
I barked out a laugh and spun the box in my fingers.
“So…ask me.” She took a step back, creating distance between us. Clasping her hands behind her back, she gave me a small twist with her hips, a sexy smirk coming with it.
I narrowed my eyes at her.
“Don’t make me throw another brush at you.”
“Marry me?” I said instantly, closing the gap she created between us. “Marry me Abi Acosta, let me be your husband and love you forever.”
She kissed me. “Yes, yes…Cash…yes.”
I opened the box, revealing the white gold band with a single diamond. Abi watched as I placed it on her finger, chewing on her bottom lip before wrapping her arms around my neck.
“I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you.” I kissed her, relishing in the moment that Abi was and always will be my forever.
Breaking the kiss, Abi arched her back slightly. “My turn.” She inhaled, her breath shaky. She pulled away, new tears welling in her eyes. “I was talking to Stetson the other night and I…well we…” She swallowed and glided her hands down my chest. The diamond caught the light from the stables and glistened, drawing her attention for a second. “Stetson wants you to adopt him.”
I widened my eyes. Sure, I thought about it, but I never wanted to replace Sylas for him. I never wanted to strip that away just so I could legally be his father. I loved that little man as much as I loved Abi. The three of us made a family, and I could feel my heart swell with just thinking about being his dad. I just searched her eyes, completely speechless.
“Say something,” she finally said.
“I don’t…I don’t know what to say.”
“He calls you Dad when he’s with me, but he’s nervous about calling you Dad to your face. He wants to. He really wants to. You mean so much to him, and when I asked him, he got so excited. It was his decision. He wants you to be his father.” Her voice was soft, and when I failed to come up with words she filled the void. “So, none of this you won’t ever be a dad bullshitbecause you already are one. You have a little boy who loves you more than you know, and he wants to call you Dad. You are his dad, Cash.”
I opened my lips, finally, but she stopped me, placing a fingertip on my chin. “I know what’s going through your mind. You’re not replacing Sylas. You are only filling his world with more love. He loves you. I love you.”
Tears fell from my eyes, harder and faster than I expected them to as I reached to cradle Abi’s face, bringing her to me in a deep kiss. This sealed everything, making my entire life whole. My family. My fiancée…my wife…and my son.
I broke the kiss and leaned my forehead against her. “I’d be honored,” I whispered, relishing the way her lips came to me once again.
