Page 45 of Dex

“Ask your fucking brother. I’m going to get Phoebe and then we are leaving.” I step around Jay, but Dex snatches my hand. His grip is solid; there is no getting out of this.

“I was proposing to Addy here, but she took something the wrong way and blew the fuck up. Showing her distrust in me,” he growls. I took something the wrong way? What a fucking twat.

“Are you seriously blaming me?” I fume.

“Yeah, I am,” Dex states, putting his hands on his hips.

“Tell your brother what you said to me.”

“Dex, what the hell did you say?” Jay prompts. Dex explains what he said and Jay bursts out laughing. He punches Dex in the shoulder and shakes his head. Both Dex and myself look at Jay like he has grown another head. What the hell is he laughing about? His brother just fucking hurt me and here he is laughing at us.

“Hey, knobhead, this is my life you are laughing at. Do you know what? Fuck it. I’m out.” I try ripping my hand out of Dex’s hold but he tightens his grip. Shit. “Let me go,” I grind out.

“No. Ads, I meant what I said, well not about the Carlsberg thing. Fuck, I was joking about that bit. Of fucking course I want to marry you. Jesus, woman, I fucking love you.”

“Well, blow me down,” Jay mutters.

“I will blow you, Jay,” comes from behind me. I turn my upper body to see a very slutty looking chick standing there in painted-on jeans, yes, they are that tight. And a top that I am pretty sure was sold in Mothercare, it is that small on her.

“Ewwww. Get some self respect,” I say to her.

“Bitch,” she mutters under her breath.

“You can leave on your own accord or I can kick your skanky arse out if you prefer,” I bitch at her. She doesn’t reply, she just leaves the studio. I turn back to the boys. Looking between the two, Jay has a weird smile on his face but Dex is still looks a little angry and confused.

“Are you going to say something, babe?” Dex’s voice is strained, like he is deciding between being angry and upset. Well join the fucking club, fella.

“What do you want me to say, Dex?”

“Yes, would be a good start.” Oh fuck, he said that he wanted to marry me and make more babies. Well hell. I close my eyes and let everything run through my head. My words have gone from a miss-slip, to a full blown argument to a fucking proposal all in the space of five-fucking minutes. My head hurts, I reach up and rub my temples. I know I want to marry this man, I have for so many years that I was so bloody close to giving up the notion that it would happen. But here we are, standing in Castle Ink talking about marriage and the possibility of having more kids together. What I wouldn’t give to be Addison Castle.

"I thought you were joking," I whisper.

“Baby, look at me.” Dex’s voice breaks through my head-space. I shake my head, signaling I don’t want to look at him. “Addison.” His tone doesn’t leave room for ignorance. I slowly peel my eyes open and see his perfect grey eyes staring back at me. He smiles at me and I mirror him.

“Baby, we haven’t exactly come together the traditional way have we?” I shake my head.

“No, Dex.”

“So why would our marriage proposal be any different?”

“Bloody hell woman, just say yes. Put my brother out of his misery. Pleeeeease,” Jay begs, making me and Dex laugh. Luke walks out of the back room carrying a wide awake Phoebe. I smile when I see this hulk of a man carrying a tiny baby. He will be a great father one day, because he is brilliant with my girl. Once he reaches us, he hands over my daughter and I smile down at her.

“Hey, Pheebs, How’s my baby girl, huh?” She doesn’t answer, well that is obvious. But hey, we all talk to our babies right? I feel Dex close in and he leans into Phoebe. He kisses her head and then kisses the side of my head.

“Hey, baby girl. I am trying to ask your mum if she will marry me, but she is being a pain in the arse and not answering me, so how about you have a little word for dad, yeah?” I can’t help but chuckle. I lean in and pretend to whisper in her tiny ear.

“Why don’t you tell Daddy that he needs to work on asking Mummy better,” I say, looking into her blue eyes.

“Then why don’t you turn around.” I lift my head at Dex’s voice, but he isn’t standing next to me, I gasp when I see him kneeling on the floor next to me. Jay quickly takes Phoebe from me and Dex takes hold of my two hands. I never thought I would get Dex to get down on one knee for me. Never in a trillion freaking years, but here he is.

Holy fucking shit.

“Addison Cole, we have had one hell of a journey to get here, but fuck, babe, we got here. You have always been in my head and heart, even though we went down different paths, but again those two roads came to a big arse crossroads and it brought us back together. Yeah, again the pain was there, but I am thankful that you forgave me and we got her.” He points to Phoebe in Jay’s arms. “I love you will all of my heart, Ads, and I want you to share my name with me and our daughter. Annnnd many more kids to come. Just putting that out there - again.” He winks at me.

“So what do you say? Once and for all. Addison Cole, will you marry me?” I see my tears land on our joined hands. When did I start crying? I look back into Dex’s eyes and see them shining with love and adoration.

“Yes. Yes. Hell fucking yes,” I all but scream. Dex jumps to his feet and wraps his big, beefy arms around me. He picks me off my feet and swings me around. I squeal for him to stop and he does. Taking Dex’s head in my hands, I force him to look at me. I bring my lips to his and taste the man I am going to marry. I feel like I am tasting and feeling him for the first time. I have no clue how long we kiss for, the studio fades away behind us as we get totally lost in each other. Dex’s hands lower from my waist and they grip my arse, he cops a good feel until someone coughs rather loudly. I pull my face from Dex’s and we both turn our heads to see Jay and Luke standing there with matching smirks on their faces.

“Umm, hello, children in the room.” Jay points to Phoebe.

“You two are really lucky we have no clients in at the moment, you put on a mini amateur porn show. So I take it you are now officially engaged?” chimes in Luke.

“Damn right we are. She will be Mrs. Castle soon enough.”

“You think huh?” I ask him.

“Yeah, babe. The sooner the better. Now, how about we actually go back there and get these tattoos done?” He motions towards the back where his room is and so is Jay’s and Luke’s, aka: my old room. I am not going to make Luke get out of the room as he tattoos and he pierces, so I told Dex that we will have to make another room for me. We have plenty of space, so I fluttered my eyelashes until I got what I wanted. That man can’t say no to me.

“My room,” Dex says. We all walk towards his room, Jay talking softly to Phoebe in his arms. He was a goner when he first met her. Even at seven weeks old she has him wrapped around her little finger, just like she does with Dex and Luke. God help the men in Bell Harbour.

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