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“What’s that?” I ask without looking up from my computer.
“For you to say yes.”
“Yes to what?” I gasp when I look up and Lincoln is holding a velvet box in his hands. He gets down on one knee and opens the box, revealing a gorgeous solitaire diamond ring. “Lincoln,” I rasp.
“Here’s what I know. I know you have the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever met. Your selflessness knows no bounds. I know you have the insane ability to make me laugh one moment and make my dick twitch in the next. I know you make me happier than I’ve ever been, and I breathe easier when you’re near. I don’t need to wait any longer to see if we’re right for each other. Our love story was written in the stars the moment I held you in my arms. I don’t want to waste time. I want to start the rest of our lives right now. So question time, Angel. Don’t think, just answer. Will you marry me?”
“Yes!” I yell, tackling him to the floor. I kiss him all over his face, and he slides the ring on my finger. I kiss him again and slide my tongue across his bottom lip. He opens for me, and I deepen the kiss until he groans and pulls away.
“You’re supposed to be taking it easy.”Ha!If he thinks we’re not about to consummate this engagement he’s lost his mind.
“Doctor said I could start mild activities again. We can go slow. I promise.” I drag out the word slow as I slide my tongue from his ear down his neck. His grip on my hips tightens.
“Bull. Shit.”
It absolutely is. I mean, we’ll start slow, but we won’t end that way and we both know it.
“I’ve never had husband-to-be dick before. Are you really going to rob me of the experience?”
He throws his head back and laughs. “You’re ridiculous. Technically, every time we have sex from now until we get married will be husband-to-be dick.”
“Okay, but are you really going to make me tell all my friends that after you proposed you gave me a sweet kiss and we went to bed? Or are you going to ravage me and make Nina and Simone proud?”
“I absolutely do not want to talk about Simone or Nina when I’m hard beneath you.”
I wiggle in his lap, and he groans again. “So let’s not waste it.”
He pins me with a serious gaze. “Are you sure?”
“I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life.” He makes quick work of my shirt and our pants before sliding me down his shaft, so painstakingly slow. We moan into each other’s mouths.
“Forever starts now, Angel.”
I can’t wait for every moment.
Lincoln
8 months later
“Stop fidgeting, asshole. You’re making me nervous.”
Dom stops messing with his cufflinks to flip Isaiah off. “Shut up, asshole. I’m just straightening them out.”
“What do either of you dumb shits have to be nervous about? Are you getting married?”
“Just tell me the truth. How long until you tell her the story? I need to be prepared for my future sister-in-law to give me shit for the rest of my life.”
This damn fool.
“I’m not gonna tell her the story of how this band of idiots came to be. We made a deal. She knows that and judges me mercilessly for it. But some poor unfortunate souls have to settle for you jackasses for the story to come out.”
“Good, so it’s never coming out then,” Shane adds.
“That was the plan. Now back to important shit. You ready for today, man?” Kai asks.
“I’ve been ready since the day I proposed.”
The moment my mom and Angela heard we were engaged, they went into wedding planning mode. It’s been exhausting. I had no idea there were so many options for centerpieces. Ciara and I almost ran away to elope, but neither of us wanted to suffer through the shit storm our families would rain down on us for that.
