Page 41 of Do Me
Laughing, Londyn laid a hand on his arm. “If you’re going to take the time to do all this, I’ll eat whatever you make.” She sobered. “Thank you for loving me, for helping me to heal. When I’m with you, I feel safe and I know everything is going to be okay.”
Her words and the tears shimmering in her eyes melted his heart. Emotion clogged his throat, and he fought for control. All he needed was to lose his man card by bawling like a baby in the middle of a park. “My love,” he whispered, just before placing a sweet kiss on her lips. Braxton wiped away the lingering moisture on her cheeks with the pad of his thumb. “You can fix yours first.” While she assembled her salad, he poured them glasses of lemonade and placed them on coasters. He made his own plate and they ate while talking about everything and nothing.
She set aside her empty plate. “That was so good and just enough. I’m curious about dessert, though. You can’t have a good picnic without it,” she teased.
He chuckled. “I’ve got you covered.” He reached inside the cooler and handed her a cellophane bag tied with purple ribbon.
Her eyes lit up. “Ooh, an edible chocolate box.” She shook it. “With goodies inside. And a purple ribbon.”
Braxton smiled inwardly. She was right about there beinggoodiesinside. He watched as she opened it, his heart beating a mile a minute.
Londyn carefully lifted the lid. “I love chocolate, and I’m going to eat every one of these pieces in—. Oh. My.Goodness.” Her gaze flew to his. “Is this what I think it is?”
“I don’t know. You’ll have to open it to find out.”
Her hands shook as she retrieved the small blue velvet box. “Braxton.”
He eased the box from her hands and moved closer to her. He opened it and the diamond solitaire surrounded by alternating diamond and amethyst baguettes sparkled in the sunlight. He had chosen the purple gem because of her love for Prince. It also happened to be her birthstone. “Londyn, you captured my heart from the moment I met you. I want to spend the rest of my life laughing with you, crying with you, protecting you and loving you. Oh, anddoingyou.”
She laughed through her tears.
“I promise to do everything in my power to make you happy. Will you marry me?”
“Yes,yes!”
He slid the ring on her finger and she launched herself at him.
“This has been the best day of my life. I love you, Braxton.”
“I love you, too, baby. Forever.” He’d finally found his perfect woman.
Epilogue
Six weeks later.
It seemed like forever before Braxton heard the words he’d been waiting for since he proposed to Londyn. She hadn’t wanted a long engagement and he was more than happy to accommodate her. Of course, they had nearly given their mothers heart failure. Faced with the ultimatum of having his baby’s June wedding or elopement, the two women had quickly pulled themselves together and had coordinated a wedding fit for a queen. His queen.
“You may now kiss the bride.”
The words had barely left the minister’s tongue before Braxton captured Londyn’s mouth in a hungry kiss that stunned him in its intensity. All the love he felt for her rose up so strongly, it almost overwhelmed him. He registered the sound of throats clearing, but he kept right on kissing his wife.My wife.At length, he lifted his head. “You are my everything.”
Londyn smiled up at him and touched his face. “And you are mine.”
Still smiling, he glanced over his shoulder at his two best men and mouthed, “Thank you.” Cole and Axel’s friendship meant everything to him. After the minister’s pronouncement, he had to endure an hour of pictures when all he wanted was to take Londyn somewhere,anywhere, strip her naked and show her just how much he liked her dress. He had been in a constant state of arousal since the moment she walked down the aisle to him. She looked stunning in the white satin off-the-shoulder sleeveless gown adorned with pearls and rhinestones that hugged the curves he loved so much. It dipped in the front to give him a hint of cleavage and left her back completely bare. And each time Londyn turned and he got a glimpse of it, pushed him closer to his limit. When they finally settled into the limousine that would take them to the hotel where their reception was being held, he was two seconds away from snapping.
“Are you okay?” Londyn searched his face with concern.
“I will be as soon as I can get you alone and naked.”
She laughed. “We’re of the same mind.” Hiking up her dress, she straddled him on the seat and ground her body against his.
“What are you doing?” he gritted out as a shudder passed through him.
“I’m going to do you in ways you can’t imagine, from today until eternity,” she murmured sensually, trailing kisses along his jaw.
His breath came in short gasps. “We can’t do that here.”
“Oh, but we can, my love.” She pressed a button and the privacy window rose.
