Page 53 of Bossy Grump's Secret

"No, not really. What's up there?"

“Two things. Just a hill and not crowded in the daytime, which means it's practically empty at night,” I explain as we reach the place.

"This is the part where you push me off a cliff, and everyone is going to think I fell, right?" she laughs as we delve deeper into the grassy park-like scenery.

“Trust me. There’s much worse I can do to you up here.” I smirk at her, sending a message that she understands instantly. We both climbed out of the car and initially settled on the trunk.

“The view is amazing,” she breathes as we look at the city’s horizon. San Francisco is beautiful. The night lights give it a much different appearance from what you’d normally see during the day. You greatly appreciate what mankind has created out of the resources given to us by nature. “Why did you bring me here?” Ava asks.

I shrug and glance at those perfect emerald orbs. “Time alone with you…away from the hotel and work… and all those things. Just you and me.”

Ava holds my gaze before looking back at the cityscape. “We can be a lot of things, Dylan. It’s just that a lot is holding us back." Ava emits a shaky breath. It’s windy up here, so I plant myself slightly behind her, so the wind can blow her hair up all over my face. I love the feeling of any part of her body on mine.

“If it’s work, trust me, Ava, I’m willing to make the sacrifice now, especially since we have a baby on the way.” I turn her face-to-face. “You can quit work and stay with me…or my parents. I promise you will be comfortable until you give birth. When you’re stronger, there will be no hindrances.” I don’t know how else to express my love for this angel and how to make her see that she’s now a major part of my future and not just an accessory to my present.

Ava shakes her head and removes my hands from her face. “It’s not that, Dylan," she starts. “I’m sure I still have the brawn to power through work even if you double the difficulty. The problem isn't working..."

“Then what is it?”

She hesitates a little. “How can you have a Ferrari, Dylan?”

Here we go again.

"I'm sorry…." It's her turn to use her own hands to force me to face her. She's lucky I become weak at her touch. I didn't even realize I was giving off extremely standoffish gestures," but I must know. I'm bringing a baby into this world and want to ensure things are in proper order before that happens. I don’t want any surprises. ”

She presses on, "How do you have seven Rolexes? How can you spend three hundred bucks on one night without flinching? How?"

If we are honest, three hundred bucks isn't that big a deal. I guess it's the fact that I spent it on a meal.

“You want to know… well, I tell you,” I huff.

“Thank you.”

I take another deep breath before starting. " Back when I was still in college - not so far back - I got lucky. Had a bunch of Bitcoins that I sold when the value was high. Then I had at least five hundred grand in the bank. Do you know what a hot-blooded young boy like me does with five hundred K? If you said invest it, you'd be wrong."

Six years later, here I am with a Ferrari that I'm too attached to, a collection of items that make me look above average, and a mediocre bank account with what’s left. I have savings, but it's nothing compared to what I could have done with an invested five hundred grand. " I lowered my head and let out another deep breath, hoping she would buy my story.

"You were young. Don't beat yourself up about it too much." Ava gives me a soothing back rub. Yes!

“Hey,” she calls when I don’t look up after a while, hoping to get into the whole, disappointed with myself mood. “I love you, okay? I don’t care what mistakes you might have made in the past. I just needed to know to avoid surprises in the future,” she let out. I behold her with adoration and feel guilty for lying.

If only my father hadn’t ordered that my identity remain a secret to reduce threats like kidnapping.

“I love you two, Ava…more than you can ever imagine,” I say to affirm my feelings. I lean into her and whisper, “So, does this mean you’re my girlfriend now?”

“Officially now, yes,” she chuckles, and I smother her with kisses immediately. I must be the luckiest man in San Francisco right now to have the girl I’m obsessed with. It's a blessing for which I’m really grateful.

"You kiss like a cannibal," I tell her after pulling back for air.

“Have you ever kissed a cannibal before?” she laughs.

“No?”

"How, then, do you know how a cannibal kisses?"

Ava has a point. I respond with a kiss, wanting more of her devouring smooches. Before I can register what is happening, her body comes in contact with mine, and I can feel a hardness poke at my chest. I open my eyes and look down at our connected chest only to see her hoodie spread apart.

All I can think of now are those two beautiful mounds. We leave the car and crash down to the grass. I catch her blooming flesh before its owner lands on me. They're in my mouth seconds later, with Ava moaning obscenities while I pleasure her.

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