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“I can’t promise it’ll be easy, or that I’ll do the right thing. I’ll be annoying and no doubt selfish at times, and I’ll be gone a lot of the time, but I want this. I want a future with you, a…forever with you. If you’ll have me?”
She nods furiously. “Yes,” she cries. “Yes, I’ll have you.” She seals her words with a kiss, allowing me to taste the saltiness of her tears when our tongues collide.
What starts as something sweet, romantic even, quickly turns into something else entirely, and before I know I’ve even done it, I’ve laid her back on the couch and crawled between her thighs.
Fuck the rest of the world; this is all I need.
This is all I’m ever going to need.
60
FREYA
“Ishould call my mom,” I say after long, blissful minutes snuggling with Cole on his couch. He pulled me on top of him a while ago, and I’ve already decided that he’s my favorite kind of pillow. Sure, he’s a little hard, especially in one specific place, but he’s so warm, and having his arms locked around me makes me feel safer than I ever have in my life.
Cole thrusts his hips up, ensuring I can feel the solid length of his erection against my stomach. "Are you really thinking about your parents right now, Whirlwind?” he teases.
“She’ll be worrying,” I say, knowing full well that she’ll have seen my face staring back at her as soon as she looked at her cell this morning.
“I’ve already spoken to her.”
I sit up sharply and stare down at Cole. His hair is a mess from me running my fingers through it, his eyes are dark and hungry, and his lips are swollen. He looks unbelievably hot.
“You’ve…what?” I ask, shaking my head. I must have misheard him.
“I’ve already spoken to your mom. She knows you’re okay,” he says softly.
My mouth moves as if I’m saying words, but none come out.
“W-when? How? I don’t…I’m confused.”
Cole chuckles. “I can see that. You look like Charlie at the shelter when I tried getting him to give me his paw.”
“That cute, huh?”
“Baby, you have no idea.”
“When did you and my mom get so close?” I ask, curious.
“The first time we met. She gave me both hers and your dad’s numbers.”
“Why?”
“In case of emergencies, I guess. I’m pretty sure she hasn’t given your dad mine, though, because I haven’t had a message from him yet.”
“Oh god. He’ll be a nightmare when he gets that.”
Cole chuckles, a sappy smile playing on his lips.
“I don’t mind. Your dad is cool. The kind of man I always wish I had to raise and support me.”
“You might think again in a few months when he is driving you crazy,” I tease.
“I will never regret anything when it comes to you or the people who love you.”
I shake my head, utterly blown away by this incredible man.
“What?” he asks.
