“I think maybe we need to celebrate.” His mouth twisted into a teasing smile, and the familiar dull ache started between my legs once again. He grabbed my waist and pulled me against him, his hands sliding around to squeeze my cheeks.
“Yes, we should. What are you thinking?”
Cedar’s eyes darkened. “Oh, I think you know what I’m thinking.”
My head fell back with laughter and Cedar took the opportunity to dive in and clasp his hot mouth onto my neck. He kissed and caressed, working magic with his mouth as he so often did. He rubbed his hard dick against my thigh, and I knew it wouldn’t be long before my man was inside me.
The man had some good stamina with an impressive rebound rate and he was mine. All mine.
And there in front of the Christmas tree, we made love, sealing our future together.
As one.
EPILOGUE
Cedar
Two months later
I hauledthe last of the boxes in from my truck, setting them down in the entryway. “That’s it. All of your stuff is now officially here.” I rubbed my hands together before pulling my beautiful girl in for a hug.
“I can’t believe I’m no longer a city girl.”
“You’re a small-town wife now.”
“Did you just say wife?” Aurora looked up at me, her gorgeous eyes sparkling with so much love.
“I did. That’s what you’ll be soon.”
“I need a ring first, mister.”
“Don’t worry, baby. It’s coming.”
Aurora and I unpacked the rest of her things, the children coming in to help, though they really just made more of a mess of scattering items. But Aurora didn’t mind. She never did when it came to them, her patience that of a saint.
Valentine’s Day was this upcoming weekend, and I planned on proposing to Aurora then. I had a special night planned, and the children were part of it. I could tell they were bursting at the seams to reveal the secret, but so far, they were doing a great job.
Later that night, while tucking the kids into bed, Auggie asked, “Daddy, is Aurora our new mommy?”
“She can be your mommy if you’d like. It’s whatever you’re comfortable with, bud. If not, that’s okay too. Aurora isn’t here to replace anyone. She’s only here to add to the family.”
“Okay. Uncle Timmy told me he’s never seen you so happy before with a girlfriend.”
“He did, hmm? Well, that was nice of him because it’s true. Aurora makes me very happy. But what’s most important is you and your sister’s happiness.”
“Well, I’m happy and I know La is, too. She told me!” Auggie said as he snuggled under his covers.
I kissed the top of his head and tucked his comforter under his chin. “Good. Now don’t let the bedbugs bite!”
Come Saturday, we celebrated Valentine’s Day together as a family with heart pancakes and gifts for the kids. We did crafts together, watched a movie, and when the late afternoon rolled around, the kids and I took Aurora out to dinner, a delicious Italian spot a few towns over.
And when we got home, the three of us gave her a heart shaped box. The empty box was merely a decoy.
While the kids distracted her with opening the box, I got behind her and went down on one knee.
Just as she opened the box, the kids turned her around and there I was, on bended knee, holding a diamond ring out.
Aurora screamed and her hands flew to her face, the box falling from her hands. “Oh, my God!”
