“No, I don’t. We can wait to get married, for a little while anyway, but I want this to be official and I want you to know I’m committed.”
“Then, yes.”
He kissed me. “We’ll go pick out a ring on Saturday.”
“I’ve met Drake once, honey. Maybe we wait on the ring until your kids get to know me more.”
He rolled me onto my back. “My kids know.”
“What?” I rasped.
“I talked to them last week.”
“Oh, my god, you didnot.” I scrambled up onto my knees. “Why would you do that?”
He raised an eyebrow. “Why are you freakin’ out?”
“Because you have children, Thorne. Children who are still at home. They lost their mom and now you’re talking to them about bringing a woman into their lives after less than three months of knowing her.”
“Baby, their mom died ten years ago. I have never brought another woman into the club, let alone their lives, so they’ve been curious about you. Letti and Drake also look to their older brother about pretty much everything, and Orion adores you, so they’re following suit.”
“Well, we need to put the brakes on this.”
He sat up, sliding his hand to my neck. “We’re not stoppin’ shit.”
“This is all too fast.”
“Bullshit.”
I threw my hands up in frustration. “Why is it bullshit?”
“Because that’s your fear talkin’. We’re not runnin’ to the courthouse and elopin’, we’re making a commitment and moving forward based on that commitment.”
He had a point, but that didn’t fully make me feel better.
“I want to wait to make any grand gestures, at least publicly, okay?”
He smiled. “Whatever you need.”
“That was too easy,” I accused.
“I told you I was gonna give you easy.”
“No, you said I was going to sleep better, you never promised easy.”
He laughed, pulling me back against his chest and stretching out on the bed again. “I’m gonna try and give you easy sometimes.”
I slid my arm over his belly. “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
His phone buzzed on the nightstand and he grabbed it and glanced at the screen before setting it back.
“Everything okay?”
“Yeah,” he said, kissing my temple. “Gonna have to leave you in a bit, though.”
“Oh, I see how it is. Wham bam, thank you, ma’am.”
He grinned, giving me a squeeze. “You want me to come back after I take care of this shit, I’ll wham bam you for hours.”
