“And your grandmothers aren’t really on an errand, are they?”
“Yes, they are. They’ll burst in at any second. I have no doubt about that. But not before I do this.”
He grabbed my left hand, interlacing our fingers.
“Piper, you’re everything I want in this life for my partner, my better half, the mother of my children. What I feel for you is deep and strong, and it will never waver. I want you to officially be my everything. I want to wait for you at the altar, and I wantto say, ‘I do.’ I want you to be mine in every sense of the way. Will you marry me?”
“Yes, yes, yes! And I want all the things you just said. It was so beautiful.” I teared up, but it was okay.
Oh God, how could life be so wonderful? I had this amazing man in my life and a baby on the way. And there was sweet Charlotte, too, of course.
“And I want this little one”—he put his hand on my belly—“to know that you two and Charlotte will always be my priority. My entire life, I will be dedicated to making you happy. Nothing else matters.”
“Youaremaking me happy,” I assured him. “Every single day. You’re extra good at taking care of me,” I whispered as he put on my ring. There was a huge diamond in the center, with three tiny ones on each side. “I love this, Beckett. Thank you. It’s beautiful.”
“I’m so happy to have you in my life. I started to fall for you when I saw you with Charlotte, how you had so much affection for her already.”
“It was definitely love at first sight between me and her.”
Beckett closed his eyes as he spread his fingers wide over my belly.
“You’re so cute, I want to jump you right here!” I teased.
He opened his eyes and grinned, then rose to his feet, pulling me up too. “So, why don’t you?”
“Because your grandmothers might come in at any time.”
“Spoiler alert: They’re only going to come in when we leave.”
I pouted. “So, I’m not getting my new perfume?”
He threw his head back, laughing. “We can come back after we see the house.” He sat in the armchair, pulling me onto his lap. “Ah, cuddle time.”
I neededa lotof cuddles lately, but he was more than happy to oblige. Of course, some of those cuddles ended up with sexy times, but I had absolutely nothing against that either.
Beckett held me tight, caressing my jaw as he kissed meslowly. I loved feeling his lips on mine, no matter how he kissed me: slow or fast, deep or tentative. Although tentative and Beckett didn’t really belong in the same sentence. When the man wanted something, he went after it. Now he was holding back a little bit, but only because we were in his grandmothers’ store.
I moved my hips, grinding myself right over his cock.
“Fuck.”
“Oh yeah,” I agreed, smiling against his lips.
“Woman, the things you do to me. You have me wrapped around your little finger.”
I grinned. “Ah, that’s just the baby giving you some hormones.”
“That might be true,” Beckett said, laughing.
He leaned toward me again, but then the bell over the door chimed. We both startled. I jumped out of his lap so fast that I nearly lost my balance, but Beckett was next to me instantly, putting an arm around my shoulders, steadying me. This man was forever looking after me, and I loved it so damn much.
Isabeau and Celine stepped in a second later.
“Oh, you two are still here,” Celine said. She sounded a bit too innocent, which made me think they came earlier on purpose.
“Yes, we are,” Beckett said, taking my hand. We walked together to the front of the store.
Isabeau was looking from Beckett to me. “And?” she said.
