“Doesn’t excuse the fact that you went behind my back.” She paused, still scrolling pictures. “How did you even manage this overnight?”
“I can be quite persuasive, baby.” I smiled, rubbing my thumb on her thigh, loving the way she felt, wishing we were closer to our new home so I could feelmoreof her. “You have the rest of the drive to shop for the house. Furniture, decor, anything you want.”
She looked as if she didn’t believe me. “Row…I can’t spend more of your money like that.”
I pulled over on the side of the road and turned to face her. “It’s our money, Av. The only reason I ever wanted to make it big was to give you the life you deserved.” I took one of her hands and kissed it. “Let me spoil you. Let me give you everything you want.”
“I—”
“If you want to continue this argument, you can get out of the car right now and run into the woods over there. I’ll fuck you until you agree to drain my bank account, and then I’ll drag you back to the car and take you home just to fuck you again to christen it.”
She squirmed in her seat, but her wide eyes never left mine. My gaze dropped to her lips, watching her tongue skirt across them.
“Have I made myself clear?” I asked her, ignoring her obvious signs of lust, hoping it would continue to build on our drive until she couldn’t keep her hands off me.
She nodded slowly, accepted my phone, and started shopping. Once I confirmed she was adding things to the cart, I pulled back onto the road and gripped her upper thigh hard, reminding her I was watching.
He was fucking crazy.
I honestly couldn’t believe I’d just gone along with it instead of demanding he take me back to the apartment, but any desire to do so faded to nothing when we finally pulled up to the house.
The pictures didn’t do its beauty justice. The warm porch lights made the logs stand out, giving them a welcoming glow. There was a pair of rocking chairs on one side, making the house seem cozy.
It really was my dream home.
“Oh my God…”
“Like it?” Rowen asked smugly.
I fought rolling my eyes when he got out of the car and walked around to help me out. “I still don’t understand why you did this,” I said as he led me to the front door, his hand on my back.
He pulled out his phone, and after he tapped the screen, the door lock clicked.
“I want to give you the world, Avery.” He pulled me close and kissed the top of my head. “Just enjoy it, okay? Don’t overthink it.”
The paranoid voices in my head faded to silence as he took my hand and reached for the doorknob so we opened the door together.
The butterflies in my stomach multiplied by a hundred.
He loved me so much, he bought a fucking house for me.
Why couldn’t I tell him I felt the same way?
“I know I probably should’ve waited to bring you here until all our stuff was moved, but I was too excited,” he admitted as we walked through the entryway and into a large room. “It’s gonna look even better when you decorate, baby.”
I smiled at him and lifted to my toes to kiss his cheek. “Don’t you want to help decide what it looks like?”
He shook his head. “I want what you want. I can make my office my own little space.” His eyebrows rose. “Unless you want that room too?”
“You’re impossible,” I muttered, even though I was smiling.
I yawned, tired from our long drive, and he chuckled. “You can’t be tired yet. I need to fill this house with your screams, kitten.”
“Can’t wait until tomorrow?” I teased, already walking away to look around.
Before I made it to what looked like the kitchen, Rowen threw me over his shoulder, carrying me down a dark hallway and up some stairs. He opened a door, and I was thrown onto a soft mattress.
While I was tired, my bodyneededRowen, so I wasn’t about to complain about having sex with him. My core still ached fromthe rough fuck the night before, but there was an even deeper ache within me for an entirely different reason.
