I place my hand over his heart.
“It all led to now. To knowing what it feels like to be loved by you, to be cared for by you, and I couldn’t be more grateful of that. Going through what I have and feeling the pain I havefelt, it’s taught me to know what real love feels like, and it’s you Dragna. It’s you.”
He leans down and grabs me by the back of my thighs, lifting me up and wrapping my legs around his waist as our friends cheer and whistle at us and I laugh as he carries me towards the stairs to his office, knowing that even when things feel heavy, he will always be there to take the weight off me, loving me and making me feel safer than I have ever felt.
He may call me his soul, but if there is one thing I have come to realise through everything, is that he is also mine.
The End.
Epilogue
Three Months Later
Willow
“Come on boys! Breakfast time.” I call out to the dogs and I hear them come running from the living room within seconds.
“Good boys.” I tell them cheerfully as they line up in front of me waiting for me to set their bowls down.
“You know it makes me jealous when you call them that.” Dragna says and I turn to find him watching me from the doorway with a smirk on his face.
“Do you hear that? Daddy is jealous, you guys better be careful.” I look back towards Boulder, Volk and Ark, petting each of them as I speak and within seconds I’m lifted off my feet and set on the kitchen island.
I laugh as Dragna cages me in, peppering me with kisses on lips, my cheeks, my neck and finally one lingering kiss on my forehead.
“The more you call me ‘daddy’ to those dogs, the more I want to make that a reality.” He mumbles into my hair and I bring my hands up to rub his back gently.
He has been talking about marriage and kids since I moved in, not thinking for one second we were moving too fast or he would scare me off. If it was anyone else, I would have ran a mile, but when he first brought the topics up, the thought of spending the rest of my life with him and him being the father of our kids something inside me that I never thought I ever wanted.
“You would love that wouldn’t you?” I ask him already knowing the answer.
“You know I wouldmoya dusha.” He says as he kisses me quickly and reaches behind me to grab two of the dog bowls.
I turn around and lift the remaining bowl and hand it to him after he gives Boulder and Ark their breakfast. He sets the last bowl down and tells our boys to wait, then after a few seconds tells them to eat and they dig in as quickly as always.
He turns back to me as I jump off the counter and make my way to the coffee machine, hitting play on the kitchen speaker. ‘Beyonce - All Night’ plays as he makes his way to me and puts his arms around my waist and we sway together to the music as I press start on the coffee.
“What do you want to do today?” He asks and I close my eyes thinking how I want to spend today with him knowing it’s going to be magical however we spend it.
We have been together for a year now. A whole year, and I cannot wait to give him his present.
“I think we should go back to bed for a while.” I tell him as I spin in his arms and place mine on his shoulders.
“Mmm, maybe.” He says as he leans down and kisses me.
I will never get tired of how much affection he shows me, and not just when we are alone, but in public too.
Whether we are at the club, out shopping, or even in front of his men during some meetings I have sat in for, he always ensures he is touching me in some way or stealing kisses when he can.
I love it. I love him, and suddenly I can’t wait any longer. The word vomit comes up and my plan for making today special and trying to buy him a gift and make it memorable goes out the window.
“I’m pregnant.”
The words rush out of my mouth so fast that I don’t think he’s even heard me or made out exactly what I’ve said as he just continues to sway to the music with me. But when he closes his eyes and I see a smile begin to form on his face I know he has heard me.
“I know.” He says as he opens his eyes and I see tears forming. One tear begins to fall down his face and I wipe it away as a smile matching his spreads on my own face.
“How do you know? I only found out this morning.” I ask as he pulls me closer to him, holding me against him with everything he has.
