I think about her question for a moment and I can’t recall one. “No.”
“Then how do you know that you wantthem?”
That’s a question I’ve been considering since before I pulled theIUD.
“I have friends, but no real family. My father was it for me until I learned the truth about him, so I don’t even have him in my life now. If not for you, I would have no one. I want you to be my wife, and I want us to start a family. I have a lot of love to give, but I also want to beloved.”
“You are loved, Tristan. Veryloved.”
“Then prove it and marryme.”
“Askme.”
Did she not hear me? “I justdid.”
“No. You said ‘marry me’ as though it was an order or command. I may be your submissive, but I want to be properlyasked.”
“Does properly mean that I must ask your father for yourhand?”
“I think that it would be a very nice gesture, considering the rough start you had withhim.”
Boy, did we have a rough start. I bet when he pulled that gun on me, he never imagined that I would one day be asking for his daughter’s hand inmarriage.
“I’m not accustomed to asking for anything. I take what Iwant.”
“I’m well aware, caveman. But would you do this forme?”
“You already know that I will do anything foryou.”
“How soon do you want to marryme?”
“Soon.” Tomorrow. Now. Yesterday. Any of those willwork.
“Then I guess you’d better be rehearsing what you’re going to say toConrad.”
9
Emma Lia James
The wait tosee if I’m pregnant has been hell but it ends today. They’ve drawn my blood and told me to expect the results in thirty minutes. More hell as I sit here on this examtable.
“It’s a good thing that you and Cat know each other. I don’t think that we could tell any other OB-GYN that you pulled out my IUD. They’d think you werecrazy.”
Tristan chuckles. “I’m pretty sure that Cat thinks I’m crazy for doing it. But I can’t help myself around you. You make me do things that are very out ofcharacter.”
“You’re a Dom. I don’t make you do anything, so don’t try to blame me for your badbehavior.”
“Oh, I most certainly do blame you. You’re too fucking sexy for your owngood.”
“And you’re too horny for your owngood.”
“I can’t argue with you on that one, baby. I love being inside you. Your mouth, your pussy, your ass. I’ll take any of it. Or all ofit.”
This is not the place for this conversation. “Shh… someone might hearyou.”
“I don’tcare.”
“Ido.”
