I smirked as he tried to bargain with me. This was round… I don’t know, I’d lost count. “I’m pretty sure you’d give me whatever I wanted even if I don’t.”
He leaned down and kissed me hard. “True. But say it anyway. I love hearing it on your lips.”
I grinned up at the love of my life, sweaty from the exertion of torturing us. His muscles and tattoos bulged along with the tendons in his neck. I loved him so much it was ridiculous. And I’d give him anything he wanted. “Husband,” I purred, running my hands through his hair. “You’re my husband.”
The playful expression had melted into one that I now knew was deep-seated love. His eyes stayed locked on mine as his abs clenched, our hands clasped together beside my head, as heslowly thrust into my body. The methodical, slow friction inside my channel was so intense that I gasped as my eyes rolled back in my head. We’d been married less than six hours, and he was busy grazing my prostate with expert-level execution enough to wring another orgasm out of me.
“Oh god, I’m gonna come,” I moaned as another stream coated my belly. Axel groaned as he found yet another release, then collapsed on top of me. We lay tangled together, my hands running through his hair as he panted along my chest. The quiet whir from the heating system and the blinking lights of the Manhattan skyline had almost lulled me to sleep when Axel moved. Tilting his head back, he looked destroyed.
“Are you okay, love?”
I hummed, limp as a noodle. “Yeah, I’m fantastic. I’ve never been better.”
“Good. I have another wedding present for you.”
My brows lifted. “You gave me a building. I think that’s enough.”
He rolled his eyes. “That wasn’t personal. This one is very special. But there are also some things you’re going to have to get used to now that you’re my husband.”
“And what would that be?”
“I’m going to replace your relic of a car. There is no reason for you to continue to drive that thing.”
“But I love it.”
“Luca, you’re a very wealthy man now. It’s not safe.”
“Fine. I’m sure we can find a good used car somewhere.”
Axel was exasperated with me. “Luca Hughes, you will not be driving a used vehicle.”
It was going to take a while for me to get used to that last name. “Fine. Buy what you want me to drive. It doesn’t matter to me. Is that the special gift?”
He ran a hand up my side. “No. That’s a necessity. While I’m away this week, your new credit cards will arrive. Please activate them.”
“Okay.” Money didn’t matter to me. “What’s the special gift?”
“You’ll have to wait until tomorrow,” he said, running a hand over my growing erection. “I haven’t had enough of you yet.”
And just like that, the gift was forgotten.
The following morning, we checked out of the Covington and headed home. I slept like a rock after Axel had turned the tables on me. Topping him was something special, but I preferred for him to put his puck in my net.
I was in the closet, putting away laundry, when the doorbell rang. Axel had been waiting for a delivery, which I assumed was more of the daily delivery of paperwork for the Covington. I had just walked out when I found him standing in our bedroom, holding the most precious golden puppy I’d ever seen.
“Is he ours?” I asked, walking to him with outstretched hands. His face was so sweet with big dark eyes. Axel placed him in my arms.
“This, my love, is your wedding gift. Meet Winston. He’s a Golden Retriever, and he’s going to keep you busy while I’m gone.”
Holding him in my arms, the puppy looked up and licked a stripe up my face. “But I don’t know how to take care of a dog. I’ve never had one.”
“No, but Edith has. She’s going to be with you until I get home. Jenna and the kids will help too.”
When I looked at Axel, it was difficult to remember what my life was like before him. One thing was for sure. It would never be boring. If nothing ever changed, and we stayed just like this, my new fairytale life would be complete.
Luca - Three Years Later
“Are we doing the right thing?” My heart pounded in my chest as Axel drove us home from the office. We were on the cusp of making the biggest decision of our lives, and I was nervous.
