Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 32618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32618 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Again, he couldn’t deny that. “I should have. You’re the most important person to me, and not having you in my life isn’t an option.” She wanted honesty? Well, he gave it to her. “I can’t walk away from you. You’re mine, and I’ll always look after you.” The silence stretched on, and he didn’t know where this conversation or situation was going. “What are you thinking? I want you to be honest.”
It took her a second before she answered. “I know one thing,” she said and looked at him in the eyes. “I know I love you, and I want you in my life. I know, no matter what, you’ve always had my best interest at heart.”
He gave her hand a squeeze. “You’re my number one.”
She squeezed his hand back. “But no more lies, David. No more sneaking around. If we do this, we do it as a team and out in the open. No hiding.”
“Come here, baby.” He gave her hand a tug until she was off the seat and over to him. He pulled her onto his lap and just held her. “I’ll always be rough around the edges, but you’re right.” He pulled back and looked at her. “I love you, and I’ll try anything to make you happy.”
She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder again.
He didn’t know what in the fuck would happen from this point on.
But right now, he had the woman he was madly in love with by his side, and he wasn’t about to fuck that up again.
Epilogue
ONE YEAR LATER
Fate had a funny way of making things work out when someone least expected it. That was what happened with Gillian when she fell in love with David. She never thought she’d have him in her life in the way she desperately wanted.
But here she was, going to spend the rest of her life with him. He’d been such an integral part of her world for so long that she didn’t know what she’d do without him.
Even after all the shit that had happened last year, Gillian’s heart had always belonged to David.
How things had played out may not have been “right”, but that didn’t mean she could just walk away and ignore what she felt. She trusted him, and he trusted her.
Over the last year, it had taken a lot for David to pull back from his possessive and overprotective ways. Although Gillian did love that he had that side, there were times it was too much, and they’d had to work through it.
His worry for her safety stemmed from the Brian incident, and she knew his feelings about it would probably never go away.
They just had to make it work as a couple.
She heard the shower shut off and lifted her head up from the book she was reading. It was getting late, but David had just gotten off work, and she wanted to spend a little time with him before they went to bed. Although she still had her place, she spent most of her time at David’s.
But his apartment was threadbare, and they were talking about getting a place together, a house that they could call their own.
The door finally opened, and steam billowed out before the light was turned off and David stepped out. He had a towel wrapped around his waist, and another one covering his head as he dried his hair.
She set the book on the coffee table, got off the couch, and walked toward him, feeling especially aroused all of a sudden.
Her nipples hardened, her pussy became wet, and she felt her entire body heat with desire. His chest was a work of art—with bulging muscles, and a six-pack that was so defined she could have probably bounced a coin off of it.
And that delicious V of muscle that dipped down to disappear beneath his towel, all of it made Gillian feel like a woman in all senses of the word.
But just as she was about to reach out and touch him, David tossed the towel in his hand aside, grabbed her around the waist, and pinned her against the wall. He pressed his lower half against her belly, and the feel of his erection had a soft sound escaping her.
“You’re insatiable,” he said against her neck and started running his tongue along her flesh.
“Only with you.”
He let out a low growl and thrust his cock against her again. “That’s how it better be.”
She grinned, even if he couldn’t see her.
“You were going to sneak up on me, baby?” His mouth was still by her throat, the vibrations seeping into her body.
“Maybe,” she said and grinned wider.
“Hmmm,” he hummed and pulled back, looking at her mouth. In the next second, he had her in his arms, was striding down the hallway, and went into the bedroom. He shut the door, set her on the bed, and tore the towel off.