by Lauren Wood
“It’s too early for me to come in. Tell him to come to me if he really wants to see me. I’m not ready to leave the house. The sun is just now coming up and I haven’t finished my first cup.”
Denise agreed and I heard her cover the phone so that I couldn’t hear what she was saying. When she got back on, she had a smile in her tone and I could see it in my mind. Denise considered herself a matchmaker and I already knew that she thought I desperately needed a man. Apparently she thought Chris would fit the bill.
“So are you finally going to stop being so hard headed and leave with that man? If you do, you better send me post cards from all of the great places that you go.”
I shouldn’t have told her because to Denise the answer was really clear.
“I’m going to see what he wants. You never know, next he might want to buy my house too.”
She scoffed and me and I hung up before I could hear an answer. I was trying to hold onto the anger and secrets that I had. I couldn’t have him coming back in here and messing my head up. It wasn’t right and I just couldn’t do it again.
Steeling myself for his arrival, I turned some of the flood lights on outside and waited on the back porch with my cup of coffee. I looked up at the sky and frowned. I had missed some of it and now I was going to blame that on Chris as well. Why was he back here? Was he just here to mess with my head again because he had done such a good job the first time around?
I heard a vehicle in the distance and it took a while for it to get to me, but I didn’t have to look to know that it was Chris. It was a feeling that I got. He must have been going fast to get here so quickly after leaving the restaurant. I never made that good of time and I wished now for more time to prepare myself to see him again. Chris was not the kind of man that I could see casually. It was always more than I wanted it to be and this time was going to be no different.
I heard him start to walk up and I hollered to him that I was on the porch so that he would know where to go. I had him a cup of coffee on the small table next to me and waited for another blow from my past life that seemed to haunt me. I needed to find out what he wanted and get him out of here as soon as I possibly could.
The sight of him did me in. I don’t know why, but it was like seeing him all over again for the first time. He wasn’t supposed to be here and he certainly wasn’t supposed to look this good. He’d most likely flew through the night and it looked like he had just stepped out of the office. He was all business and for once I could see him in the city running an empire. Chris certainly looked the part and he was just as handsome as ever.
“Long time no see Chris.”
He didn’t say anything as he got closer. He just had this determination in his eyes that worried me down to my core. What was he here for?
“I have some coffee for you if you want some. It’s how you like it.”
Chris was coming up the side steps to the porch and still his expression hadn’t changed and he had this look in his eyes that told me he wasn’t here for just business.
“Are you going to say something because you are starting to freak me out Chris? What are you here for?”
“I’m here for you.”
He was standing in front of me and pulled me in for a kiss that I did not see coming. His lips were soft and insistent and against all of my better judgement, I melted against him and kissed him back. Fuck, I couldn’t tell this man no.
Chapter 27
Chris
She felt amazing in my arms and every doubt that I had washed away with the first kiss and the response that she gave me. I wasn’t stupid. I knew that she was going to have it out with me, but at the end of the day she was still mine and the kiss was all of the assurance that I needed to go forward.
When I pulled away from her and looked down at her face, her eyes were still closed and I could tell that me being here was about as surprising to her as it was to me. One conversation had pushed me over the edge and I was relieved to see that she was okay. I don’t know what I expected to find when I got here, but I was determined not to let Rosco’s fate be mine. He was still hurting from it and I could still see the look on his face when he had concluded his little story. I wasn’t going to live with that kind of regret.
“I made a huge mistake twice. I don't want to make it again.”
I moved in to kiss her and this time she backed up a little bit. I wasn’t going to push it. I got that first kiss and that was the one that mattered.
“What are you doing here?”
She was repeating herself and I didn’t want to string it along anymore. The only way I was going to get the Molly back that I missed so much was to lay it all out and see where we stood.
“I’m here to correct that mistake and see if you will have me back.”
“Back where though?”
I whistled under my breath. “You are relentless. Here. Right here on this very mountain if that is what you so choose. I’ve made my fortune, ten times over and it never compared to that week that I had with you. I know now what I really need in my life and it isn’t fancy restaurants and a company that can run without me. It’s you Molly and it always has been. Can you forgive me?”
“For what?”
“Taking this long to see it.”
“Well you always were dense Chris, but I was hoping that you would come around eventually. It just took longer than I’d hoped it would.”
She was the only person that I knew that could insult me and make me smile all at the same time. Moly had always had that strange feature to her character and it was just another example of how perfect we were together.
“So can I kiss you now?”
I was only asking for the sake of asking because I was going to. I was already moving towards her and to my relief she didn’t back up this time around. She let me tug her to me and this time her arms went around my body and she held me just as tightly as I was holding her. I wanted her desperately and there was never going to be a better time than now.
But her acquiesce didn’t last very long. She was pulling back from me again and I could see that she wasn’t ready to let it all go to the wayside. Molly still didn’t trust me and a lot of levels I didn’t blame her. I had messed up in the past when it came to us.
“How can I trust that you will stay and that you won’t leave again? I can’t go through this another time.”
“Because I am here to make it official, so that we can start that family that we have talked about for so long.”
She was shaking visibly and I was going to take that as a good sign. She was so damn beautiful and I loved the way her hand came out when I got on my knee and raised the ring box up to her. It wasn’t the first time that I’d asked her, but this time it was going to stick.
“Will you?”
She nodded her head with tears in her eyes. Last time I’d made a production of it, but this time I had only came with the truth and a family heirloom ring that I wanted back on her finger. I had given it to her before, but in the midst of a fight, she had thrown it at my head.
“This time we keep it on your finger. I’ve made arrangements. We are getting married tomorrow. I don’t want to give you any time to change your mind. Everything will be done today and tomorrow you will be my bride. I’ve made all of the necessary appointments and purchases.”
She had this look that I wasn’t quite sure about.
“I have something that I need to tell you, that I’ve been meaning to tell you for about a month.”
I had no idea what she was talking about, but I knew that I was going to have to prepare for it. Whatever it was that she was going to tell me was big, I could see it in her eyes.
“We’ve already started that family that we used to talk about. I was going to tell you, I really was, I just didn’t know how to and you know that I have a weakness for you and I was scared of what would happen. I didn’t want to fall for you again.”
I chuckled. “Were you afraid of this? Are you afraid of me, so much
that you would keep something like that from me?”
Now that made me nervous. I didn’t like the idea of her keeping my child away from me, but I had to believe that she wouldn’t have in the end.
“I’m afraid of how you make me feel when you are around. I knew that seeing you or even hearing your voice was going to make me fall back under your spell.”
“Did it work?”
She bumped my shoulder and looked at the ring I’d slid on her hand. “Yeah, you know it did. There is just some kind of hold you have on me Chris. I don’t think it will ever go away.”
“It better not. So a family huh? Bout time.”
“Is that all you have to say? When I found out, I was freaked out.”
“You’re not alone Molly. There is nothing to be upset about. We have been planning this for a while.”
Chapter 28
Molly
Everything was perfect and the more I tried to pull it together, the more I wanted to fall apart. Chris had thought of everything and now that he was here and we were getting married in a matter of minutes, I was shaking with the idea of it all and it was getting harder and harder to get it to stop. How was I supposed to go down the aisle if I was like this? Everyone I knew was crammed into the only church in town to see us finally get married and I had never been so nervous in all of my life.
There was a strange part of me that thought this was all a dream. It wouldn’t have been the first time that I’d dream something very similar to this. In the dream I would walk down the aisle and then Chris would leave or he was never there. I knew that he would be this time, in real life, but the dream me was worried that it was going to play out in that sort of way.
Denise was there to assure me, but there was no rational way to do so. I was all in my head and the only thing that was going to make me feel better was to just go on and get it over with before I lost my nerve and I was the one that didn’t make it.
“You’re going to be fine Molly. You two have a history. This isn’t like he is someone that you have just met. You know him well and you love him and you’re pregnant. There is more reason to do it than not to do it.”
She was right of course and I knew all of those things, but having history with someone wasn’t always a good thing. It meant that I knew all of his flaws, as well as he knew all of mine. We did know each other well, but that didn’t take away the fear that I couldn’t shake. I knew what he was capable of doing to me and even now I feared it.
“I know, but he is the only person that can hurt me.”
“And he is the only one that can make you smile like this. I have never seen you this happy. Stop standing in your own way and get down that aisle.”
I heard the music playing and it was time. I knew that I wasn’t going to really think this was happening until it was over. I made the first steps towards becoming his bride and I was relieved to see that he was there when I got there. Chris smiled at me and the wattage made me return the look. He looked so happy. I knew that I was going to always want to see that smile on his face. There was love there and I knew I had to take this chance. If I didn’t, I would regret it the rest of my life.
The preacher was the same one that we had gone to before when we were planning on getting married. He told us when we went to see him the day before that he was glad that we had come back together. He had said something about knowing that we were meant to be together and to me it was just another sign that it was fate that we were here and together, getting married. We were going to have the family that we had always talked about and I was going to have to do like Denise said and get over it all. It had worked out for the best and even though it was hard to imagine everything being okay, it was. It really was.
I couldn’t hear the words being said and I missed my cue to say something, but I was so wrapped up in the moment. It was like no one else was there besides me and Chris and everyone else fell into the background. He finally had to prompt me to say ‘I do’ because my brain was somewhere else. He looked relieved when I said the words and I didn’t realize that he was waiting for me to say it like it would ever be anything else.
The kiss was magical and it wasn’t even strange that we were in front of all of these people. I didn’t care. All I cared about was the fact that I was now his forever and he could try to leave, but I was his wife and I wasn’t going to let that happen.
“I can’t believe we actually did it.”
“It’s about time Molly. I feel like I have been waiting forever to get this done. We should have done this a long time ago.”
I had to agree, but I was in no shape to be having that sort of conversation. The day had been too much and I was ready for the rest of it. We hadn’t done anything sexual yesterday because there had been a lot to do. I even made him sleep on the couch last night so that we wouldn’t be tempted to. I wanted tonight to be special and being around him this long without touching him was killing me.
“Why don’t we get out of here?”
Chris looked at me with surprise and then a slow grin. “Where do you want to go?”
“Somewhere where we can be alone.”
“What about the reception?”
“There is free booze and food, what could anyone possibly have to say?”
“You drive a hard bargain.”
“I will make it worth your while.”
“I know you will.”
His eyes were smoldering with need and it was time for us to find such a spot. I needed him and the kiss had just started something that now needed to be finished.
Chapter 29
Molly
We couldn’t get back to my house because we did want to spend some time at the reception and see all of the people that were invited over, but I still needed a moment with him. I had to get close to him or I was going to lose my mind. I should have snuck to him in the night, so that I wouldn’t feel so crazy right now. Right now I felt far too much energy inside of me and it had to be released.
Chris finally pulled me into his car and I had to think about how it was like before. It didn’t matter when or where, if the mood strikes us, we had to take care of it. I didn’t want our marriage to be any different. I wanted that passion to always be there.
The only privacy we had was the fact that most of the people were in the church and upstairs for the reception. It gave us a little bit of an opportunity to feel like we were alone, but the complications mounted with this dress on.
“Get out of it and get in the back with me.”
I laughed for a minute before I realized that he was serious. His dark eyes were beckoning to mine and before I could argue, he spun me around and started to unfasten the ties from the back. I wouldn’t be able to get it back on by myself and before I knew what he was doing, he was stripping it down my legs and pulling me onto his lap. Before I could really think about it, I was pushing myself down onto his hardness that was quickly revealed to me. I whimpered as I moved further down until I couldn’t go anymore. Nothing had been said. It was only time to feel.
Chris had a hold of my hips with his hands and he was pulling me down as I moved down. It only made him drive in a little bit deeper and held himself in place as he skewered me. I wasn’t able to get myself off of him and my eyes closed as I felt a wave of pleasure wash over me. Every grind down pressed on my hard little nub and paired with the penetration, it came over me swiftly, threatening to drown me where I stood.
He covered my mouth with his own in a kiss as I called out his name. I never had been able to bite my tongue when Chris was inside of me and it apparently didn’t matter where we were. That hadn’t changed.
He never relented, only going faster and holding me down by my shoulders so that he could push deeper and deeper. It was as if it was never enough and he wanted to go further inside of me than before. Bear hugging me to him, he started to push up inside of me, while he was slamming me down onto him and the whole car shook with his exuberance. I came again and this time I was able to cry
out into the air around us. Our kiss was broken as he nibbled on my shoulder and then bit down as he himself felt the need wash over him.
I heard him curse and then my head was pulled to his. He was still hard and inside of me and my hips moved by themselves. It riled me up because I was never coming down, but Chris hardened and I was able to ride him slowly like I had wanted to all along.
In the aftermath, I looked around and was relieved to not see anyone lurking around. It wouldn’t have been the first time we had made a bad decision and gotten caught by the citizens of Nome doing it. It was just part of it when the mood took over. I was red-faced thinking about what we just did, but I didn’t regret a second of it. It was the first time with my husband and for some reason; it was so fitting to our relationship. I never knew where it was going to take us next.
THE END
BE MY PRINCESS: A BILLIONAIRE AND VIRGIN ROMANCE
Chapter 1
Chris
“I am glad you could make it tonight Chris. I know you have been in Europe for a while.”
“I never miss the Gala. It is the only charity event that I actually like coming to anymore and I didn’t even want to come to this one.”
Keenan agreed and I could tell that he was talking about all of the beautiful girls that were around. It was the first time I had seen him with his new wife though and I could tell from being around them that he was smitten with her and not looking too far. He hadn’t given much looks to anyone else and I found that a little different. The man used to be a worse womanizer than I was. What had changed everything so much?
“My wife wanted to come, though I tried to get out of it. She says that I should do more to help. It’s my duty or something like that.”
I started to laugh until I realized that he was being serious.
“Isn’t that Ronald’s daughter?”
