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My welcoone off in the way I had planned I hadn't ainst the das that made ive her what she was asking for

That hadn't been the plan But I'd needed it I had needed to hear her say she wasbetween her legs ate ed between her legs Only me

The idea that she believed I could be with anyone else still blew my mind If she didn't kno completely I loved her, then that was my fault I had failed her I would fix that

After I dressed her I brought her into the dining rooht the staff over and set up a table coht, and roses He had also brought the meal It was Della's favorite special that we offered at the club I watched as she took in the roo low over the sound systeaze over to mine and smiled at me shyly

"This is beautiful"

"You were co hoainst the wall before you could even coh I didn't say it aloud, her blush

She turned and then stopped She had seen the picture The one Bethy had taken of us at the beach one afternoon We had been lost in each other and hadn't noticed that Bethy was taking our picture I had been sitting on the sand and Della had been straddling raph you could see the e felt There was no question as to how much I adored her in thatat it I walked over and turned the dihts up so she could see it better

"Yeah, I did"

"I love that picture," she said, glancing back at me

"Me too"

She turned around and looked at irl in the photo was scared Of her past and her future She was scared to love you That's not me I'm not scared anymore My past is what et to spend it with you, then I can't wait to live it I' tosnap I have a lot to tell you"

I already knew but I wanted to hear her tell hts I knew she'd met with both her birth parents, and I wanted to hear all about that

I walked over to her and reached out and took her hand "I always knew you would be okay I ith you I would never leave you I was here to be strong when you eak"

"And I love you for that But I want to be the strong one sometimes I don't alant to be the weak one"

"I just want you In whatever way I can have you But I' I want you to be happy with yourself Because you "

She sniffled and then se to force you to ain or cry because that was so sweet"

I tugged her hand and brought her to ain you just crook your finger This food can wait," I told her before pressing a kiss to her lips