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He brushed her hair off her face as she smiled up at him “Thank you, Sir”

“For the orgasm?”

She grinned “For that But also for everything For caring For being patient with me”

“I know this isn’t easy” He looked down into her face, studying her “I want to know everything about you, baby Because I want to be in your life for a long, long ti I want is for resent too hard and you’re too scared to telland not feel like you can ask e, but I want to be the best sort of husband And father”

Her breath caught She stared at hi Husband? Father? He’d said he loved her but she hadn’t been quite sure what that meant for the future

“Was-was that a proposal?” What was happening?

“No, that wasn’t a proposal”

She blushed “Oh” How had she gotten that wrong? How

“If I ask a question itto risk that”

The words took a while to penetrate “So you’re saying—”

“I’ to marryto adopt the to have hted e have other children They’re going to be just as much mine as yours”

“I-I—”

He looked away and she saw hi and you don’t want—”

“I do,” she blurted out She had to stop him Had to make that clear “I mean, yes, I want to marry you I love you, so much” Tears dripped down her face and he wiped them away

“Thank Christ” He leaned in and kissed her, hard and hot, until they were both breathless