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“And she has no date set?” he asks, cocking a brow and I’ not to smile

“No, she doesn’t,” I affir his chest

“Anyone would think it’s her you were interested in,” I laugh, ain for even thinking like that

“You know it’s you I want, Ashlee,” he says seriously

I wasn’t fishing for it, but I love it when he gets like this Telling me in a firm, deep voice that he loves me That I’m his one and only

That he’ll never let o

“How bad do you wantcheeky today Like I want to

“Bad enough to put a ring on your finger,” he whispers into my ear

That shuts

It’s not a proposal, but it’s certainly a warning shot

A pre-proposal, if there even is such a thing

If he did ask If he does? If he is?

Of course, I’d say yes, in a heartbeat

It’s been teeks, and as wonderful as it would be if he did askto know each other I knoe are ht

We need this time to just be us for a little while

Leaping into bed with each other was and still is fun But so a family?

We’re both deadly serious on that topic, so I know Brandon’s not expecting me to answer him just yet, but

Just

How much two lives can turn around in as many weeks

In as many moments really

Thehe’d return still haunts me I still can’t believe he not only came back, but he came back and claimed me as his own

“Watch ya thinkin’?” he asks, never tiring of holdingmy faraway look

“I’ how ht now and re and loud I can say your name”

His lip curls into my favorite smile

The look he gets when he’s about to give me what he knows I like best

All of him inside me, and all of him on top of me

“I love you, Ashlee,” he rasps The stubble frohter