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“I’m not a young guy.”
“You’re only thirty-four.”
“That’s older than Sync was with his girls. Older than Pork Chop and Claw. They all got settled earlier. Now, their kids are bigger and want to do stuff. What if I wait too long and can’t keep up with them?”
“I think you’re assuming a lot about your aging process.”
“I’ve been fighting since I was a kid. My body’s banged up. That’ll catch up with me eventually.”
“Not long before I left Banta City,” I say, and Bear tenses, “I saw Zoot chasing a younger man down the street. Your president was running full sprint after the guy half his age. Zoot’s got to be ten years older than you.”
“True, but he’s got his rage to keep him going. I don’t think I can be angry all the time when I have you in my bed at night and smiling at me during breakfast. It’ll make me soft.”
Though I suspect he’s suffering from flawed logic, I realize there’s no reason to wait for more children.
“My IUD is due to be replaced soon. I could choose not to get a new one, and we could see what happens.”
“Do you want a baby with me?” Bear asks, suspicious over how I’m not begging him to knock me up this very second.
“I’m a little worried a baby will steal attention away from Jacinda and Hector when they’re struggling to adjust to their new life.”
“You’re really good in here,” Bear murmurs and nuzzles my chest. “Your heart loves so deep. If you can love someone like me, I have no doubt you can handle three kids.”
“Is that all you want?”
“I don’t know.”
“Me either. My mother gave birth to six children, and each one of us took a toll on her body. Her final pregnancy with Michal wasn’t easy, much like Petra struggled with Laszlo,” I explain. “In the end, I want a family that feels right, not what checks off bullet points on a list.”
“I grew up alone when I was little. Even when I stayed with families who had kids, they were nothing to me. I bunked with aunts, uncles, and cousins, but they didn’t pierce through my cold heart. I genuinely didn’t think I was capable of loving anyone. But then, there was Aunt Fred and Elvis and their girls. I got protective of my foster brothers. My family just got bigger and bigger. I never minded the chaos.”
“Why don’t we start with one baby and see how crazy it feels? We’ll only have as many as feels right,” I say and smile at his handsome face. “As a young woman, I never would have dreamed I’d marry a member of the Backcountry Kings. Yet, once I fell for you, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone else. Let’s follow our instincts like that.”
Bear rewards my words with a long, claiming kiss. I assume we’ll enjoy another round of exquisite fucking. Instead, he climbs out of bed and tugs me to my feet. We walk naked through the quiet house to the kitchen where he gets himself a beer. I take one too despite not liking the taste. Tonight, I want to enjoy what Bear does. I eat leftover ribs with him and try to see the world through his eyes.
After filling up on booze and meat, we walk to the back doors where he looks out at the moon. I feel Bear considering how our time together tonight is nearly over.
Taking his hand, I guide him to sit in one of his large, leather chairs. Once he’s settled, I kneel between his legs. Bear shakes his head but says nothing. I take his half-erect cock in my hands and stroke him. My tongue makes lazy circles around the head. I murmur with approval at the taste of his precum.
Before I fell for Bear, I never wanted to be sexy. I dressed for comfort rather than to impress. There was no appeal in drawing the eye of the opposite sex. Dating was a curious thing in high school, yet boring by the time I reached college. After all, why go through the dating ritual when my marriage would be decided for me?
Once Bear stole my heart, I craved his attention and approval. I wore sexier clothes around Above Snakes, hoping to catch his attention.
Right now, Bear watches me with such affection. “You’re leaving me soon,” he says in a voice laced with sadness. “I need you closer.”
Bear won’t be denied. He slides his hands under my armpits and tugs me up onto his lap. I don’t dare complain. He radiates longing and fear right now. Though I trust we’ll be together again soon, Bear only sees how I’m nearly out of reach.
His cock thrusts deep inside me, claiming my breath. I rest my hands on his shoulders and roll my hips. Bear can’t simply relax and enjoy the fuck. As I grind down on him, he thrusts hard into me.
Every bit of pleasure and pain brands me as the property of Bear O’Malley. I might leave his side, but I can’t help returning to him. My body knows where it belongs.
My heart does, too. That’s why I giggle so much on the way from his house to the mansion. I’m sure the booze also has something to do with my silly mood. It surely affects my filter, too.
I enter the mansion to find my parents and two brothers in the foyer. Leon and Maks are dressed in the same casual business wear as when they faced off with the police. My parents are in their nightclothes.
Startled to find an audience for my walk of shame, I freeze just inside the front doors. Their presence ought to steal my voice. Instead, I blurt out, “Good news. I’ve consummated the marriage. It’s all good.”
“Are you still drunk?” Maks asks as his hand cups the top of my head and he frowns into my face. “You look wasted.”
