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Just as the three of them disappear, I step out of Crosby’s hold. The pure devastation on his face with my action has my heart clenching. But then it morphs into pure determination that has my heart pounding in my chest.
“No,” he grunts and closes the distance between us again. He cups my face in his hands, not giving a single fuck who is around as witnesses. “I won’t let you push me away again. I almost didn’t survive it the first time, Firefly. I will not do it again.” He takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly, the feral part of him peeking out at me through his dark eyes. “I never,” he emphasizes the word with a level of vehemence that has my nipples tightening, “looked at her that way. It didn’t even cross my mind. I wanted to help her because she lost her parents and because I wanted to be the man who deserved our kindness and love.”
Damn it.
I purse my lips as his words sink in and I find, after all the time I spent keeping us apart when I didn’t need to, my resolve is fucking weak. I do believe him, and I can even understand his logic.
I reach up and cradle his jaw in my hands. “I trust you, Crosby. I understand that you didn’t see her as a manipulative witch who is more interested in her next conquest than the help she needs. Not seeing it because you wanted to be a good influence in her life is admirable.” His eyes light up and I pause. “But that doesn’t mean you don’t owe me two thousand apology orgasm.”
There are snickers and belly laughs around us, but I barely hear them because Crosby’s eyes go from worried to hungry. Before I can tell him not to even think about it or what the doctor said, I’m up and over his shoulder. His footsteps are quick as we head toward where he still has a room.
“Oh,” I project my voice because I want everyone to hear me, “by the way. My doctor has signed off on my full recovery.”
Crosby freezes and then slides me down his body as cheering erupts from everyone in the common room. I find myself smiling until I look up into Crosby’s eyes to find them glassy with unshed tears.
“I missed it,” it’s not a question, but a statement. He closes his eyes, his pain plain to see, “Fuck, I missed it. I’m sorry, Sioux.” His eyes open and I can see the truth there. “I wanted to be there for you and to celebrate with you.”
“We can celebrate now.”
“Well, I do have an orgasm debt to pay,” there’s a teasing in his voice, even though the sadness and regret remains.
I’m hauled back over his shoulder and his large hand spanks my ass, the sound of it echoing around us and causing our friends and family to cheer even louder as my cheeks heat. When we reach Crosby’s room, he slams the door closed behind us and locks it for good measure.
I let out a squeal as he tosses me onto the bed. He follows behind me, and looms over me. As I focus on him, the pride in his eyes makes me feel powerful, accomplished.
“You did it, Firefly,” he rumbles. “I knew you could do it.”
“You kept me going even when I thought for sure I didn’t have it in me,” I admit.
His hands move toward my clothes, but he stops, and his dark eyes search mine. “You really believe me, right? That nothing happened with Tara? It never even crossed my mind. All I saw was a broken young woman who needed help. I thought I could relate to her because we both lost our parents.”
I sigh, “I know you Crosby. I believe you.”
“Good,” he breathes out, “because I love you so fucking much, Firefly. I want to live the rest of my life at your side. No matter where it leads us. It’ll always be you.”
Tears well up in my eyes and I don’t blink them away fast enough to stop a few from spilling over. The thought that I could have lost this moment, so perfect in its imperfections, hits me hard.
“I love you, Crosby. My loyalty, my love, my heart are all yours.”
Knowing the men of the DSMC, I know the gravity of the vow I’ve just made.
But I also know that it will be given back to me multiplied.
“I’m going to put my property cut on you and my ring on your finger very fucking soon. And you need to pick out which house design you want for the place we’ll build on the compound.”
My mouth drops fucking open with his words, and I can’t fully process them at first. But when I do, I can feel how right they are.
“But before any of those things happen,” he says as he starts to remove my clothes slowly, ramping up my desire and my need for him, “I owe you two thousand orgasms.”
My voice is breathy, “That’s true.”
“I should get started on that right now,” he growls as he crawls down my now naked body and settles himself between my thighs.
“Probably. Yeah,” my words are distracted because the anticipation has me turning into a puddle of arousal.
This time he doesn’t dive between my thighs like he’s starving. He savors me until he wrings three orgasms out of me. And yes, he counts every single one.
I’m loose and languid when he crawls back over me and holds my thighs open with his large hands. As he fills me with his cock, I know I’m right where I’m supposed to be.
