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“Welcome home, Bear,” I say, a sly smile on my face as I play the role of a doting housewife.
Bear’s slightly sweaty from going about his daily work of tracking his crop of trees and felling the ones which are ready. He's never looked manlier than he does right now.
“Hey there, babe,” he says, somewhat exhausted from the day. He hoists up a plastic bag and sets it on the kitchen table. Cold cuts tonight, so there's no rush for dinner. He’s not much of a cook, and I’m only slightly more competent. I might have to pick up the slack a bit if we don’t want to keep eating out so much. Savvy is surprisingly talented at it; maybe she can give me a few pointers.
“Is the harvest looking good?”
“It’s looking fantastic. Not as good as you do though.” He wraps his arms around my waist, and pulls me closer, leaning in for a kiss.
“Well, yeah, but all things are relative. I could say the same of how delectable you look, Bear.”
All this time with Bear has been a steady realization of how much we mean to one another. How we improve one another's lives. Bear had his friends, but at the end of the day he’d always come home alone. He never let it get to him too much, but now that I’m here waiting for him, he can’t wait to get back.
For me? Beyond the fact I’m not worried about being homeless anymore, he reminds me that I can be loved. That someone can want me for me. All the time struggling to survive or living under the toxicity of my mother, it was really easy for me to forget all that. He shows me what happiness truly is, something I don’t think I’ve ever truly known before.
Our embrace breaks, and he’s looking down at me with those lovey-dovey eyes of his. “I think it’s all settled, then.”
“What is?”
“I’m going to make you mine.”
“I’m already yours, Bear.”
“No, no, I mean officially.” He takes a step back from me, and drops to one knee.
He isn’t, is he? Here, of all places?
“Charlene, I ain’t a fancy person and I don’t think I ever will be. To me, being here in this love nest with you is the most romantic thing I could ever imagine. This place is our home, the place where we will grow our love for one another. And hopefully, the place where we will one day raise our family. I want these walls to contain all the joy, the laughter, the blissful moans, the anything and everything between, together.”
“Bear, are you really...”
“I know I’ve shown reluctance to this whole forever thing. I don’t want to hurt you. I don’t want to hurt myself. But I can’t deny that I need you. And I’ve been trying to psyche myself up for a while to ask the question, and that’s why I’m doing it now. If I wait to take you to some fancy French restaurant or something, I think I’m going to lose my nerve.”
This must have taken a lot for him. I know his fears. His worries. About how easily everything can break down and fall apart. He can’t deny his need for me, though, and we’re both going to have to face that fact.
He pulls out a small velvet box. He’s really doing this.
“Help me finally put my fears to bed, Char. Marry me. Let’s build something beautiful together.”
I can’t deny the fact either. I need Bear as much as he needs me. “Yes! Of course I’ll marry you, Bear.”
He slips a sleek diamond ring on my finger and then wraps his arms around me, pulling me so close. Our lips meet again, for the first time as fiancés. His hands roam down my body, igniting my lust for him as they curve around my ass, holding me close to him.
“I’m nervous as hell, but as long as I have you, babe, I don’t think there’s anything that can stop us.”
I nod, but shoot him a sinful glare. “How about you show me how you feel about me instead of just telling me?”
He cocks an eyebrow. “Oh, that’s what you want me to do, huh?”
“Exactly what I want you to do.” I lean in and whisper in his ear, “I was planning on jumping your bones even before you came in here to propose to me.”
“Devious and insatiable, you are my dream girl, you know that?”
He picks me up and starts carrying me through the cabin. A trail of clothes is left in our wake, and by the time we reach his big, king-sized bed, he’s hurriedly pushing off his jeans and boxers, leaving only flesh between the two of us.
All of that flesh ignites with absolute desire as he runs his hand down my body, goose bumps all over me, so damn hungry for his touch. His coarse cheeks tickle my face as he rains down kisses on my body, making me let out a little gasp with each and every one as he descends on my curves. His cock rubs against my thigh, throbbing hard instantly at the sheer thought of being able to have me.
I relish every part of his body, buff and strong from the hard work of cutting down trees. No glamour muscles in sight for Bear, he’s just 100 percent pure man, and I absolutely love it. I’m learning every imperfect curve of his musculature, knowing that it is going to be mine and only mine for the rest of my days.
