Total pages in book: 16
Estimated words: 14553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 73(@200wpm)___ 58(@250wpm)___ 49(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 14553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 73(@200wpm)___ 58(@250wpm)___ 49(@300wpm)
I can’t look away. She looks glorious.
“That’s right, Lana. Come for me. Come all over me. This dick is yours. Use me.” I drag my tongue along her collarbone and lightly bite her shoulder.
She reaches up to grab my hair from behind, yanking my head back, and uses her other hand to grab my ass. She tries to pull me in deeper. I use my fists to anchor myself to the bed and give myself enough room to bring her to another orgasm.
Once I see she’s thoroughly satisfied, I stroke her walls until they milk my erection flaccid. Collapsing beside her, I pull Lana into my side, and we fall asleep in each other’s arms.
When I wake up a few hours later to the aroma of coffee and pancakes, I have to remind myself where I am. The spot beside me is cold, and I get out of bed, tossing on a pair of pajama pants to see where Lana is.
The scene I walk in on is something out of a movie. Jeremy is sitting on the kitchen counter picking out blueberries to drop them in the pancake batter. My mother is on the sofa with a blanket pulled up to her chin, and Lana is moving around the kitchen like she owns it. She looks good in my kitchen and my life.
“What is going on here?” I ask as the music plays softly, and Jeremy’s happiness wafts through the kitchen like the scent of maple syrup.
“We’re making pancakes, Dad. Nan said she needed to rest after the day we’ve had. We didn’t even go to the beach,” Jeremy says.
I nod, moving closer to him and Lana. “I’m sorry about that, bud. How about we go tomorrow? We can stay for the week.”
“Can Lana come with us too?” Jeremy asks. “She’s going to teach me how to kick a knee out.”
Laughter comes out of me at the idea of my little boy crippling an attacker. I tousle his hair, and he tosses a blueberry at me that I manage to catch and eat. Lana smiles, winks at me over her shoulder, and goes back to flipping pancakes.
“This is not what I had in mind when I asked you to be a consultant on my security measures.” I can’t stop myself from smiling.
“Oh?” Lana returns a similar grin. “What would you like to see happen, Aiden?”
“I’d like to see you marry me,” I tell her.
Lana stops and turns around to face me, her forehead scrunching. “You’re kidding.”
“Dad doesn’t kid,” Jeremy says for me.
I raise an eyebrow and smile. “It’s soon, but I know what I want. You don’t get to run a multi-billion-dollar company without taking risks and without knowing what you want. I want you, Lana. I want you to be more than a freelance security consultant. I want you to help me keep Jeremy safe. I want you to help me love again. You don’t have to say yes right now, but I want you to be a part of our family.”
“Are you going to be a part of our family, Lana?” Jeremy asks with so much joy that Lana’s smile matches his same energy.
She scoops him off the counter. “I’m going to be a part of your family. I’m going to help keep you safe and keep your dad out of trouble. My answer is yes.”
“To marrying me?” I ask her.
She giggles. “Yes, to marrying you and becoming a part of the Archer family. It won’t be right away, but I know I’m going to love you, boys.”
“Did you hear her, Dad? She loves us already. I’m going to go tell Nan.” Jeremy hops off the counter and sprints into the living room to tell my mother the good news.
While he tries his hardest to wake her, I wrap my arms around Lana’s waist. She continues to cook and pile up food so we can have breakfast for dinner, with a promise of discussing what the future holds for us.
“You’re dangerous, strong, and happen to hold my heart in your hands, Lana.” I kiss her temple and breathe her in. “I never would have thought that some maniac trying to kidnap my son would end with you stealing my heart. I know you may not believe in love at first sight—”
She turns to me and loops her arms around my neck. “I don’t, but I believe in love at first fight. I feel everything you’re talking about and more, Aiden. I’ve never been more certain about loving you and Jeremy. I can’t wait to be your wife.”
EPILOGUE
LANA
Five Years Later
“Mrs. Archer, the property is secure,” Aiden says in a low tone. “Will you let me bring the twins inside?”
I sigh. “Fine, but try not to wake them.”
“If I wake up our babies, I promise that I will stay up with the both of them until they drift off back to dreamland.”