Total pages in book: 184
Estimated words: 188108 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 941(@200wpm)___ 752(@250wpm)___ 627(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 188108 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 941(@200wpm)___ 752(@250wpm)___ 627(@300wpm)
Salem watched with an indulgent smile as she twirled her way over to the sofa.
“Be careful,” Alexei barked.
“There really isn’t a lot of room in here for dancing,” Roman worried.
But she landed elegantly on the sofa.
“The whole day has been amazing. Someone did my hair! And make-up! Like in a fairytale!” She flung her arms out. “So. Romantic.”
“And you look so beautiful,” Salem said in a husky voice.
“Don’t I?” she replied.
“SB. So Beautiful,” Roman told her with a smile.
She gasped again, her hand on her chest. “You’re using acronyms. I love acronyms.”
“I know what else you love,” Alexei said.
Please don’t say his cock. Please don’t say his cock.
They did not need this romantic moment to be interrupted by Alexei’s dick.
“What’s that?” she asked as Alexei kneeled by the couch.
He leaned forward. “Angel kisses.”
She closed her eyes as he gave her some angel kisses. Then he actually kissed her, putting his hand around the back of her neck.
Damn it. Salem should have done that.
Idiot.
“Although I still want to know what MGB stands for,” Alexei said.
She smiled. “I think I should keep that one to myself.”
“Oh, I don’t think so. Not unless you want to be tickled.” He started to tickle her. She screamed, giggling and gasping for breath.
“Mr. Grumpy Butt!” she cried. “It’s Mr. Grumpy Butt!”
He grunted. “That should be a spanking offence.”
“No way!” she cried.
He grinned and winked at her.
“We have something to ask you,” Salem said, moving on onto his knees next to Alexei and shoving him over slightly.
Roman kneeled next to him as she sat up straight, staring at them with wide eyes.
“Are you asking me if you can all have sex with me?” she asked breathlessly.
“Uh, no,” Salem said.
“Is that what you want?” Roman asked.
“I’m down for that,” Alexei said.
This was going in a far different direction than anticipated.
“The plan was to propose,” Roman said, scratching at his head. “But if you want to all have sex together, I suppose we can pivot.”
Definitely a different direction.
Salem turned to glare at Roman while Alexei choked on a laugh. Tamsyn gasped.
Shit.
Salem hoped she wasn’t upset that this was her proposal. It was meant to be romantic and sweep her off her feet. Instead, it had turned into this . . . calamity.
“Tamsyn, I’m so sorry,” he said.
“Why are you sorry?” she asked. “Are you taking it back?”
“What? No. Of course not.”
“Then I’m getting a proposal and group sex? After a wedding?”
“Um,” he replied, unsure of what his answer should be.
“BDE!” she cried.
Huh?
“Best Day Ever,” Roman informed him.
“Really?” he asked.
“Keep up with the play, man,” Alexei said, whacking his back. “The girl wants sex and to get married.”
“You do?” Salem asked, feeling like he was stuck in a whirlwind.
“Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Oh, please.” She put her hands together in a praying position. “Can I have that?”
“Yes, well, we still have to ask you properly.”
“Oh yes, let’s do it properly.” She sat straight with her hands in her lap. “Please go ahead.”
Roman reached over to place his hand on hers. “Darling girl, you’ve shown me that I’m worth loving. That I can be who I am, I don’t have to fit a mold, and that you’ll love me no matter what.”
“And you can love yourself,” she added.
Roman smiled. “Yes, I can love myself.”
“Just please not in front of us,” Alexei muttered.
Salem elbowed him in the side. “You can talk.”
Tamsyn shot them both a look. “Shh. It’s Roman’s turn to woo me. You can both go next.”
“Bossy bit of goods,” Salem told her with a grin.
“Woo?” Alexei asked.
“Woo,” she said firmly.
“Yes, I am wooing her. Both of you, shut up,” Roman said forcefully.
He would never have spoken to them like that before Tamsyn.
Salem was so proud of him.
“I love how we read books together,” Roman continued. “Before you, I rarely touched anyone and now I look forward to those moments where I get to hold your hand, to hug you, to just be myself with you. Thank you, Kitten. For accepting me as me. I love you so much. Will you marry me?”
“Yes! And I’m going to hug you!” she cried as she threw herself at him.
She drew back and kissed him on the lips before settling into her seat and looking to Salem and giving him a regal nod. “You may go.”
“Thank you, baby. Or maybe I should start calling you princess.”
“Your highness will suffice,” she replied.
Alexei snorted and he elbowed him again.
“Ouch. I’m going to bruise there.”
It would serve him right.
“Tamsyn, you came into our lives at a time when I was lost. I just didn’t realize it. I had become addicted to work, I was never there for my family or friends. But when you arrived, you drew me out of the darkness and reminded me that there is more to life than work and duty. There is fun and laughter. There is pleasure and sadness. There’s you. You are more than I deserve, and I will never let you go.” He was aware of the deep possession in his voice and the way her eyes grew warm. She liked that.