“You don’t ever wonder what happened to him?” I asked, curious.
She snorted. “I know exactly what happened to him,” she replied. “With Dad being a lawyer, he’s kept tabs on him all these years. He lives in Montana on some ranch.”
“Okay,” I relented.
For now.
“So, what do you say we get back to some more healing,” she teased, lightening the mood.
“I thought you were sore?”
“That’s what hot bubble baths are for.”
I took her face in my hands and kissed the fuck out of her. Kissing me back, we were quickly rubbing up against each other in the kitchen. Her hands went to the waistband of my jeans, and she started using her grip as leverage, rubbing her pussy against the denim. She’s yet to touch my dick, and I knew that was going to be a rough one to overcome, but that was fine. I’d wait for this woman forever.
Moving from her mouth to her neck, I said, “I can’t wait until we’re cleared, and I can fuck you without a condom.” I’ve never had sex without a condom before, so the very idea had me thrumming with anticipation. “It’s going to feel so good to slid inside you raw.”
She tilted her head to give me more access to her skin. “I can’t wait for that either.”
“I’m going to get you so dirty, baby.”
Her legs widened. “I can’t wait.”
Suddenly, I stopped to look at her. “Do you lease this apartment?”
Rowan started blinking the haze of lust away. “What?”
“Do you lease this apartment?”
She nodded. “Yeah. Why?”
“When is your lease up?”
Those keen blue eyes of hers narrowed. “In three months,” she answered. “It’s an annual.”
“You’re not renewing it this year,” I announced as if it were fact.
Her brows shot up. “I’m not?”
“No, baby, you’re not.”
“Just like that, huh?”
“Just like that,” I confirmed, and then I spent the rest of the night convincing her of all the reasons why she shouldn’t renew her lease.
Epilogue
Rowan – (One Year Later)~
Never thought I’d be so excited to be at a birthday party for two one-year-olds, but I was.
Super excited.
Three weeks after Lorcan and I spent our first night together, Mystic had gone into labor, and she’d given us all two perfect babies. The oldest by two minutes, Ian Alaric Evans, and the youngest by two minutes, Isaac Lorcan Evans.
While Alaric was Mystic’s brother, and the only family member she still spoke to, none of us had been surprised by Ian’s middle name. Lorcan, on the other hand, had been beside himself with surprise. Even though he was Gage’s best friend, and had been since they were in college, he felt extremely humbled that Mystic, someone he’s only known for a year, would name her child after him.
I had cried like a baby.
And now, we were at Gage and Mystic’s, celebrating the twins’ first birthday. And while the party was small it was perfect for our little tight knit group. There was Gage, Mystic, Alaric and his girlfriend, Miranda, Lorcan, his sister, Molly, Grayson, and me. And the twins, of course.
Looking around at everyone, I loved how everything seemed as it should be.
Also, there was the fact that, a year later, I was living with Lorcan, my career was thriving, and counseling was working.
Counseling had been a solo thing until I had wanted to conquer my final demons. At that point, Lorcan had gone with me, where we’d had a deep, intense session together. It had taken another few sessions before I had felt comfortable enough to cross that final threshold.
I’ll never forget the first time I went down on Lorcan and how the experience had felt so different from what my fears had predicted. It had been one of the most profound moments in my life, and I was lucky I’d had Lorcan to share it with.
“What do you say we give the twins someone to play with?”
I turned from the cookie platter I was arranging and Lorcan was standing on the other side of the kitchen island, smiling at me. “What?”
“The twins need friends,” he replied. “I mean, this party is missing kids.”
I barked out a laugh. “You want to have children, so the twins have some friends to invite to their birthday parties?”
He walked around the island and pulled me into his arms. “I also happen to love you.”
I rolled my eyes. “I suppose there is that.”
Lorcan dropped his arms as he reached in his pocket, and I watched as he pulled out a stunning three-carat diamond ring from his pocket. Without asking, he lifted my hand and slipped it on my left hand.
“We’ll even be married before our kids are born, so I don’t see the problem.”
I could feel my eyes widened. “You’re serious, aren’t you?”
“What kind of godparents would we be if we don’t give Ian and Isaac some friends?”
Not needed to say the words, I threw my arms around him, my answer clear. And when his arms came around me, that was all the guarantee I needed for my happily ever after.
Lorcan Cavanaugh was my happily ever after.
The End.
About the Author
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M.E. Clayton works full-time and writes as a hobby. She is an avid reader and, with much self-doubt, but more positive feedback and encouragement from her friends and family, she took a chance at writing, and the Seven Deadly Sins Series was born. Writing is a hobby she is now very passionate about. When she’s not working, writing, or reading, she is spending time with her family or friends. If you care to learn more, you can read about her by visiting the following:
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The Seven Deadly Sins Series (In Order)
Catching Avery (Avery & Nicholas)
Chasing Quinn (Quinn & Chase)
Claiming Isabella (Isabella & Julian)
Conquering Kam (Kamala & Kane)
Capturing Happiness
The Enemy Duet (In Order)
In Enemy Territory (Fiona & Damien)
On Enemy Ground (Victoria & William)
The Enemy Series (In Order)
Facing the Enemy (Ramsey & Emerson)
Engaging the Enemy (Roselyn & Liam)
Battling the Enemy (Deke & Delaney)
Provoking the Enemy (Ava & Ace)
Loving the Enemy
Resurrecting the Enemy (Ramsey Jr. & Lake)
The Buchanan Brothers Series (In Order)
If You Could Only See (Mason & Shane)
If You Could Only Imagine (Aiden & Denise)
If You Could Only Feel (Gabriel & Justice)
If You Could Only Believe (Michael & Sophia)
If You Could Only Dream
The How To: Modern-Day Woman’s Guide Series (In Order)
How to Stay Out of Prison (Lyrical & Nixon)
How to Keep Your Job (Alice & Lincoln)
How to Maintain Your Sanity (Rena & Jackson)
The Holy Trinity Series (In Order)
The Holy Ghost (Phoenix & Francesca)
The Son (Ciro & Roberta)
The Father (Luca & Remy)
The Redemption (Nico & Mia)
The Vatican (Francisco Phoenix Benetti & Luca Saveria Fiore)
The Blackstone Prep Academy Duet (In Order)
Reflections (Grace & Styx)
Mirrors (London & Sterling)
The Eastwood Series (In Order)
Samson (Samson & Mackenzie)
Ford (Ford & Amelia)
Raiden (Ra
iden & Charlie)
Duke (Duke & Willow)
Alistair (Alistair & Rory)
The Problem Series (In Order)
The Problem with Fire (Sayer & Monroe)
The Problem with Sports (Nathan & Andrea)
The Problem with Dating (Gideon & Echo)
The Pieces Series (In Order)
Our Broken Pieces (Mystic & Gage)
Our Cracked Pieces (Rowan & Lorcan)
Our Shattered Pieces (Molly & Grayson)
The Holy Trinity Duet (In Order)
The Bishop (Leonardo & Sienna)
The Cardinal (Salvatore & Blake)
The Holy Trinity Next Generation Series (In Order)
Vincent & Cira (Vincent Fiore & Cira Benetti)
Salvatore Jr. & Camilla (Salvatore Benetti Jr. & Camilla Mancini)
Emilio & Bianca (Emilio Benetti & Bianca Mancini)
Angelo & Georgia (Angelo Benetti & Georgia Mancini)
Dante & Malia (Dante Fiore & Malia Benetti)
Mattia & Remo (Mattia Mancini & Remo Vitale)
Standalone
Unintentional
Purgatory, Inc.
My Big, Huge Mistake
An Unexpected Life
The Heavier the Chains…
Real Shadows
You Again
Merry Christmas To Me
Dealing with the Devil
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