Brick Brick (Knights Corruption MC - Next Generation, #4) - S. Nelson Page 0,130
me away for good.”
“Stone is back to loving me again,” he said cockily.
“Until this,” I chided, laughing when he reached over and squeezed my knee. But when his hand moved further up my leg, all he did was shake his head. “What now?”
“This fuckin’ skirt. I’m gonna either cut it up when we get home or hide it so you can’t wear it again.”
“Is my fiancé getting territorial?”
“Getting? And I like hearing you say that. Say it again.” He moved his hand toward my upper thigh and instinctually I parted my legs, coaxing an appreciative groan from him.
“Fiancé?”
“It has a nice sound to it. But I can’t wait until you can call me your husband.” His mouth stretched with a panty-dropping smile and I had to refrain from hopping into his lap while he drove, my hormones doing a number on me, never mind his fingers were now skimming the edge of my panties.
“If you don’t remove your hand, I can’t promise what’s gonna happen, and if we show up at the party all disheveled, my dad is gonna know what’s up.”
“So? I’m sure he realizes we have sex.”
“Yeah, but knowing it and seeing the aftermath are two different things.”
“Fuckin’ Stone,” he grumbled, putting his hand back on the wheel to join his other.
“You’re adorable when you sulk.”
“I’m not sulking,” he said, his voice most definitely sounding like that of a pouting man.
Grabbing my purse from the floor of the truck, I rifled through it to find my cell, the blaring ringtone belonging to Chelsea. I couldn’t wait to tell her the news, but I’d have to find the right time so as not to overshadow the party. And I knew once my best friend found out, everyone else would, too.
“Hey,” I greeted, sounding overly cheery.
“Hey yourself. Was someone engaging in some horizontal tango action?” She laughed at her own joke, but when I didn’t answer right away, she laughed even harder. “I knew it. You two are unbelievable.”
“Us? You guys are no better.”
I loved that my bestie finally came to her senses and agreed to make things work with Ace. He adored her and the only person who didn’t see it was Chels. It was too bad it took him getting hurt for her to realize how much he meant to her.
“I can’t argue there.” Her voice was muffled for a moment before she came back on the line. “You guys on your way?”
“Yeah, we’re only five minutes out.”
“We just pulled in, so we’ll see you when you get here.”
After tossing my phone back in my bag, I weaved my fingers with Kaden’s, enjoying the comfortable silence until we eventually pulled down Braylen and Ryder’s road. Then something dawned on me, and when I thought about it, everything clicked and made sense.
He parked alongside Braylen’s SUV, hopping out and coming around to open my door. He was forever the gentleman, extending his hand for me to exit. I was capable of opening my own door and didn’t need his assistance, but he liked doing it for me, so I let him.
Before we walked off toward the house, I turned into him, getting lost in the way he looked back at me for a moment. “That’s what you meant when you told Brick ‘we got some news.’” He smiled at me. “What if I said no?”
“You wouldn’t have, and on the off and unbelievable chance you did, I would’ve tied you to the bed and fucked some sense into you.”
“Damn, now I’m reconsidering my answer.”
He grabbed me and lifted me off my feet until we were eye level. “No goin’ back now, Ry. You’re mine for good.”
“I was already.”
He put me back on my feet and twirled my engagement ring, grinning like the Cheshire cat. “But now it’s gonna be official.”
And with a toe-curling kiss, sealing our claim to each other, we ventured toward the house, hand in hand with matching smiles on our faces.
I often regretted those missed years when Kaden and I weren’t together, and I hated remembering living like a shell of a person, but I wouldn’t change a thing knowing our destiny would lead us to where we are today.
Ecstatically happy and ready for the next phase in our life.
I only hoped my dad didn’t have too much to say about it.
“It’s about time you got here.” I took in Riley’s outfit. “Cute skirt.”
“Kaden doesn’t think so,” she chuckled, earning her a swat on the ass, which only made her laugh harder. I patted the seat