Page 36 of Winter Memories

Macklin whispers, “Is that okay?”

I rub a hand over Macklin’s back, wanting to reassure him and let him know it’s more than okay. “I’ll make you a deal,” I tell him, and he pulls back to look into my eyes, and I hate the flash of fear I see there, “you can call me daddy as long as it’s okay with you if I marry your mama.”

Macklin nods eagerly, possibly not even understanding what marrying Eden means, as he grins at me. Edith lets out a squeal and we’re all engulfed in hugs and well wishes. Just how it should have been years ago.

But maybe this is better. I appreciate this with a depth of feeling which is impossible to express. I’m so damn grateful to fate for stepping in, keeping our hearts safe for each other, and then bringing us back together.

Hours later, after everything has been moved and unpacked, and Noel cooked, I pull Eden against my side as she holds up her rings. Her eyes are filled with delight while a soft smile plays on her lips.

“Are you happy?”

She looks at me and pushes against my shoulder until I’m flat on my back and she can straddle my hips. “Fletcher,” she moans as she starts to rock her hips, “I’m deliriously happy.”

Eden reaches between us and grips my cock as she rises up on her knees. When the head is kissing her entrance, she sinks down slowly. Like this, on display for me, I know I’m not going to be able to last long. The view is just too damn good.

Her walls squeeze around me, and I grip her hips, helping her to keep the pace she sets. When her head tips back, I watch as her caramel hair cascades down her body and my cock throbs deep inside of her.

Everything about my woman is sexy as hell and the best part is she doesn’t even really know. She looks down at me, her eyes flashing with desire and something mischievous.

“I’m going to make an appointment and have my implant taken out. I don’t want to waste any more time,” she moans.

Well, fuck. I use my grip on her to move her faster over me as I thrust upward. My thumb stretches toward her clit and when I find it, I apply the perfect amount of pressure. It’ll set her off in no time, which is what needs to happen.

Eden telling me she wants me to put my baby in her is almost too much for me to take.

As her pussy clenches around my shaft, I let myself go and fill her with my cum. She falls over me, her hard nipples digging into my chest and making me consider how soon we can go another round. Her body is so soft against mine, fitting perfectly and making my entire world feel whole.

“Let’s plan for a springtime wedding,” I pant.

She giggles softly and props her chin on my chest, her dark eyes alight with mischief. “I know the perfect field of wildflowers.”

I grin at my woman because I know the place too. It’s the field on Limitless property where we always dreamed of getting married.

It took a while, but all those memories, all those dreams, now they’re the future we’re walking toward hand in hand. I can’t wait to see how it all plays out.

EPILOGUE

ONE YEAR LATER

EDEN

I rub a hand over my very pregnant belly as I look out at the winter wonderland before me after grabbing a snack in the kitchen. The last year has been the best year of my life, and I wouldn’t change a single thing about it. I’ve watched my son become the little boy he was always meant to be.

He’s so happy and loved that tears threaten to fall whenever I think about it. He started pre-K this year and he loves going to school. Not only is he a good student, but he’s a good friend. I know some of the friends he’s making now will be people he can count on for the rest of his life.

Watching him with Fletcher, who he happily and enthusiastically calls ‘daddy’, is the highlight of my days. I fell in love with Fletcher years ago, but there’s something special about falling in love with him all over again because of the way he loves our son.

And then there’s this pregnancy.

Fletcher hasn’t missed a single appointment and has become a little overprotective and overbearing, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s kept his promise and has taken a picture of me in profile every single week.

We did get married in the spring and I found out he had already managed to get me pregnant right before our wedding. I meant what I said the day he asked me to marry him, and we moved to Limitless, we had already wasted too much time, and I didn’t want any more to pass us by.

I’ll be having our little girl soon and I can’t wait. Macklin is excited to be a big brother, but he’s not entirely sure about having a little sister. I can only laugh when he scrunches up his face and tells my belly how she better not be too girly and to like cowboys.

So much has been different about this pregnancy. Having a partner, a husband, a friend, who has my back is one of the biggest things. Fletcher is there for me at every turn, and he celebrates every change in my body. There are times when I find him looking at my belly with an awe I can feel in my soul.

I think Fletcher was right, we had to walk through life separately for a little while to really appreciate what we have together. I’ve made peace with our past and only look toward our future. The memories from back then stay with us, but they’ve been eclipsed in so many ways.

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