Page 77 of Trust In Me

“I’ll need to discuss it with my other Church members. It’s a generous offer, and I will present it to them that way. Whatever we decide, I hope that won’t change anything between Kellan and Shay,” Whiskey says politely, showing Bree the respect she doesn’t necessarily command, but gets anyway. It’s like people can just tell she is a leader.

“No, of course it won’t. But as I said before, I can’t make any guarantees of when you can see Hallie, but I also won’t have her in any danger,” I explain.

Shay smiles. “Kellan, I think I have more than proved that everything I have ever done has been for the sole purpose of keeping her safe. I promise I won’t step anywhere near her if I’m in any danger. I will always put her wellbeing first.” Shay turns to me with that same shy smile that hooked me almost two years ago. “Can I give her a hug, please?” Her eyes widen, and I can see she’s desperate for me not to turn her down.

“Of course you can.” Before I’ve even finished my sentence she slides onto the floor and scoops Hallie into her arms. Hallie responds how she does to most people, by hitting her around the head and pulling on her hair, but Shay smiles through it.

Whiskey eventually joins Shay and Hallie on the floor, and they lay together for a while, talking to us about random things as the morning progresses. Liam and Bree soon disappear again, happy they’ve helped with the Reaper situation. I never thought I would see the day Bree got involved with the MC, but if she can help Whiskey rid the world of those original assholes, I’m all for that.

After a couple of hours, the time comes where they are reluctantly saying goodbye. Hallie’s getting a little ratty, and no doubt hungry. I gather her up into my arms as we walk Shay and Whiskey to the door. The smile on their face tells me they have had a good time, and shockingly, so have I.

As they are leaving, I stop them, catching us all unawares as I say something I hadn’t planned on saying. “Next month we’re having a party for Hallie’s birthday. We would love it if you could come.”

Shay’s eyes widen as big as saucers and she throws her arms around me and Hallie, thanking me continuously. “In case you didn’t catch that, we would love to come,” Whiskey jokes as he pulls Shay into his arms. She looks up at him, a big smile on her face. She’s looking at him like he hung the moon, and I thought it would be hard for me to see them so happy, but it isn’t. I’m happy for them. I don’t have any reason to be jealous. I have the love of my life by my side already.

“Oh, before I forget, I want to give you this. You won’t need it just yet, but one day soon, I know this man is going to propose to you. He hasn’t told me, but I can see it in his eyes. He looks at you in a way I’ve never seen from him before. You are his world, second only to Hallie. When you take on Kellan, you get Hallie too, and I know you know that. I know you want that too. So, when that day comes and you agree to be Kellan’s wife, then you open this envelope and sign the papers. They’re already signed by me, so you won’t have any trouble with them,” Shay explains, and we both look confused.

“What is it?” Mia asks, looking inquisitively at the large Manila envelope.

“In there is the adoption paperwork you need. It’s all signed by me, drawn up by my lawyer. Once you become Kellan’s wife, you can sign this document, and Hallie will legally be your daughter.”

Mia’s breath hitches, and she looks at me with tears in her eyes. We’ve talked about one day getting married, and she’s always said she wants to be in Hallie’s life, but we never really talked about her becoming her mum.

“I don’t know what to say,” Mia says, tears rolling down her cheeks

“Just promise me you will love her enough for the both of us. You will be a great mum. She is lucky to have you,” Shay says, as she pulls Mia in for a hug.

Shay then reaches out to me, and I let her hug me. “I hope you don’t mind me doing that. I don’t want to steal your thunder. But I have to say you are an idiot for not marrying her already.”

Whiskey pulls Shay by his side, laughing at her. She leans forward and kisses Hallie on the cheek who giggles before reaching for Whiskey, indicating she wants him to kiss her too. Which of course he does. My daughter can wrap men around her little finger, even at such a young age. We say our goodbyes and watch them drive away.

As we turn to walk into the living room, Mia is a little quiet, and I ask her what’s wrong. She looks at the Manila envelope and after I’ve placed Hallie in her play pen, she hands it to me. “This belongs to you. It was nice of Shayla to do this, but Hallie’s your baby, that's a decision you should make, not her.”

Fuck, could I love this woman any more? “Mia, the only reason I never brought it up before is because in my eyes you already are Hallie’s mum. It never occurred to me that we could, or should make it official. But, I agree with Shayla. When the day comes that I ask you to be my wife, I will also ask you to be Hallie’s mum because we are a pair. Then it’s up to you what you want to do.”

The smile on her face widens as she pulls me against her, and fuck does my dick respond instantly. “I will need a better proposal than that, for starters. But we both already know what my answer is. I love you both, so much, and I can’t wait to spend forever with you both. Oh, and tonight, no more excuses. I want you to fuck me. I want to feel your cock going in deeper and deeper, until I can’t feel any fuller. I want you to make me scream your name. I’m done healing. Now I want you to fuck me.”

“Well, it looks like I’m going to have to try to put Hallie in her own room from now on. Can’t have her in the room while you are screaming my name now, can we?” I joke, and Mia chuckles before pressing her lips against mine, her hand reaching around to cup my ass, and fuck if that doesn’t send an electric shock to my cock. I can’t fucking wait until tonight. I have a feeling we night need a babysitter for in the morning because I plan on making up for lost time and fucking her as much as I can.

Mia may be broken, and she may have been through more trauma than most people can even imagine, yet she is still standing. She is a survivor who wants to take back ownership of her body. She wants to forget about all the pain she has had inflicted on her, and she wants to replace that with memories of us. I will teach her to love her body, and to be confident in her sexuality. No matter what, I will love her every single day of forever, and I promise to spend each day helping to piece back together her broken soul. She’s put her trust in me, and I won’t ever break it.

“Are you awake too?” Mia mumbles, her head laying on my chest as her body tucks into my side. The feeling of having her pressed against my body just feels so natural, my body drawing heat and comfort from hers.

“Yeah, I’m awake. I can’t believe she isn’t,” I grumble, and Mia chuckles, sitting up slightly as she turns her head so I can see her face. The small patch of sunlight streaming in through the little gap in the curtains is just enough to shadow our bodies with the right amount of light.

“It’s not even five in the morning yet, Kellan. Be grateful she isn’t awake yet,” Mia laughs, and I take hold of her body, hands on her hips as I lift her and move her so that she is straddling my hips.

The duvet cover falls away from her, revealing her perfect curves. Her supple tits with pretty pink nipples are currently pebbled, showing me exactly how my girl’s feeling. Her pale, smooth skin curves in all the right places and my hands fit perfectly along the curve of her hips. Her creamy thighs clamp beside mine, and I can feel the heat from her core against my abdomen.

Of course my dick is standing to attention. No matter how many times we have sex, I don’t think I’ll ever stop wanting this woman, or stop craving her. My cock’s currently rubbing against her ass, and it won’t take much manoeuvring to help my cock find its final destination.

“Well, I think I’ve just thought of a fun way we can kill time before our little monster wakes up. Today is a celebration, after all,” I joke, as I rub my hand up her back, along her silky smooth skin, until I finally clasp my hand at the back of her neck. Using that hand, I pull her down until our lips meet, and as soon as we taste each other, our passion increases and we dive into each other.

Honestly, I can’t even tell you how much I struggled getting Hallie into her own room. I think it’s fair to say I found it harder than she did. The first few nights, she didn’t settle, and we had a load of tears. It broke my heart, and I’m not even ashamed to admit that if it hadn't been for Mia, I would’ve caved. I would have let her stay in my room for as long as possible.

Mia, ever the resourceful woman, found a fucking fantastic way of distracting me from the anxiety I felt over Hallie being in a different room. It involves her very naked body, exploring my very naked body, and holy fuck I was so there for it. It’s the perfect way to distract my brain.

As our lips explore each other, I move my hands across her body. Realising I need more access, I take hold of her hips and lift before rolling her until Mia’s on her back and I’m lying above her. I barely break contact with her before my lips crash down against hers again.

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