Page 173 of The Plan

With a smile, he pulls me up so we’re sitting, facing each other. “I know it’s your land, but we can build a house.”

I look up at him, and his eyes shimmer with hope at the idea. I feel myself smiling at the thought of it. “Our backyard will literally be a sunflower field,” I say in disbelief, and he smiles at me as I picture the whole thing in my head.

“We’ll have an infinity pool since you apparently love skinny dipping.” I throw my head back as I laugh at the fact that he remembers that. “The entire house will have floor-to-ceiling windows since you like those too.” He quickly kisses me before pulling away to see me again, and I can’t stop smiling.

“Oh my god, the house is going to be huge!”

He chuckles into the crease of my neck.

“What are we going to do with all that space?”

He kisses my neck, then pulls away so his eyes will meet mine. “We’ll fill it with kids.”

I go still for a second, and he waits for my reaction.

“That’s a whole lot of kids.”

He laughs and kisses me twice. “You’re right.” He kisses me quickly again. “We should get a head start and start making them now.” I’m hysterical with laughter, and he kisses down my chest and tries to pull my shirt up, but I stop him.

“How many?”

He turns his head to the side in thought. “However many you want.”

He tries to kiss me again, but I shake my head at his answer. “No, answer for yourself.”

He doesn’t even hesitate as he answers. “Four.”

I ask why, and he goes on. “I grew up in a quad. It works.” He shrugs, and I give it a thought for a second.

“What if three of them are closer and one is left out?”

“Then we’ll make another.” He kisses me again as I burst into another laugh. I think of it all. The huge house with floor-to-ceiling windows. The infinity pool and sunflower backyard. God, we’ll have enough space for a whole baseball field.

When Sire starts sucking on my neck, I run my hand through his hair and pull him away. “I’m not signing the papers.”

He looks confused and then disappointed. “Is there a specific reason why?”

I quickly kiss him, then pull away to look at him. “I don’t want it to be my land.”

His brows furrow.

“I want it to beours. What’s mine is yours, of course, but I want us to sign them together.” A smile so big grows on his face it hurts to even look at him.

“Deal.” We lock it in with a kiss, and it feels like we’re sealing our fate as our clothes fall onto the floor, and we get lost in each other. Making love and maybe even those kids to fill the huge house.

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Sire

Two Months Later

Vid’s head snaps in mydirection as I walk into the apartment. I hang my keys and make my way over to her on the couch. She opens her arms to me with a smile, and I immediately lay on top of her, laying my head on her stomach.

“How was therapy?”

I peek up at her with a smile. I really like this routine we’ve gotten into. I talk to the shrink, then come home and tell her how it went, or I don’t. She never forces me to, but I like telling her about it. “We had a breakthrough.”

Her entire face lights up, and she leans over, kissing the top of my head. She came to my first few sessions with me because I was definitely struggling at first talking to a stranger. I didn't say anything at all the first week, but Vid helped. She ended up spilling her soul about her dad and even about the break-in. I think she was doing it to show me I could do it, too, but clearly, she also needed it. She somehow seems lighter. I go to my sessions alone now, and Vid started going to see her own therapist.

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