Page 49 of The Only Shot that Mattered

Kenna used his shoulders for balance, and he felt her shiver when he kissed her thigh before standing back up with her shoes in his hand.

When they made it to the tent, Damien was more than pleased with how it looked. Soft lighting lit the inside. A projector was set up for them to watch whatever they pleased, if they chose. Rose petals were scattered around the sand inside the tent, and there was a large charcuterie board with wine.

“You did all this for me?”

“Technically, I hired someone to do this for you.” Damien grinned at her, and she slapped his arm.

“You know what I meant. Damien, this is perfect. I was nervous to come out tonight, but you made this… just perfect.” She whispered the last part, and he watched her as she took it all in.

Damien sat down on one of the large pillows and tugged her down to sit between his legs before kissing her neck. She pulled her dress down again and shifted to get comfortable.

“I know we could have dressed down a bit for a date like this, but I really wanted to see you all dressed up for me. Forgive me?”

She giggled. “What I’m wearing is the least of my worries. Seriously, this is perfect. It’s just what I needed.”

“Good, then stop pulling that dress down, girl. Let that thang ride up. I’m tryna see somethin’.”

Kenna’s laugh filled the space, causing Damien’s heart to expand. This was the version of her he wanted to see every day. Then her smile faded, and she looked up at him. “I’m sorry I haven’t been in the right headspace to… you know.”

Damien’s brows dipped. “You don’t ever have to apologize for not being in the right frame of mind to have sex.”

“I guess I’m just realizing I’ve been neglecting you. I mean, not that I’m obligated. That’s not what I’m saying, but I have been staying in your house… and I?—”

“Kenna, if you don’t hush and eat this strawberry.” Damien wasn’t trying to hear all that. He didn’t care about her staying with him. In fact, he preferred it that way. It dawned on him that maybe she needed to hear that. He plucked a strawberry from the platter on the small table in front of them and held it out to Kenna. While she took a sexy ass bite of it, he watched her closely before saying, “You know I love you staying with me, right? If you want, you can move in full time.”

Kenna’s head turned so she could look back up at him again. “You want me to move in with you?”

“You love me, right?” Damien replied with a question of his own.

There went that blush again. “I do.”

“And I love you.” After she nodded, he continued. “Then yeah, I want you to move in.”

“What happened to waiting until the season is over? We aren’t even a couple officially.”

He could tell her overthinking was about to step in, and he knew he needed to shut it down quickly.

After tossing the stem of the strawberry back on the platter, he turned Kenna so she straddled him. She tried pulling her dress down again, but he moved her hands away and cupped her exposed ass with his large hands.

“Kenna James, will you be my woman? I don’t give a fuck about the season, my career, or none of that shit. There is nothing holding us back from being together. I love you, and I want to build a life with you. I want you to be mine. I’m already yours, and I want you to move in with me. I wouldn’t mind putting a few babies in you, either, but I’ll slow my roll on that. Just please say yes. Say you’ll be my woman and move in with me?”

Kenna pressed her forehead into his. “I still don’t understand why you want my damaged ass.”

“You’re not damaged, baby. You’re perfect. You might not be employee of the month anymore…”

Kenna’s laugh came out in a screech as she hit him on the shoulder. “And whose fault is that?”

Damien playfully shrugged. “What can I say? I’m a man of my word.”

“I do love a man that stands on his word.” She nuzzled her nose into his. “Yes, Damien, I’ll be your woman, and I would love to move in, but only if Skylar is okay with it.”

Damien’s heart felt complete at that moment as he cracked a grin. “Please, that girl loves you more than me now. We should go start packing your shit right now.”

He played like he was going to get up, but Kenna stopped him. “Uh uh. I’m going to enjoy this date.” She kissed his lips. “Besides, I think we have some making up to do for lost time. I was in a daze the last few weeks, but I think you snapped me out of it. I can think of a couple of ways to celebrate that.”

Damien’s dick caught on before his mind did. Just like that, he was rock hard and ready to feel Kenna’s insides. “Oh yeah? I do remember mentioning something about some babies.”

He flipped them over while Kenna laughed. She sounded so free, and Damien took his time to capture the moment.

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