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I was startled as he rubbed his hand through my hair and realized that I must have dozed off. "I am sorry, I didn't realize that I fell asleep," I kissed his chest and then licked it.
"There is nothing to be sorry for. Do you want to go inside?" Vincent squeezed me closer to him and in that moment, I didn't want to go inside at all. I didn't want our alone time to be over.
"If you want to," he adjusted me off of his lap and stood up out of the tub. As Vincent got out, he held my hand to help me slide out as well. Once I am out, he wraps a towel around me and rubs excess water off of my skin. "Don't forget our clothes," I said as he walked over to them. "I wonder how many voice mails you have."
We walked through the backyard to the slider naked and hand and hand. I didn't want to come off this cloud; it is beautiful up here. The cold air in the house shocked me and threw me off of my cloud.
"Are you going to tell me what you did all day?" Vincent asked as we walked up stairs to the bedroom.
He he. I have been waiting for this. I'm deciding to be as vague as possible. "Well, Sammy picked me up from work to tell me that I needed to make a statement about being shot. So that was one thing that I did."
We walked into the bedroom, and I headed to the shower to turn it on to get the chlorine off of me. I hated the way it smelled but I love swimming. Plus, my hair was a rat's nest since Vincent held onto it while we were making love in the tub.
"Oh, okay. How was seeing Joel's parents?" He skirted around asking me the one question that he wanted to know the answer to. I thought it was funny that he didn't come right out and ask how seeing Joel was.
"It was nice. They are nice people."
Chapter 22
I waited for him to ask me the question. Hell, I'm dying for him to ask it to me. This is so funny. After climbing into the shower, I heard him turn on his phone and it beeped a couple of times to signify a missed alert.
Once I was cleaned and felt better about myself, I got out of the shower and am faced by a very questioning Vincent. He didn't ask me what he wanted to, and I just took my time drying off.
"Is there something you want to ask me?" I asked while walking past him to the vanity in order to brush my hair out. My brush got stuck on some tangles and I cringed while I attacked them with my brush.Reminder: get hair touched up!I gave myself a mental reminder as I looked at roots. Gross.
"Damn. Fine, I will ask. How was seeing your ex-husband?" When Vincent asked me this question, his voice was filled with annoyance.
I shrugged and continued the assault on my tangles. "Interesting. Very interesting. Basically, he thought that by Leo being there that he was my bodyguard." Vincent snorted as he climbed into the shower. "Shut up. I have street credit too!" That really got him to laugh so I reached my hand on the handle for the shower and yanked it to the cold side. He screamed and I laughed as I ran into the bedroom.
"Payback is a bitch, love."
I felt brave in the bedroom and antagonized him. I rubbed lotion on myself and my body still hummed. "Bring it!"
"What else happened?" The water shut off and I smelled his body wash into the bedroom. He smells so good. I love just wrapping myself into his scent.
"I slapped him because he told me I only was interested in the money," while I was talking, I rubbed lotion onto my feet. "Never did I point a gun at someone before... However, the gun felt so good in my hand. I am such a mess."
Vincent walked into the bedroom and sat on the bed next to me. "You are not messed up, you showed strength. Many people would have killed him," he rubbed my leg and squeezed my thigh. "So... tell me what you want to do. Are you wanting to stay here and live with me... or...? What?"
Crap. I have no idea what to say. There is no way that I want to ruin our night by asking him to move out with me or something. I am still very surprised he hasn't mentioned anything about getting engaged. "Do you want me to live here with you?" I asked the question cautiously.
"Yes, but only if you want to. I thought you liked it here. Especially the hot tub."
I giggled and my face burned from remembering the hot tub. "Well, I wouldn't mind living here with you. I just want to feel like I have a home here," I waited a minute to let it settle in before I whispered, "home here with you."
He stood up and adjusted my legs, so he was in between my thighs. I felt his hands grip my ass and I looked into his stormy eyes full of heat. "Baby doll, of course you have a home here. You can change anything you want in the house. This is your house too." He got up to brush his teeth.
I smiled and crawled over to my side of the bed and climbed into the sheets. "Good. Come snuggle with me," I smiled at him and then pulled back the covers. I'm still naked and I loved that he is naked as well. We slept in a spoon the whole night and it was amazing.
Chapter 23
"Isn't it silly for me to wear white?" I asked Anne as I looked over my wedding dress. The dress was plain and only cost me thirty dollars. "I mean, I am three months pregnant."
"This is your wedding day. You should be happy!" Anne called to me as she stepped into her bridesmaid's dress which was also plain. I picked a grey to match my depressed mood. I am pretty sure that everyone here knew that my centerpieces cost more than my dress.
"I can't be happy. My soon to be husband's dad is walking down the aisle. My parents are supposed to be here." Anne is the only person that I can talk to about my parents. When Joel asked me to marry him after I told him I was pregnant, I wanted to tell him no. Why in the world is the point in getting married if we only share the day with his family? "Do you think it is silly for me to get married? I am nineteen. I am so nervous..."
"Don't be silly. This is your wedding. I know you miss your parents, Vans. However, this can be a start to a new family."
