Page 22 of Gentleman's Anger
“I haven’t worked for scale since I was a little girl.”
“Well, you’re an amazing actress. This my first role and I had to be sure I’d actually get it. I would have worked for free.” I really would have done anything to make sure no one else got that role.
“Oh, you can’t do that. They really hate that. Big no-no.” Her wide eyes and the way she’s shaking her head make me laugh.
“I love you, duchess.” She smiles at me and blows me a kiss from across the room.
“I love you too, duke.”
We go back to waiting for the doctor. Finally, he gives me the all clear to leave and I’m starving. Two hours later, I’m standing in the hottest shower I can stand, finally cleaning the blood and dirt off of my body. I feel hands come around my back and settle on to my chest. Her chest is pressed into my back, and she places open mouthed kisses on my skin.
“I’m glad you are okay,” she says. “And I can’t wait to make this movie with you.”
“Me either, but what I really can’t wait for you to be my wife,” I
“You know, you never did ask me properly,” she says, smiling at me.
“Didn’t really think that I needed to. You were mine from the moment I saw you. Getting married is just the next logical step.”
“You didn’t really need to, but a girl likes to be asked now and then.”
“Would that make you happy?” I ask, crowding her until her back is against the wall. She sucks in a breath as her skin hits the cool tile. “Do you want me to get down on one knee and beg you to be mine for all eternity?” I run my hand up the inside of her thigh. As I reach higher and higher, her breath hitches. “Is that it, duchess? Do you want me to beg? I can beg you without fucking words. You know that I can.” I finally reach her pussy and slide two fingers into her. She’s hot and wet. “Did you get turned on sucking my cock?” She nods. “Tell me.”
“I loved sucking your cock. It was so hard and heavy. It was powerful.”
“What was?” I am still pumping my fingers in and out her, but I add my thumb to rub her clit.
“Oh, God. The way that I felt when I was on my knees for you. I felt powerful. More powerful than I’ve ever felt before. I was the one doing that to you.”
“I see. Only you can make me hard like that, like this,” I tell her, using my free hand to guide one of hers to my cock. She grips me and strokes it.
“I love that. I know that in my bones, I’ll never love anybody else the way that I love you.”
“Neither will I. Marry me, duchess. Make me the happiest man in the world. Say you’ll be my wife.” I can feel her pussy clench around my fingers, and I know she’s about to come.
“Yes,” she says, moaning as she comes.
“Thank fuck,” I say. She’s still stroking me, so I come all over her stomach.
“Take me to bed,” she demands.
In bed, I slam into her over and over, thanking my lucky stars that she’s mine. I don’t know how I ever got so lucky, but I’ll do everything in power to keep her.
Marrying her is the just the beginning.
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PATIENCE
ONE MONTH LATER
It’s taken all a whole month to plan the perfect wedding. The Pinnacle has been transformed into the perfect ceremony and reception area. Two hundred of our closest friends and family have gathered to celebrate us. The main room of the club looks like a flower garden exploded in here, in the best possible way.
The string quartet we hired has played very classically wedding music and I was expectingHere Comes The Brideas I walk down the aisle on the arms of both of my dads, but as soon as I look up and see Logan standing at the opposite end of the aisle, the opening strains of Taylor Swift’sLove Storystart to play, and I immediately start to cry. It’s the song that was playing the first time we danced together. The only time we’ve actually danced together so far, but now we have the rest of our lives together. It’s only been a month and a week since we met, but I feel like I’ve known him forever.
As soon as I reach him, he kisses me. We slept a part last night, and it was the first time we’ve done that since the night we met. All of Logan’s brothers are here. I’ve really gotten to know them over the last week. Jessica, my moms, and I spent the night at a hotel. I don’t really have any friends, but Jessica and I have been getting along well. I don’t have any bridesmaids, nor does he have any groomsman.
He’s still kissing me when Reverend Orton clears her throat. She’s probably just a little bit older than I am but my mom tells me that she’s new to the parish. She was super nice when we met with her prior to the wedding. Holly tells me she’s a Pinnacle Elite member. That’s a member who almost always prefers the company of those on the Auxiliary side, which I have yet to see.
