It had been three days now since he’d admitted that he loved her, and she once again lay beside him, watching him.
“You’re doing that watching thing again.”
“We’re at my apartment, so it only makes it fair that we follow my rules, and I like watching you.”
“We’re only here because my mom has been staying at my place. I told you she wouldn’t know how to keep her distance.”
She laughed, thinking about his very crazy and devoted mother. “You’re the one that told her you loved me.”
“I know. I didn’t want to keep it a secret for much longer, and I thought seeing as she is my very devoted mother, she would be happy for me, and let me, you know, spend some quality time with you.” He reached out, gripping her hip, and she closed her eyes, moaning.
There were bruises covering her waist and hips from his possession, and she loved it. At work, there was no end to his lovemaking. When it was lunch, he no longer left the main door open. He always closed and locked it so no random customer could just enter. They made a great deal of use of his office. It was not very hygienic having sex in the reception area.
“You’re going to have to introduce me to your mother.”
He grumbled. “Not yet. She’s going to be talking about weddings and stuff like that.” Ace opened his eyes, and smiled. “Are you wanting to get married?”
She burst out laughing. “Is that a proposal?”
“I’m thinking it might be. Will you marry me, Trixie Dean?”
Staring into his eyes, she saw he was being totally serious, and her heart started to pound. Happiness poured through every single part of her, threatening to bubble over. “You want to marry me?”
“I keep making you cry.”
“No, I’m for real right now, Ace. Do you want to marry me?”
“I told you I don’t lie, and I don’t say things I don’t mean.”
“Then yes, a gazillion times yes. I want to marry you.” She was already kneeling on the bed, and she let out a cry of happiness. “This is the craziest moment of my life. We’re going to have to tell your mother.” She reached over him, grabbing his cell phone.
Within seconds, Ace had the cell phone out of her hands, and pressed her against the bed. “I had planned on a really romantic proposal,” he said.
“Believe it or not, your proposal is the best one I’ve ever received.”
“For real?” he asked, frowning. “How did your last proposal happen?”
“During a business meeting. We were in one of his conference rooms, and aligning our schedules so we could make the right amount of time for one another, planning dinners, and dates like that. He put a ring on the book, and told me to put it on. Our parents were already working out all the details so it wouldn’t interfere with our work.”
“Holy shit. What a douchebag.”
“Yep, big douchebag.” She leaned up, pressing a kiss to his lips. “You have no ring, but I think it’s amazing. We’re going to get married, Ace.”
“The bad guy and the nerd!” He winked at her. “It has a nice ring to it.”
She burst out laughing, and stole his cell phone from him. She had already dialed his mother’s name, and placed the phone next to her ear. “We are not avoiding her anymore.”
“It’s about time you remember your mother, Ace.”
“Hi, Mrs. Heart. This is Trixie Dean,” she said.
Ace began to tickle her, and she struggled to keep her laughter out of her voice.
“Stop it!”
“I’m not stopping. Hi, Mom.”
“Oh my. Hello, Trixie. It is so good to hear from you.”
This was torture. His fingers were working over her entire body, and she had always been so ticklish. “I want to apologize for Ace’s rudeness. We’re new at all of this,” she said. “Ace, stop!”
He paused, giving her a few seconds’ reprieve.
“Ace and I were hoping you’d join us for lunch. Maybe a picnic, would you like it?”
Ace was already attacking her arms again. “No, no picnic.”
“Oh, that would be wonderful. I am so looking forward to meeting you, Trixie. My son has spoken highly of you.”
She wished she could say the same, but according to Ace, his mother had been absent from his life until recently.
“So it’s settled then. This afternoon in the park. We have some exciting news to share with you.”
“I will be there. Don’t worry about bringing a picnic. I know a good place where they make them, and I will bring it.”
“It will be lovely to see you, Mrs. Heart.”
Trixie hung up the phone and dropped his cell over the side of the bed. “It has been arranged. We are having dinner with your mother and then we’re going to start preparing for an awesome wedding.”