He couldn’t resist for another moment. Stepping up close, he placed his hand over hers. “You’re having our baby.”
“Our baby.”
Caleb cupped her rounded stomach and marveled at what their future held. “I love you, Maddie.”
“What?”
“I’ve been wanting to tell you for some time now, but I love you, and I’m not sad about this news. In fact, I … I wanted this.”
“You wanted me to be pregnant?”
“Yes. Do you know how many times I came inside you, wondering if one day you’d be willing to have my children?” He pulled her close, needing to breathe in her scent, and to know that she was okay, and just hold her. Closing his eyes, he pressed his nose against her neck, kissing her.
She wrapped her arms around him, holding him tightly. “You love me?”
“Yes. So fucking much that it scares me at times.”
Maddie reached behind her, placing the pregnancy test on the counter. She cupped his face, pulling him as she did. Her gaze was on his. “When I came here, I wasn’t looking for a man, or anything. I just wanted to take care of your little girl. The moment I looked at you, you were so handsome and sexy. You had this hardness around you, which was quite scary.” He saw tears fill her eyes. “I’m a mess right now. The silliest little thing seems to set me off, and I’m crying. It will all fade soon, I’m sure.”
He wiped away the tears. “It’s fine. More than fine.” He kissed her lips, and she moaned, squeezing his face just a little.
“I didn’t intend to fall in love. It wasn’t part of my plan. I’d sworn off men.”
“You love me?”
“Yes, so very much, and I wanted to claw her eyeballs out for even touching you. I didn’t want her hands on you because you’re mine, and I know I didn’t have any claim on you.”
He silenced her with a kiss. No woman had ever told him that she loved him. Maddie was the woman that owned his heart, and just hearing that she felt the same, well, it made his world so complete.
“I love you. I fucking love you,” he said. “Do you have any idea how long I’ve wanted to say that? It’s all that I’ve been wanting to think about.”
He pressed her up against the wall, lifting her up so that she wrapped her legs around him.
“What are you doing?”
“Well, before our Paige gets home, I’m going to take you to our bed, and I’m going to make love to every square inch of you.” He carried her up to their room, laying her on the bed, and stripped every single layer from her body.
When they were both naked, he leaned forward and pressed kisses to her stomach.
“I was never going to let you go. Not now, not never. You’re mine, Maddie. The moment my cock filled you, the moment you took my spunk, you were mine.”
He slid his rock-hard cock inside her and filled her once again.
They both cried out at the pleasure, which was instant for him. Just feeling her tight pussy wrap around him was sheer heaven, and he loved it. He loved her.
Pressing her hands to the bed, he lifted up and slowly began to thrust inside her, making her feel every single square inch of his shaft.
He watched her moan and thrash on the bed, taking him as deep as she could. Caleb had believed love were tales that people told in order to keep them in line, to have people searching for the one that they could call their own.
Maddie wasn’t just any woman.
She was his woman.
His for the rest of both of their lives.
Only when she found her orgasm did he find his own. Wrapping his arms around her, he didn’t move, but made sure his weight didn’t crush her.
“Marry me,” he said.
“What?”
“You heard me. I want you to marry me and spend the rest of your life with me, here, on this very ranch.”
“You want to keep me?” she asked.
“I love you more than anyone else in the world. I know Paige adores you, and I don’t want anyone else here but you, Maddie. This is your home. I’m your man, and I will be your husband.” He remembered all of the romance books he’d been reading.
Most of the heroes, unless they’d been utter bastards, didn’t ask permission. No, they ordered, they took, and Maddie was his heroine. She was his woman, and he intended to spend the rest of their lives cherishing her.
“You’re my number one, Maddie.” He didn’t want her to doubt for a second his intentions, his love, and his desire to have her all to himself.
“Yes, Caleb. I love you more than anything else in the world. I want to be your wife and live with you. I want that huge family we’ve spoken about. One day when Christmas morning comes, I want to have to feed so many mouths, that I can’t think about it. I want to have your children, and fall asleep every single night in your arms.”