Total pages in book: 16
Estimated words: 14572 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 73(@200wpm)___ 58(@250wpm)___ 49(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 14572 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 73(@200wpm)___ 58(@250wpm)___ 49(@300wpm)
“What?” I ask, pulling her away from me so that I can look at her.
“Hailie. The president’s secretary is my mother.”
“That’s a lot to take in.”
“I… never thought… Everything feels so surreal right now. Everything except you. Take me home, please.”
“Of course, baby. Let’s go.”
The drive home is quiet. Too quiet. Occasionally, I hear her sniffle, but otherwise, she says nothing. She holds my hand and squeezes it back after I squeeze her. I take her to my place.
“Take me to bed, Owen,” she says, kissing me as soon as we are inside. I kiss her because I can tell she needs this. To be honest, so do I. I kiss her face before wiping the remains of her tears away.
“I love you, June. You know that don’t you?”
“I know. I love you too.”
“You don’t have to say that, if you’re not ready to.”
“I’m ready. I’ve known for a while, but I didn’t trust myself.”
“You can trust this, trust us,” I tell her.
“I know I can. You’ve shown me that, even in this short amount of time we’ve been together-together, but it’s more than that. It’s the coffee, it’s waiting for me at the bus stop. It’s showing up when I didn’t even know I needed you. I love you; I have for a while.”
“I love you too, baby.” I lean down and kiss her. “So you’ll marry me?”
“What?” she asks as I pull the ring out of my pocket. I’ve been carrying it around with me since I bought it, waiting for the right time. Now is the right time.
“Marry me. I’ll make you so fucking happy for the rest of our lives.” She pauses and then smiles at me.
“Yes. I’ll marry you.”
“Thank fuck,” I say, kissing her again.
Our kiss turns feral, and I’m stripping her naked. She’s already wet for me, so I waste no time in getting naked and slamming into her right on the floor in my living room.
This is how it will always be with us.
In love. Together forever.
EPILOGUE
JUNE
ONE YEAR LATER
Finding my parents was not something I ever thought would happen, and their being the president and the first lady wouldn’t have been on my mind either. Admittedly, it took me a long time to come to terms with it. We’re family now. Family. I went from having no one to having so much love that I don’t know what to do with myself.
Owen has made me so happy. I can’t even begin to explain that either. I never thought I’d fall in love. I don’t think I thought it was real. He made me see how wrong I was. We got married a few months after he asked me. I literally couldn’t wait to be his wife.
I’ve been working on my mother’s staff because, apparently, the first lady needs a staff. Who knew? I love my work, but I don’t like politics at all.
I’ve been so busy at work that I didn’t realize I missed my period until this morning when I Exorcist puked all over the bathroom in the Residence. Mom was the one who mentioned pregnancy and happened to have an entire cabinet full of tests. That plus sign popped up so fast. My head is still spinning. I hugged my Mom and left. So much is going through my head.
I came home early after confirming the test at my doctor’s office.
When Owen finally comes in at six, I am chomping at the bit to tell him our news. With as much sex as we have, I’m surprised it took this long to get pregnant, but we did get a lot of time, just the two of us.
“What’s up, baby?” he asks after kissing me.
“I’m pregnant!” I blurt, unable to keep the news to myself any longer. The grin that breaks out on his face makes my heart soar.
He wraps me up in his arms and spins me around.
“Thank you for giving me everything, June. You have no idea how much I love you.”
“I have some idea because I love you so much more than I ever thought possible, Owen.”
Family is everything, but Owen is my heart. Always.
EPILOGUE
OWEN
FIVE YEARS LATER
I am beyond blessed. I know that I am. I’m still working at the hardware store and don’t see that changing anytime soon. After working with her mother at the White House, June is a stay-at-home mom now. I fall more in love with her every day. We are the proud parents of four amazing children under four years old. Hannah, Riley, Sarah, and Jack are the lights of our lives.
The kids are in bed, and the house is quiet. I’ve checked the house and made sure everything is locked up. I make my way into our bedroom and find June toweling off after her shower. I move toward her and take the towel from her hands. Using it, I dry her back off and follow the path with my lips. I drop the towel and use my hands to cup her lush tits. She leans back on my chest and moans.