Restore Me (Book 2.5 Kin Series) (27 page)

When Lacey started scooting away from me, I freaked. “No. Well, she messaged me when I got back from Italy. I told her that I was in a relationship and that I wouldn’t be around anymore. I’m tellin’ you the truth, Lace.”

She looked right at me. “I believe you. Do you want to know why?”

I looked down at my own hands. “Yes.”

“Because if you’re lying to me about any of this, no matter what part, you know I’ll leave. I’m not threatening you. I’m just letting you know that I can’t be with a liar and I definitely can’t compete with side pussy.”

A chuckle escaped my lips and I felt bad for doing it. “Sorry. It’s just that you called it side pussy. Baby, I can assure you that I don’t want to be with any of them. You don’t ever have to be jealous of them. We’ve changed gyms and I don’t see Candace for back rubs because you give them better.”

She shoved me. “Shut up. She’s a professional.”

“So, you don’t think I’m a pig?”

She laughed and leaned in to kiss me. Our lips met and she pulled away slowly. “No, I think you’re mine and I refuse to share.”

We kissed again. “You know you never have to, right? Lace, I’m not that guy that cheated on you. I may have been called a lot of things, but I never cheated. How could I when I’ve never even been committed to anyone? You’re my first and I hope you’ll be my last.”

She giggled and climbed on top of me, meeting her lips to mine. “I’ll think about it,” she teased.

“You better think fast, because the bed is callin’ our names.” I picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, where we made love and she comforted my soul.

Lacey fingers clicking in front of my face brought me back to present day. “Hello? Earth to Joey? I’m ready.” She turned around in a circle. “Does this dress look okay? I think it makes my ass look huge. What do you think?”

Her ass wasn’t huge and she was
ridiculous for assuming it was. “You look fine. Let’s go.”

Lacey put her hands on her hips. “Fine? Does that mean I don’t look good, because I can change.”

When she began walking back to the bedroom I grabbed her hand and pulled her against my chest. She didn’t seem shocked as she stared into my eyes. “Marry me.” Not until I said that.

She stood up straight, but never took her eyes away. “Are you kidding me right now?”

I shook my head. “No. I don’t want to do it now, but I’d like to in the future. Ain’t that what you want too?”

She smiled and sat on the edge of the couch. “Well, of course I want to, but we’ve only bee
n living together for six months and before that we weren’t exactly on the same page.”

I grabbed her hand and kissed it. “Baby, I don’t want to get hitched tomorrow, or even in six months, but I do know that one day in our future I want you to be
my wife, because let’s face it, I’m crazy about you.”

“You mean I make you crazy.”

“We’ll, that too.” She shoved me and laughed.

Then Lacey smiled. “It sounds like a plan.”

I put my arm around her as we walked out the door. “Yeah, it sure does.”

Neither of us knew what was in store for our future, but Lacey was the rock that held me together and made me want to be a better man. I wanted to marry her and give her my name, so that when our kids were born, we’d be official.

Yes, I said kids.

I just needed to talk her into it and I had ways of making that happen.