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Gash smirked.“I hear myself.Tell mewhat I’ve just said isn’t a dream come true for you?”
“I’ve not thought aboutit.”
He saw it was the truth.Charlottewasn’t trying to lie to him.
Closing the distance between them, hecupped her face, tilting her head back.“All of these years it hasbeen you that has brought me back from the brink of going insane.When I got out of prison I didn’t know what I was missing, butbeing with you, I don’t want this to end, Charlotte.”
She snorted.“You thought I helped sendyou away.”
“Yeah, and there’s nothing I cansay to express how sorry I am about that.I was conflicted, but I’mnot conflicted anymore.I know what I want, and I wantyou.”
“You want me?”
“Yeah.You’re my old lady,Charlotte.There’s not going to be another woman for me, andthere’s going to be no other guy for you but me.”He stroked histhumb over her bottom lip.“We didn’t get our chance lasttime.Thisis our chance, and I’m not going to back down without afight.”He pressed a kiss to her lips.It was a gentle kiss,nothing too demanding.“We’re going to have kids someday, andyou’re going to have my ring on your finger.”
Charlotte chuckled.“You’re so sure ofyourself.”
“Drop your towel.Take achance with me, and let me show you that I mean every single word Isay.”
She paused, the smile dropping fromher lips.
“I’ll take care of you.I’ll love and protect you.”
“Love?”
“Yeah, love,Charlotte.”
“You don’t know if you loveme.It has been too soon.”
Gash sighed.She was always so doubtful.He didn’t remember her being like this.From the night he first sawher, he’d come to the realization that he was in love with her, hadalways been in love with her.Over seven years ago, he’d fucked herroommate, and throughout it all, he’d imagined it was Charlotteunderneath him.She was the only woman he wanted, the only womanthat had invaded his heart, and settled there.No matter how muchhe wished to deny it, being around her again, he couldn’t do it.They were meant to be together.
“Give me a chance to provemyself to you.No more pain.”
She was his entire world.
If she asked him to turn around now,and spend the rest of their lives together, he would.He wouldforget about his need for revenge, and live the rest of his lifewithout it.Charlotte gave him a future that he could settle withforgetting his past.
Charlotte dropped the towel, andhe wrapped his arms around her, gripping her ass, and pulling herclose to him.His cock pressed against her stomach, and he ran his handsup and down her body.Her pale skin was so soft.
“You’ve got a lot ofscars.”
He pulled away, sliding his fingers downher arms, and turning her wrists up.“So do you.”Gazing down herbody, he saw there were scars on her body as well.Across herstomach, there was an uneven scar.Caressing his fingers across thescar, he frowned.There was another on the other side of herstomach.He looked down to find another scar on her thigh.“Whatdid you do?”
“I sucked at taking out mywrists, so I tried other ways, bleeding out.Doctor Williams was soannoyed.I almost succeeded with my thigh.After that, he kept mein confinement, and made sure I couldn’t move.He talked to me, andI didn’t have a choice but to listen to him.It was the best thinghe ever did for me.”
“No more.”
“No more.”Shenodded.
Going to his knees, he pressed a kissto each scar on her stomach, then on her thigh.Next, he kissed herwrists.“Forgive me for not being with you.”
“There’s nothing to forgive,Gash.”
Climbing to his feet, he kissed each ofher nipples then sank his fingers into her hair.Slamming his lipsdown on hers, Charlotte gasped, opening her lips.Sliding histongue into her mouth, he moaned, loving the way she gave herselfto him.
“You’ve had no other mansince me?”he asked.
“Not one.I’ve not beeninterested.”