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It sucked losing the AFC Championship game, but hanging out with my teammates and my fiancé in Walker and Riley’s game room to watch the Superbowl isn’t so bad.

Fiancé.

I still can’t believe I had the balls to propose so soon. The second Kendall admitted to loving me, there was no more taking it slow.

By Christmas, Kendall stopped being shy about saying those three wonderful words.

By mid-January, since she was spending five nights a week at the house, I asked her to move in with us. Permanently. Dani was having a hard time with separation anxiety, so we have her over for dinner at least once a week, and Kendall and Paisley plan hangout sessions together.

By the end of January, after the last game of the season, I met with my lawyer and went jewelry shopping. I thought about planning an elaborate proposal. Whisking Kendall off to a tropical island and dropping to one knee, but the diamond burned a hole in my pocket and I saw no point in waiting.

Last week, after Paisley went to bed, I piled the couch cushions and blankets in front of the fire in the living room and proposed. After Kendall got over the initial shock, the tears fell and I panicked that I’d rushed her.

When her mouth opened into the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen and she nodded her head, I cupped her face and kissed her long and deep until we were gasping for air. It wasn’t until I gave her a handful of orgasms and filled her with my cock that we realized the ring was still in the box.

“Fucking blinding man.” Buck holds his hand in front of his face and blinks at the blinding light. “Is that rock supposed to compensate for your small dick or something?”

“No complaints in that department.” I smirk across the room as my fiancé bends over the pool table and takes a shot. “It’s to ward off pricks like you so you know she’s taken.”

“No worries there.” Declan drops into the recliner next to me and hands me another beer. “Any guy in a ten-mile radius can see the way you’re fucking glued to her side. Obsessive much?”

“I’m not glued to her side.” I pop open my beer and take a glug.

“Your eyes fucking are.”

“I think it’s cute.” Jackson comes to my defense. “I’ve known Kendall for nearly a decade, and it’s about time she’s met a man who can keep up with her fire and sass.”

“I’m not sure if I’m keeping up, but I’m trying.”

“You’re good for her.” Walker claps me on the shoulder and returns to his seat, pointing the remote at the movie screen and turning up the volume for the pregame report.

The thing with the Superbowl: the pregame report is an all-day affair.

There’s still another hour until the start of the game and we’ve been hanging out all day.

Darius and Mindy’s nanny just left with the kids for a sleepover at their house, so the music and television are loud, and the drinking games are in full swing.

Well, for everyone except Riley, who announced her pregnancy right after Christmas.

I guess she’d been pregnant for a while but after having false positives before, she and Walker waited until she was further along to tell everyone. I’m happy for them, if not a bit envious.

It’s our first night without Paisley, and while I’d love to take my fiancé back to the house and have my way with her, I’m slowly understanding the importance of a balanced life. Being with friends is fulfilling.

I’d shut too many people out of my life for so long thinking it was what was best for my daughter. But seeing her happy and watching Kendall with her friends makes me realize what I’ve been missing.

Kendall joins us and leans against the recliner. “You’re going to be sitting for the next three hours. Get your asses up and play with us. Darts and pool. Pair up, kids.”

“You’re mine.” I wrap my fingers around her wrist and pull her down to my lap.

She wiggles her ass over my cock and scrunches her nose at me. “Nice try, Potato, but no couples.”

“Why not? We’re even numbers. Buck and Brock can team up, and Rowan and Declan can make another pair.”

“Fuck that.” Buck jumps to his feet. “Brock and Declan are still babies. I don’t want to pair with them. I’ll take Row.”

“You calling me old?” She crosses her arms and gives him a stern frown.

“Fuck no. I, uh, I meant, you shouldn’t be dragged down by two idiots.”

“I’m twenty-eight,” Brock says. “I’m not a virgin like Decky over here.” He thumbs over his shoulder at Declan.

“Easy now. This cock has seen plenty of pussy.” He grabs himself and smirks.

“See? This is why he shouldn’t be paired with someone like Rowan.” Buck points his finger at Dec.

“And you’re so much better?” Kendall snorts.

I could be wrong, but I swear Buck looks offended or possibly ashamed of Kendall’s comment.

“Hello?” Rowan waves her hands in the air. “This old lady of thirty and seven months can hang out with the younger crowd. I can handle Dec, but thanks for coming to my defense, Miles.” She pats him on the chest and turns to her new partner.

While the others play pool, Kendall and I line up at the dart board, which gives me time to grope her and stick my face in her neck and breath her scent.

“Darts gets you off, hm?” She wiggles her ass against my cock, which is going to put some serious pressure against my zipper if she doesn’t stop. “Nash, look.”

I pull her V-neck sweater away from her and glance at her beautiful tits. “Gorgeous.”

“Not that.” She smacks my hand away and tips her shoulder toward Buck. “Look at the way he watches Rowan.”

“He’s making sure Dec doesn’t do or say something stupid.” I slide my hands down her rib cage and interlace my fingers in front of her stomach.

“Since when has he cared about that before?”

“What are you getting at?” I drop my chin to her shoulder and nuzzle her neck.

“Do you think Miles has a thing for Rowan?”

“Buck has a thing for anyone with tits. Sorry.” I kiss behind your ear. “He’d be looking at you like that too if you weren’t wearing my ring.”

“Mhm. Is that why you got me the biggest diamond in Boston?” she teases.

“Something like that.”

I lift my gaze and watch Buck stare at Rowan across the room. He tries to hide his gawking, but Kendall is right, he does seem obsessed. Rowan laughs at something Dec said and I swear steam comes out of Buck’s ears.

“Did you see that?” Kendall asks.

“Interesting.”

“Do you think Miles has a crush on her?”

“A crush? That sounds too innocent for a man like Miles Buckingham.”

“We should go on a double date.”

“Easy there, fiancé.” I turn her around and settle my hands on her lower back. “No need to interfere in their love lives. Let’s focus on ours first.”

“There’s nothing wrong with our love life. It’s absolutely perfect.” She goes up on her toes and kisses me.

“Damn fucking straight it is.”

“Get a room, you two,” Declan cat calls from the other side of the room.

“No. Do not get a room. I don’t need you two having sex all over my house,” Walker says, handing me the darts. “You’re up. Hopefully you can keep your hands off your girlfriend for two minutes and hit the board.”

“She’s not my girlfriend.” I aim the first dart and just barely miss the center. “She’s my fiancé.” This time, I hit the bullseye.