Once I get upstairs, I go straight for Lily’s drawing room—the main reason I’d bought this house. It has a giant sundeck, and when Lily saw it she talked about how beautiful it would be to draw up here. The house is situated up in the mountains, with a spectacular view, and I knew once she said that, we’d have it.
I open the door to the sundeck and find her. Her back is to me, the sun pouring in as she sways her hips. I can see the earbuds in her ears. She’s probably listening to something she picked up in college. She always loves to dance when we go out and I always love to watch her. The shy girl she once was is slipping away, blossoming right in front of me over the years. She’s my precious flower I was put on this earth to protect.
I walk up behind her and stop when I see what she’s drawing. It’s a picture of us standing in front of this house, but that’s not what takes the air out of my lungs. There are little kids everywhere in the drawing. All of them looking like us. As if she feels me behind her, she turns, her face lighting up as she throws herself at me. She drops her pencil, the earbuds falling from her ears, and I catch her easily. I lift her up so we are at eye level, my hands clutching her ass.
“I missed you so much.” She rains kisses all over my face, and I can feel all the tension of being away from her leave me. Then her mouth lands on mine and I break. Pushing her back against the closest wall, I deepen the kiss, letting my hunger pour out.
I’m going to make sure every child she drew in that picture comes true.
Epilogue
Lily
Another year later…
“Ren, oh God!” I scream out as I cum, my third orgasm rocking through my body. I go completely lax and try to catch my breath. I don’t think I can go another round. Not after the two before we got to the bed. And now waking up to this. It’s clear my man is on a mission. Mission Fill Me with as Much Cum as Possible. It’s almost noon and there is no sign of us getting out of this bed.
Ren pushes his hips like he’s trying to get further inside me, his warm release spreading deep. I wiggle under him.
“Don’t move, babe. I don’t want any getting out.” His tone is stern and I fight a giggle. He slowly pulls out of me, but then he lifts my legs in the air. I can’t fight the laughter then. My fits shake the whole bed.
“Lily, stop laughing! You’re going to push it out!” he says, almost panicked. He drops my legs and then cups my pussy before sliding a finger inside me like he’s feeling to see if I lost any. I laugh even harder, tears running down my face.
Ren gives me a hard look, then a smile pulls at his lips. “Fine, laugh. You know I love that fucking sound.” He lies on the bed next to me, propping his head up with his hand, his other hand going to my belly. The laughter still rises in my chest. “I can’t wait to see you round with my baby,” he says, rubbing me there. “Fuck, I’ve had you five times in the last twenty-four hours and I’m getting hard again just thinking about it.”
I turn my head to look at him. He’s so happy thinking about us having a family. His parents are going to be over the freaking moon. Our parents, I correct myself. I call them Mom and Dad, and they are just as much my parents now. I haven’t heard from my dad since the day I left his house. This is my family now.
Janet has been dropping hints about babies for a while. Okay, maybe not hints but flat-out saying she needs some grandbabies. And I'm ready for them, too. I have the time. We both do. Ren has a lot of off-time with the NFL.
Work for me is easy. I’ve been doing children’s books and my own projects, too. With Ren, though, I don’t really have to think about my art making money. I can do what I want, whatever makes me happy, and I love that. Not only because of the freedom, but when I’m happy, Ren is happy. And there’s nothing else in the world that I want other than to make Ren feel what I feel.
“What do you want? Boy or girl?” I ask.
“Doesn't matter. We’ll be having many, so I’m sure we’ll have both over time.” He keeps rubbing my belly.
“Ren.” I say his name softly, making him look at me in the eye.
“I should probably tell you.” I pause for a second, hesitant. I still want to laugh about his moves to try and knock me up. “There’s already a baby in there.”
He closes his eyes tightly and drops his head a little. He’s quiet for a moment before he finally opens his eyes again, looking at me.
“I’ve always thought I was brought into this world to find and protect you. To shield you from the ugly things out there. To not let any more darkness touch you. And I do still believe that. But I also think you were brought into this world to light up my life, Lily. The moment you walked into it, I came alive.”
“We both need each other. We could never be whole without our love,” I tell him, reaching up and touching his face.
“I love you so damn much, babe. I’m going to be the best damn dad to all the babies you give me.”
“I know you will.” I lean up to kiss him. “I love you, too.”
Epilogue
Ren
Six years after that….
“Are you sure you don’t miss it?” Lily asks me.
I look over to her breastfeeding our youngest, and smile at her. “Not for a second.”
I lean forward, kissing her, and then move down to the floor to watch the game with our two oldest. My mom and dad have our other two upstairs playing, so it’s quiet. For now.