“No way, I’m not going anywhere, love, nowhere.”

“Go find someone who can give you everything you want!” she screamed trying to get away.

“NO! Now stop!” Tate yelled, getting her attention. She took in a shuddering breath, her plump lips quivering as she looked up at him. “Listen to me; I am sorry, so very sorry. I never meant for this to happen. I promise, if I have an issue or a concern I am coming right to you. You are the one I want, I don’t want anyone else. Only you.”

Audrey shook her head, looking down as her tears rolled off her cheeks onto his shirt. “I want what’s best for you, Tate, and maybe that’s not me. I want you to be happy, and I might not be able to do it. I have all these wounds from not being the complete woman--”

“Complete woman? Are you crazy, you are more than a complete woman for me, love. Please stop this, I’m sorry.”

“I just want you to be happy. I more than likely can’t have kids, Tate, and if by the grace of God they find a way for me, it could be years. And what if it doesn’t work then? Adoption? It’s obvious you don’t want that.”

“I want whatever it is you can give me, Audrey,” he said confidently. He wanted nothing more than her for the rest of his life. Looking deep in her eyes, he knew she had to see how she had completely taken hold of his heart. She had to see, and if she didn’t, then he was going to tell her. Taking in a deep breath, his heart still beating out of control, he said, “I love you, and I will tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. I will love you for forever, Audrey, and there is nothing you can do about it.” Audrey paused, her eyes pooling with new tears as she quieted in his arms, “I made a stupid mistake, baby, but I honestly do love you, all of you, even the damaged part and nothing will change that.”

Whispering through her tears, she said, “You’re the first man to say that.”

“And I want to be the last, Audrey, I love you. I’m sorry for telling the guys, I needed someone to talk to about it because I’d been thinking about it. But baby, I know that I am good with everything, I promise. I don’t know why I questioned it to be honest with you. I know what I want. I want you. I’m sorry.”

She looked down and then back up at him as she shook her head. He thought she was going to say something he didn’t like but when she said, “Tate, you had me at I love you. I just hope that our love is enough.”

He wanted to scream in victory. Wrapping her up in his arms, he pressed his lips to hers, as her hands came up to lace together in his hair. When they parted, he kept her close, her lips only inches from his, “It is,” he said softly, “And if one day when we are married and tired of living life as just us, we’ll find a baby who needs an amazing mother like you and a goofy father like me. It will happen for us, everything will work out because it is meant to. I know for a fact you were sent to me to complete me, Audrey. I love you so much, and you will never have to question that.”

Audrey nodded, “I love you more, Tate, so much.”

She wrapped her arms around his neck, holding him close as she devoured his mouth with her own. He lifted her up, settling her on the counter, before he moved between her legs gripping her butt in his hands. The thought that he would never get to do this again, or even touch her again, had him so twisted inside that he was ready to rip her apart. He hands shook as they moved along her thighs to her lower back, his legs felt like jelly and his pulse was still at record highs. Audrey moved her hands up his neck to his cheeks, running her thumbs through the coarse hair along his jaw. He loved when she did that with her fingers. He loved her, all over her.

Moving his lips down her jaw, to her neck, he held her close, loving on her neck as she let out little spurts of breath.

“Tate,” she gasped breathlessly.

“Mm, hmm,” he said between licking and sucking on the length of her neck.

“Baby, half my ass is in the platter of cupcakes I made for you,” she giggled.

Tate pulled back, looking down at her bright face. He saw nothing but love on her face, and he swore to keep it there for the rest of his life. He would never have her question his intentions again. He wanted her, that was all. A child would be a plus, but his life started when Audrey came into it. Tate smiled as his gaze locked with hers, and he said, “What?”

“My ass has ruined your cupcakes.”

He looked down to see the cupcakes peeking out from underneath her thigh. He grinned up at her, and she laughed as she tapped him on the shoulders. “Move, so I can go change.”

“No way,” he said huskily before taking a hold of her short cloth shorts and helping her out of them. Throwing them over his shoulder, he grinned down at her, before laying her back on the counter.

“What are you doing?” she gasped, her hands gripping the counter for support.

“Eating my cupcakes,” he said in a low voice. He lifted her leg, licking the length of her thigh. Lemon flavor exploded in his mouth, and he found himself licking faster to get all of the delectable frosting off her sexy thigh. Glancing down at her he saw that she was watching him, a lazy smile on her lips as she took in sharp breaths when he would rake his teeth along her thigh.

“Mm, that’s good,” he said, wiping the back of his mouth along her other thigh.

“You didn’t even try the cake yet,” she said, with her lusty eyes locked on his.

“I haven’t, have I?” he asked taking one of the cupcakes and unwrapping it from its wrapper. Tearing it apart, he laid half of the cake on her panties, which were hiding her moist center, while bringing the other half to her lips. She opened her mouth, tasting the cake and nipping at his fingers with playfulness in her eyes. She caught one of his fingers between her teeth and lightly licked the tip. His other hand gripped her thigh as he let out a throaty moan. He then pressed his raging hard on against those damn panties that covered her soft core, causing his dick to scratch at his zipper, begging for release. She let out a soft moan, releasing his finger as she chewed on the cake he had fed her.