Total pages in book: 103
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
“They were fussing. I decided to take them for a walk to get them to knock out.”
“Ach, hand them over. Ye young ones need to learn to leave them be. They make noise as much as they shit. Ya don’t have to jump every time they whimper.”
The tiny woman comes over to me and reaches for Cara. Liadan begins to whimper on cue. I frown at her for trying to make me look bad.
“Go on, hand her over,” Granny McGowan says.
“I’ll carry her for ya.”
She puts her hand on her hip and glares back at me. “Do I look oul and banjaxed to ya? Hand me the babe, Cole O’Brien, before I lay boots to ya.”
“Yes, ma’am,” I chuckle.
“Grand, yer a smart lad. Now go put yer shirt on before my husband gets mauled. I’m remembering when he was yer age.”
I suppress my laugh and lean to kiss her on the cheek. I’ll come back for the girls after a shower and a few phone calls. It’s been a long day.
“Thanks.”
“Don’t even think about coming back for them this evening, lad. Ya should be working on their siblings.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
I shake my head and head for the guestroom DJ and I are sharing. She’s probably passed out. I can’t help smiling as I think of how happy my entire family is for us.
Connor even gave us time to have a quick family game. I haven’t had that much fun in years. Today is a day I’ll never forget.
I step into the bedroom and look around for DJ. I don’t find her, but I get an idea. I pull out my phone and put on some music.
When I look up, she appears from the bathroom in her panties and the crop top from earlier. As I focus on her, I realize it’s not the same tee. This one has Brooklyn printed across the chest.
I break into a grin. She has this dreamy smile on her lips. The ring looks great on her.
She sobbed even more after I placed it on her finger. A perfect fit. DJ hasn’t stopped smiling since I proposed.
Actually, that’s not right. I didn’t miss how happy she was to be up at bat. We’ve talked about why she had to give softball up. I wish I could kill Oland again.
“Where are the girls?” she asks, looking around.
“Laoise insisted on taking them for the night. Tried to clobber me, she did.”
DJ begins to snicker at me. Her face lights up with her laughter. My heart swells to see the joy in her eyes.
How could I love this woman any more than I already do? She makes this life worth living. If she asked me to walk away from everything just to be hers, I would.
“What’s that look about?” she asks as she crosses the room and wraps her arms around me, placing a kiss against my chest.
“I’m looking at my fiancée. I’m in awe of ya. I always knew there was something special about ya.
“Now I get to watch that magic every day and with each day ya show me yer more amazing than I thought the day before,” I say as I wrap my arm around her.
“How did I miss it?” she breathes in almost a whisper.
“Miss what?”
“That look. Ya’ve always looked at me that way.”
“What way?” I knit my brows.
“It’s the look I’ve always associated with love. The way Angus looked at Mum. How yer da looks at yer mum.
“I never noticed it before, not before my eighteenth birthday. Now I can remember all the times ya looked at me with that look. It’s been in your eyes for years,” she murmurs.
“I’ve loved ya for years. My DJ, my love.”
“Cole, I need to tell ya something.”
I cover her lips with my finger as “Ordinary” by Alex Warren comes on. I don’t want to lose this moment. This song says all the things I can’t find words for right now.
I dip my head to press my forehead to hers. When our lips connect, I feel like she breathes life into me. The connection is more powerful than it’s ever been.
She runs her hands up my sides, bringing goose bumps to my skin. I continue to consume her lips as I turn her so her back is to my front. Then I move my lips to her neck and plant a slow trail of kisses against her soft skin.
Reaching under her crop top, I then palm her breasts and groan into her mouth. We continue to kiss as I knead her mounds. She whimpers into my mouth, causing me to pinch her nipples.
Releasing one breast, I glide my hand down the center of her body, over her belly, and shove it into her panties. I find her wet for me already. Groaning, I push my fingers into her.
She lifts on her toes and starts to rock her hips. It doesn’t take long before her legs start to shake. I drop to my knees and peel her panties down her legs.