Page 39 of Consumed

“Yes. I’ll marry you.”

Rock took the ring from the box before reaching for her hand. He’d barely slid it into place on her finger before surging to his feet and sweeping her up into his embrace. As he pressed his lips to hers cheers rang out.

After he pulled back, he handed her off to Stone who grinned.

“Congratulations,” he teased.

She laughed. “Oh no, you are part of this insanity, too.”

His expression turned serious. “I know. While technically only one of us can give you a ring and their last name, it’s from both of us.”

Blue reached up and cupped his face in her hands. “I know, but you know what?”

“What?” he parroted.

“That’s why this cut means just as much to me as the ring does. On the back, it says ‘property of Stone and Rock’. That tells everyone that I belong to you. But more importantly, it tells everyone that you are mine. Both of you.” She pressed her lips to his briefly then pulled back. “When I realized that this was the path that I was going to choose, I decided that I want a ceremony for the two of us. We can’t get legally married but we can commit ourselves together just as much as Rock and I will.”

She could tell she touched him when he swallowed hard before nodding.

“And I can’t wait to start making a baby with you,” she whispered.

“Fuck, Blue,” he rasped. “You can’t say stuff like that and expect me not to want to take you on the nearest surface. Not when we have all of these people here expecting a celebration.”

She laughed. “We’ve waited six weeks. What is a few more hours?”

A loud slap filled the room and she jerked as a stinging sensation traveled up her backside.

“Damn it, Stone. You have to stop with the spanking,” she hissed.

“Just reminding you of who you belong to,” he replied with a wicked grin.

“You’re going to pay for that,” she warned.

“I look forward to it,” he replied before releasing her and stepping away. “Now. Let’s get the party started so we can escape when no one is looking.”

Blue laughed, knowing that there was no chance of that happening. When Stone tossed her over his shoulder an hour later and strolled out of the room while loud cheers and shouts rang out, she just shook her head and braced herself against his upper back. She didn’t know what the future held for them but she couldn’t wait to find out.

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