Page 69 of Beginning at the End
Likon made a call and gave an order.He wanted to know what happened to Merideth Lenser and what she was doing to take the weight off her only daughter.Eudora had once told him that he had a knight-in-shining-armour streak.He had been looking for a princess to rescue, and Eudora just needed a port in the storm.Watching Khira emerge with an empty tray and continue her work, he smiled.He had just found his actual princess, and she was going to fight him every step of the way.
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Their clothing wasstrewn across the room, and the cake was on a bedside table with neat slices taken out of it, as well as one large handprint from when she was groping for a grip.
Eudora was lying across his chest, his hands stroking her back.“Yeah, that’s gonna change my gait.”
Sern laughed.
“Thanks for using protection.”
“I don’t want you marrying me because you get pregnant.I want you marrying me because I bring home cake.”
She lifted her head and smiled up at him.“Is that a proposal?”
“Yes.I will get down on my knees again later.”
“Yeah, the first time you did that, I got distracted.”
He smiled.“I am glad.You distract me by breathing.”
She squirmed up to reach his head and kissed him.
She smiled and continued the kissing as the light outside surrendered to the night sky and the spray of stars.
She lifted her head.“So, what is the wedding going to be?Event seven?”
“Three.It will definitely be event three.The invitations go out on Monday.I am ordering flowers and arranging catering with the hotel.You just show up on the day.”
“And you will make sure that I get there.”
“Absolutely.You come from a society where pair bonding is important, as do I, so I am not wasting time, nor am I letting you find a small male who needs your strength for defense.”
“The little ones don’t appeal to me.My strength can be used, or it can be given.It can’t be borrowed.”She felt an intriguing enticement growing against her thigh.
He smiled.“May I borrow it?”
She grabbed him and pulled him over her, her legs wrapped around him in a sudden move that happened in the blink of an eye.“I would like to give some to you, if you are interested.”
He slid into her, and she moaned and arched so they were in sweaty contact.He thrust, she held him in, and they did it again.
They were burning a lot of calories.It was a good thing they had the cake.
