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Kiara walked up to me, her eyes wide and mouth agape when she saw who was standing beside me.I frowned at her when she stuttered greeting him, her hand digging in my arm when Khalid congratulated her by kissing her knuckles.I glared at him.He winked at me before he walked away when Mr.Stone called him over to meet other people.He would have joined us for dinner, but he had to leave for San Francisco tonight.
“You never told me how hot he is in person,” Kiara said as soon as he was out of our earshot.
“I will pretend I did not just hear that.”
She grinned up at me, her golden-brown eyes sparkling, “Oh, come on, you know I was just appreciating his beauty.I took a fart on the heartfor you, Ethan.”
I smiled, looking down at the woman I loved dearly, “So did I, Bella.”
After the auctionand the dinner with our friends and family, we were driving back home.I squeezed her thigh, smiling at her as I recalled my conversation with her father and brother.They had given me their blessings when I had asked them for something, even though Karan, her brother, didn’t fully trust me to keep his sister happy.I could understand his feelings as I have a little sister of my own.
But I loved her and her father could see that, so he had approved of me.
Not Dharmesh from Delhi, ha!
Before I could whisk her away to our bedroom and strip her out of hersaree, Kiara led me to the guest room wanting to show something to me.I followed her into the room as she moved to the covered frame and removed the white cloth to reveal the painting.From the start, I knew she did it.She painted us.Together.United.As one.I swallowed the lump in my throat, clearing the memories from that night.
“Why did you paint that?”
“I told you I wanted to paintus.Together.”
I fucking loved it.So much so, I didn’t want anyone else to look at it.It showed us how intimate and vulnerable we both were together.Each stroke of the brush was precise, our skin glinting with a small glow.She sat on my lap, my arm covering her breasts and holding her throat while the other held her hip.I was embracing her from behind, her tumbling waves brushing our naked skin with the rumpled bed sheets in the background.The most detailed part was our faces.I was looking at her, my face tilted and blue-green eyes gleaming with adoration, watching her when she took all of me, our faces showing the throes of our passion.
I met her amber eyes.“It’s fucking beautiful, Kiara.I love it,” I whispered as I awed at the painting once again.
“Really?”
“Let me show you how much I love it.”
Closing the distance between us, I pressed my lips against hers.She sighed in relief, melting in my arms when I pulled her closer, my hands digging in the bare skin of her waist.Our lips met in a heated kiss.Neither of us complained when we fell on the soft rug, which had dried paint streaks all over it.We both said the words of love again and again.Kiara moaned those sweet words against my lips when I asked her to, thrusting inside her in a slow caress and making love with our painting staring back at us.
29.BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND
ETHAN
It had been a month since the auction.We were living together, in the same room and sleeping in the same bed.We had talked to each other about conceiving and decided that both of us wanted to wait till marriage to have a baby.Her ob-gyn was positive that we both could have children again if we wanted.We were using protection and talked to each other after each intimate moment.
We were closer than ever.It seemed like our relationship was finally on the right path and we were growing together.
I called Rio.“Please tell me everything is ready.I can’t mess this up.”
He chuckled, and I heard Liam and Volt yelling in the background with a loud crash.
I sighed when he replied, “Haha ...ha, funny, Ethan.Everything is going as planned, don’t worry.Katherine, Anya, and even Becky will be there in an hour.Oh and have some yogurt if you can or else Kat will start crying.I swear, man, pregnancy changes a woman.”
I remembered Katherine was nine months in and her due date was in a week.I checked the fridge, “Yeah, we have yogurt, but please take care of Liam and Volt.I will be there as soon as I can.”
“Where?”
I almost jumped out of my skin when I turned and saw Kiara.She was leaning on the island, her arms crossed.I stuttered, “I ...uh, I.To the restaurant, Bella.Remember, we are having dinner tonight?”
She frowned.“Yes, I remember.Katherine said she will be here to get me ready, why?”
“How would I know?Maybe she wants to talk to you or something.”I checked the time and stepping closer, I pecked her lips.“Listen, I have to leave right now.I am taking the clothes with me so I will change there.Anya will come here and pick you, Becky, and Katherine, alright?”
When she nodded, I smiled and kissed her once again.Squeezing her ass, I leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Don’t wear underwear.”
Her soft gasp made my dick twitch with excitement.Her eyes widened with mischief when I pulled away, “And what if I wear it?”
