Dominic smiled. “I knew somewhere deep down inside you were a softie.”
“Let me have my moment, but don’t get used to it. You fell in love with a tough chick. I gotta keep you interested.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. Ever.”
“Are you sure? I am a little bit older than you. One day some young girl might turn your head.”
Dominic snorted. “Please. There’s not a woman on this earth that can ever compare to you. Don’t you ever forget that. You hear me?”
“Yeah. I hear you.”
“Good, then how about we talk about more important things, like you marrying me?”
“Marry you?”
“Yes. Why are you so surprised I’d bring it up?”
“Because we haven’t even had time to breathe and now you’re talking about marriage. Isn’t that a little sudden?”
“No. I love you. I want to be with you until my body turns to dust. I want to see Maia grow up and have a family of her own. I want us to have children of our own someday… I want to do things right with you, Ava.”
“We can do all that without getting married, Dominic.”
He shrugged. “I know that, but call me old-fashioned. I want it to be legal.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’ve never been surer of anything in my life, but if you need time, how about a long engagement before we make things official?”
“I like the sound of that.”
Dominic smiled. “I’m so happy to hear that. Ava, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife at a later date?”
“Absolutely. Yes.”
“And does that include taking my last name?”
Ava laughed. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
“Deal.”
Dominic took her plate and set it on the tray on the nightstand. Lifting up, he pulled back the covers and climbed underneath with Ava. Pulling her into his arms, he kissed her hard. She wrapped her arms around him holding her close. His arousal pressed into her body. Her nipples pebbled. She’d finished her breakfast. It was time to satisfy another of her body’s appetites.
About the Author
Born and raised in a small town in northwest Florida, Erin has always loved reading and making up stories in her head. While believing that the muse was telling her to write, real life took precedence and Erin was forced to ignore the muse’s call.
Many years later it finally became evident that she could no longer ignore the voice in her head telling her to write. With much trepidation, she answered the call and hasn’t looked back since, fully immersing herself in the world of make-believe. She has plans to eventually create stories in all the genres she so loves.
A proud alumna of Chipola College, the University of Central Florida and Florida State University, Erin is also the author of the Greek mythology romance series, The Demi-God Daughters, with Evernight Publishing.
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Dirty Little Secrets
Copyright © 2015 by Erin Ashley Tanner
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