43. Valentino

43

VALENTINO

A fter I’d taken the time to thank Lucien and properly introduce Liam to him, Angelo, and Devil, I took Liam’s hand and led him to my car. Neither of us spoke as we got settled and I started to drive back to my apartment. We were both in shock.

“Tell me I’m not dreaming,” Liam said.

I reached over and laid a hand on his thigh. “I don’t think you are. If you are, we’re both in the dream, and I hope it never ends.”

“Me too. Did you know how much money my father left me?”

“No. I assumed it was a large amount, knowing what I do about the life he led before he went into hiding.”

“Large isn’t a good enough word. I’ve got four million dollars. Million. Not thousand. Not even hundred thousand.”

I glanced at him, letting him see how happy I was for him. “Look at you, Mr. Richie Rich.”

“I’ve never even conceived of having this kind of money. I’ve got to tell Ava, but first I’m going to have to explain everything to her.”

I could hear how overwhelmed he was. “Maybe it would be better if we went to see her together. We could do that tomorrow if you wanted.”

“You want to come with me?”

Could he really question that? “She’s about to be my sister-in-law, so I think it’s time I met her.”

“Yeah. It is but….”

I looked over at him and saw how his nose was scrunched with concern. “What’s wrong?”

“It might be best if I told her about our family by myself, then introduced you.”

“I’ll give you as much privacy as you need. I just want you to know that I’m with you. I’m always going to be with you.”

He put his hand on top of mine. “That is the best thing about all of this. It’s better than any amount of money I could’ve gotten from my father. You have changed my life in so many ways.”

“I’ve made it more dangerous.”

“No, those men would’ve come after me eventually, even if I hadn’t been with you. I might never have known I had other family out there, even if I’m not sure I like them or their spooky ass headquarters.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Cathal does have a thing for Gothic atmosphere.”

“I do need to see Ava, but I’ve also got to get to my father’s bank and figure out exactly how to claim all this money.”

I honked at the driver in front of us, then swerved around him, feeling Liam tense under my hand. “We’ll do that tomorrow morning, then we’ll go see your sister.”

“Won’t you have work to do?”

“I think my father will allow his newly-engaged son to take a day off.”

Liam laughed. “You think so?”

“Yes, especially since my fiancé just saved his life.”

“I didn’t want to ask him too many questions, but who’s after him.”

I huffed. “Who isn’t?”

Liam frowned, and I took his hand in mine. “My father has a long list of enemies. Various pieces of his past surface every once in a while. He always manages to deal with it.”

“Is that all the detail I’m going to get?”

“For now. We have our plans for tomorrow. But what do you want to do tonight?” I looked over at Liam and saw a devious smile on his face.

“I want you to take me home, and I want us to get naked and get in bed. Then I want you to fuck me for the rest of the night.”

His blatant request surprised me, and I swerved, narrowly missing a parked car. “Jesus! Driving with you is dangerous.”

“Being with you is dangerous, but it’s also hot.”

How had I gotten so lucky? “Baby, you are absolutely going to get your wish.”

Liam clawed at the sheets as he whined and whimpered, loving the feel of my tongue up his ass.

I squeezed his cheeks, pulling them even further apart, giving me full access to lick him from his balls to the base of his spine. He shuddered and tried to pull away from me. “It’s too much. Please Val. I can’t wait anymore.”

“You’ll wait as long as I tell you to. You’re mine. I own you now. You’re going to be my husband.”

“That’s not what being married means.”

I slapped his ass, loving the way it made him squirm. “It’s what it means for us. You knew what you were getting into with me. You’re mine.”

“Val, just let me come.”

I’d done almost everything he’d asked for. I’d brought him into the house, stripped him out of his clothes, then started playing with him, using my mouth, my hands, everything but my cock on him. He was so worked up now he was ready to lose his mind.

“I told you I was going to teach you how to wait, how to build up need until you were sure you would literally explode when you came.”

“Val,” he whined. “I need you. This has been the craziest day, and I just need the reassurance of you inside me.”

“You really do know exactly what to say to me, don’t you?” There was no way I could resist him. “Don’t move.”

“Do you want me like this?” he asked.

“Baby, I want you every way I can have you. We’re just getting started on this.”

I grabbed the lube and returned to stand behind him. He watched as I slicked up my cock and then pressed against him. “I hope you’re ready for this. I hope you know what you’re asking for.”

“I’ve been ready for this. I can’t imagine anything that could feel better than the way you fuck me.”

“Damn. You keep talking like that, and I’m going to lose control.”

His smile made my cock jump. “I want that, Val. I want you as out of your mind as I am.”

I drove into him then, seating myself fully with one harsh stroke. Liam cried out, but he didn’t fight me. He pushed back into me, needing more.

I gave it to him. I let go and fucked him as wildly as I wanted to, and he loved it. When we’d both come so hard we collapsed onto the bed, I summoned the strength to move us so we were lying flat on the mattress.

When my body begin to feel real again and I thought I could move, I encouraged Liam to sit up. Then I got out of the bed and went down on one knee. “Liam O’Shaughnessy, will you be my husband?”

Liam frowned at me. “What are you doing, Val? You already asked me. I already said yes.”

“But I had to ask you in the car. It was not the way I’d planned to propose to you.”

“I didn’t think you’d planned it. I thought it was our only option.”

“Do you think for one moment that I didn’t already want to marry you, that I’m only doing this because it’s required by our families? No, Liam. I was planning to propose to already. I even have a ring.”

I opened the drawer of my nightstand and pulled out a small box. When I opened it, Liam’s eyes widened. “How did you know sapphires are my favorite?”

“They match your eyes, baby. They were meant for you.”

I held up the ring as I took Liam’s left hand in mine. “Do you have an answer for me?”

His smile made my heart skip a beat. “Yes, Valentino Marchesi, I will marry you.”

“You know that means you’re committed to me for life.”

“There’s no one else I’d rather spend the rest of my life with. I’m sure of that. I love you, and I want to be yours.”

I slid the ring onto his finger. “I love you. I would do anything for you.”

“Right now, all you need to do is kiss me.”

So I did.