14. Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Bren

Thank goodness for Kalwin's brother. Without his support, I would not have made it back to Kalwin's room. The palace was a maze of rooms and hallways, all looking only slightly different. I wasn't going to find my way with tears in my eyes. Nor would I have been at ease with the conversation that had just occurred.

"My parents mean well, but they take a minute to look at all the angles. I am sure Kalwin and Cort will smooth things over. You and your son won't be forced into the limelight until you're ready," Iain said as he put an arm around my shoulder.

He hugged me when we got to Kalwin's room.

"Thank you for making my brother happy," he said.

He was gone before I could reply.

The grandness of the palace was something I could barely wrap my mind around. There was so much to consider for the future. What was I to Kalwin? And how did we explain it to the country?

I wasn't worried about what the country thought. We knew our truth. I worried about what the future would hold for Kalwin and me. Were we lovers? Would we pick up where we left off? Or would I simply be the father to his first child?

Neale was still asleep in his bassinet when I came in. He was about an hour into his nap, and if we were quiet, he'd sleep for another hour. How he would sleep during the night, that was another story.

I went into the bedroom and collapsed onto the plush king-sized four-poster bed. I sank into the softness of the comforter.

Twenty minutes later the door opened. I jumped, expecting to find a servant or something, but it was Kalwin.

"I'm sorry—"

"I need to apolo—"

We laughed.

"I'm sorry that I was rude to your parents. I probably broke every royal protocol in the book, and I—"

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Bren. They are sorry. They shouldn't have brought up that subject today. You were incredibly brave to speak up for yourself and our son."

"I was?"

He nodded. He closed the distance between us in just a few strides and then sat next to me on the bed. Our thighs touched, and the room temperature rose a few degrees.

"I am not concerned about how to explain you and I to the world. I am only concerned about your and Neale's happiness and how I fit into it."

"I would say you are an important part of our happiness."

"Yeah?" He gave me a crooked smile that had a touch of insecurity and surprise in it.

I leaned into him until my head rested on his shoulder. I wasn't brave enough to look him in the face, but I would at least speak my truth. I let him go once, I wouldn't make the same mistake again.

"I am in love with you, Kalwin. I loved you as Calvin, only I was too scared to say it, too unsure of what the future held. I loved you even when I thought I'd never see you again. I love you more each time I learn something new about you. And even though I still don't know what our future looks like, I know I want to be by your side for it. For our son and for me. For us."

Kalwin sucked in a breath and shifted so that he was facing me. He gripped my chin with his fingers and lifted my gaze to his. "I love you, Bren. So much. I love your bravery. I love the way you hum and sway when you hold our child. I love that you were prepared to face it all alone."

A tear slipped out of the corner of my eye, and Kalwin brushed it away.

"I love that we have this second chance to do it right. I am not going to let any royal protocol get in the way. You are mine, Bren. If you will have me."

"I will. Always."

Our lips met, closing the last bit of distance between us. Then we were standing, pulling at each other's clothes, only coming apart when we needed to get out of our shirts and pants.

"You'll stay here? With me?" he asked between kisses.

I nodded. "Always."

"We can get our own place. We don't have to live in the palace."

"That's fine too." I snaked my arms around his neck and captured his lips with mine again. The taste of him sent shivers down my spine. My dick hardened. I pushed at his shoulder until he lay back on the bed, and I straddled his hips. There was nothing between us now.

It had been so long since I'd been with anyone. I hadn't so much as looked at another man while I was pregnant.

"And you can keep working. At the coffee shop or with me on the initiatives I'm working on. Or you don't have to work at—"

I put my finger over hips lips. "Stop talking."

"One more thing."

My cock leaked precome, and my balls felt heavy. I rocked my hips forward, grinding into Kalwin. "Make it fast. I need you."

He let out a groan and his eyes rolled back. "I've dreamt of those words from you. Every night for the past year, all I've thought of was you. I haven't been with anyone since you."

I stopped.

"Kalwin, that's over a year."

"I know. I wasn't much of a playboy before, no matter what the tabloids say. I only wanted you. I was waiting for you."

"I'm here now."

Kalwin gripped my hips. "Yes, you are. Open yourself for me, baby. Are you wet for me already?"

"Yes. So wet. I've been trying to tell you." I balanced on my knees and reached around to my backside. Slick leaked from my hole, and I was able to push two fingers inside without much effort.

Kalwin's nostrils flared, like he could smell it. He gripped his cock in one hand and grabbed mine with the other. He stroked slowly, his hips rocking against me.

The dual stimulation of his hands on me and my fingers in my ass almost brought me to release. I had to count backwards to keep myself from coming.

It didn't take long before I was sinking down on his cock and riding him. Making love with Kalwin had always been an amazing experience. The connection we shared was not something I'd ever experienced before. To have a second chance at it was not something I would take for granted.

Kalwin bucked his hips, driving his thick cock deeper into my channel, hitting the sensitive nerves that made my cock jerk. My release roared through me, too fast for me to hold back. I hoped the walls were soundproof because the moans I let out were not appropriate for the royal family to hear.

"Fuck, you're so sexy like this, Bren. Coming on my cock, coming undone with me buried inside you."

"Only you, Kalwin. Only for you."

With a thrust of his hips, Kalwin came inside me. His hands held my hips, and he moved me on his cock, milking every last bit of come from him.

Then he was rolling us over so that we were still connected but lying on our sides.

He kissed my lips slowly while our breathing returned to normal.

"I love you, Bren."

"I love you, Your Highness."

He closed his eyes and shook his head. "You laugh now, but when you marry me, you'll gain a title as well. And our children too."

"You'll always be just Kalwin to me, love. No matter the title. I'd love you without it."