Remington
About six weeks later, I was soaking in the tub after one hell of an audition with Cassidy and replaying the routine in my head. rrick had totally stepped up for , and if I wasn’t chosen to be part of the company, then it wasn’t because of anything we did. I’d had my cast removed four days ago, so I’d only gotten one practice in without it before my audition.
"You got a delivery," rrick said, leaning over .
"A good one?"
"I’ll get it. Stay put."
I stayed put, but I did shift so I was facing the door. rrick walked in carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Well, I should say, the flowers grew legs and walked in, since I couldn’t see his face.
"Who are those from?" I asked as he set them on the counter.
"Want to read the card?"
"Yes, please."
He pulled the card out of the envelope and read, "These flowers don’t match the grace and beauty with which you danced today. I am so proud and happy to offer you a place in our ballet company. I have emailed you with details. Much love, Cassidy."
I let out a squeal and jumped up, sloshing water over the side of the tub.
"Babe, careful, you’ll slip," rrick growled as he reached out to .
I took his hand and he helped out, then I toweled off quickly, making a run for my laptop, despite being buck-naked. I pulled up my email and saw one from Cassidy, so I opened it and scanned through it really quick.
"Oh my god, honey, it’s like twice what I was offered at PBC."
"Is that good?" he asked from our closet.
"Yes," I said and made my way to him. "What are you doing in the closet?"
I pushed open the door and found him on one knee a gorgeous antique ring nestled in a velvet box in his hand. I covered my mouth with my hands.
"I love you, Rem. Will you marry ?"
I blinked back tears as I nodded. "Yes. A thousand tis yes."
He grinned, standing and picking up to carry to the bed. He dropped on the mattress gently, then set my laptop aside and stretched out beside , slipping the ring on my finger.
I held my hand up and humd in appreciation. A large diamond, probably two carats, was surrounded by smaller diamonds, and a filigree pattern on the white gold band. "It’s amazing."
"It was my grandmother’s."
I turned my head to look at him. "Her engagent ring?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, wow. And she’s okay with it?"
I’d t his grandmother a few weeks ago at a family dinner, but the get-together had been a little tense. rrick’s dad and his lady friend weren’t getting along, and quite frankly, she was kind of a bitch to him. rrick’s grandmother had laid into her, then asked Flea and Grace to take her ho. That had been the end of the get-together.
"Grams adores you honey."
"She does?"
He slid his hand to my neck. "Were you not at the sa dinner as ?"
"I just rember her going off on your dad’s girlfriend. Your grandmother and I didn’t get a chance to talk, so how would she know she likes ?"
"She clocked you within five minutes."
I rolled my eyes. "Really?"
"Yep. She loves you. Trust . She gave the big ring to give you."
I chuckled. "That’s the test?"
"Hell, yeah. If she didn’t like you, she would have given the garnet ring she’s also hanging onto for or Grace."
"I like garnet."
"It’s fake."
I wrinkled my nose. "Oh, no fakes for ."
"Exactly," he said, and kissed . "Let’s get naughty."
"Get the lube," I said, and he laughed.
"And this is why I’m the luckiest man alive."
"Because I let you do butt stuff to ?"
"Yes," he hissed out, now laughing uncontrollably. "So fucking romantic."
I straddled him, leaning down to kiss him. "Gonna show you just how romantic when you stop laughing."
He stopped imdiately and flipped onto my back, running his nose against mine. "Gonna feast on your pussy first, then I’ll fuck you hard."
I nodded, my body shivering with anticipation. "Okay, fiancé."
"Fucking love that, Rem."
I smiled. " too."
He kissed his way down my body, sliding off the bed to remove his clothes before kneeling between my legs and covering my mound with his mouth, sucking gently, then moving to my clit.
Just as things started to get good, soone pounded on his door. I whimpered when I lost his mouth and he sat up. The pounding started again, and he snapped out a curse before pulling on his jeans and stalking out of the room. I dressed quickly and followed, pissed that my perfect engagent had been ruined by so asshole we weren’t expecting. I walked out to the living room to find rrick facing off with a very familiar man.
"Daddy? What are you doing here?"
"Did your mother steal your money?"
"What?" I asked, glancing at rrick, hoping he didn’t have his gun handy.
"Did your mother steal your money?" he repeated. "It’s a simple question, Remington."
"Yes."
"Goddammit."
I gasped. My father never swore. Ever.
"You didn’t know?" I whispered.
"You asking that question wounds , Remi."
I blinked back tears.
He shook his head. "Had I known, I would have made it right."
"She said it was all for you," I said.
"She lied."
Of course she did.
rrick wrapped an arm around . "You want him to leave?"
"No. Daddy, this is rrick. My fiancé. Honey, my dad, Walter."
My dad held his hand out and rrick hesitated, but took his hand after a few tense seconds.
"I’m going to sort this out, honey," Dad said.
"rrick already took care of it," I said.
"I know. But I’m going to pay you back what she stole."
"Dad, it’s fine. I don’t need it," I said.
He scowled. "That’s not the point, Remi. It’s your money. She had no right to take it."
"Okay," I whispered.
He stroked my face. "I’m going to make this right, baby. Your mother will never hurt you again."
I wrapped my arms around him and dropped my cheek to his chest. "Thanks, Daddy."
"I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you more," he said, and stroked my back. "And I’m sorry I didn’t protect you against Thomas."
I looked up at him. "Are you dying?"
He shook his head and smiled. "No. But I’ve been asleep nigh on thirty years and that ends today." He kept his arm around and looked at rrick. "Thanks for doing what I should have done. I appreciate it."
rrick nodded, looking as bewildered as I felt.
Dad looked back to . "I hope you’ll still allow to give you away, baby. Regardless, you figure out what you want, and I’ll pay for everything. Just send the bills."
I burst into tears and held him tight, nodding into his chest. "Okay, Daddy."
"I’m here for a few more days. Will you allow to take you both to dinner tomorrow night?"
"That would be great," rrick said. "Thanks."
"I’m going to go ahead and go, honey. We’ll talk tomorrow."
"Okay," I said, and released him. He shook rrick’s hand again, then left us and I fell onto our new micro-suede sofa, dropping my face in my hands.
rrick kneeled in front of , tugging my hands away. "You okay?"
"I thought he was part of it."
"Yeah, baby."
"Do you believe him?" I asked.
"The important question is, do you?"
I t his eyes. "Yes. But does that make an idiot?"
"No, Eeyore, it doesn’t. If you want, though, I can have Booker dig deeper and find out."
I nodded. "Yes, please."
"Okay, honey. I’ll take care of that tomorrow."
I wiped my cheeks and smiled. "Thank you. Now, we have so lube to destroy."
"Shit, baby, you sure you’re up to that?"
"Hells, yes. I demand satisfaction, sir," I said and went super southern on him, rising to my feet and heading toward the bedroom.
"Babe."
I turned on him and slid my hand to his waistband. "I want butt sex."
He dropped his head back and laughed. "Holy shit, baby, you’re crazy."
"You love crazy."
"I do love crazy," he said, bending and lifting over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"Tweety!" I squealed, wrapping my arms around his waist as I hung upside down.
His hand landed on my butt and he squeezed my right cheek as he walked into the bedroom. I shivered at his touch and when he dropped on the bed, I yanked my clothes off as quickly as I could, rewarded with him burying himself deep inside of as he kissed gently.
"I love you, Remington Aultman Charles, soon to be Lundy."
"I love you, too, rrick Tweety Lundy, soon to be Charles."
He chuckled, and his dick pulsed inside of as he did. "Mmm, I like that."
"I’m gonna do stuff you like better in a second."
"Yay," I whispered.
"Can’t wait to marry you, baby."
I smiled, stroking his face. " too."
rrick kissed again and then made love to with more gentleness than I expected, but it was exactly what I needed.
I was cherished, which made free.
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