As luck would have it, p.6
As Luck Would Have It,
p.6
Hawk burst out laughing, but walking across the road, he saw the bakery was shut.
He knocked on the door, and waited a few seconds before seeing Felicity come out from the back. The street was blocked off so no one could see the floats before the parade.
Felicity unlocked the doors and smiled at him. “Hey,” she said.
“Hey, back.” He glanced behind him, seeing his father standing at the door, with his thumbs up. “Can I come in?”
She giggled. “Does your dad want you to come in too? If he wants some baked goods, we’ve got some left over.”
“He’d definitely not say no to your baked goods.”
Felicity closed the door and turned to grin at him. “I’m just trying out some new things while I wait for Rebecca to get back. Want to watch me bake, or I can get you something to drink?”
“Yes to both.”
Felicity walked ahead in front of him, and he watched the sway of her ass, and it made him ache to take her again.
Focus. You’re here for the future, not just for a little fun.
“Actually, Felicity, wait, I wanted to talk to you, to be honest with you.”
She stooped and turned to face him. “Honest with me?”
“I love you. I want you in my life always.” He let those words hang in the air for a moment. “I see us having a future, you being my wife, the mother of my children. And I wanted you to know that. I wanted to know if you felt the same way.” He stared into her eyes and saw her smile.
“Hawk. I thought I told you my answer with my kiss? But, if you weren’t sure,” she said and stepped up to him, “I love you and want all of that, too. I can’t see a life without you in it.”
18
Felicity and Rebecca stood on their float, a bucket of candy in Rebecca’s arms and colorful beads wrapped around Felicity’s hand.
Rebecca tossed some candy out to the crowd, the little kids scurrying around the ground to pick up the pieces. Felicity tossed the beads out next, laughing as they went for those as well.
There was a live band between theirs and Hawk’s floats, the peppy song they played keeping everybody uplifted.
It was a chilly day for March, but there were free hot chocolate stands set up, everyone holding paper cups as steam rose up over the top. She glanced over at Hawk and smiled, seeing that he had his focus trained right on her.
She thought about their conversation earlier, how he said he wanted her as his always, that he saw a future with them, marriage, a family. And that’s what she wanted too. And if she were being honest, that’s what she’d always wanted.
It seemed crazy to think that in such a short amount of time they’d started from one point and now ended here. But she knew this was the start of the rest of their lives. Felicity knew this was exactly where she was supposed to be.
With Hawk. Always with him.
They weren’t competition. They were a team.
He grinned at her, as if he could read her thoughts, as if she’d shouted those words to him and he’d heard them perfectly despite the flood of the crowd and the sound of the music.
He lifted his hand and placed it over his chest, right on his heart. She felt her face heat, her knees weaken. She felt everything inside of her tighten at the thought of being Hawk’s.
Yes, this felt like the first day of the rest of her life, and God, did it feel good. She looked forward to seeing what came next.
The café was busy, busier than Hawk had seen in a long time. But then again, he had the help of the crowd from the parade, as well as Rebecca and Felicity’s incredible baked goods.
They’d come together today, making their businesses as one, becoming a community that worked together. He hoped for the future as well.
A town celebrating and raising money for charity, and just being supportive of each other, which was how a community should be.
People came up and ordered the incredible pastries, grabbed a hot chocolate or coffee, a sandwich or soup, then stayed warm by sitting in one of the seats stationed in the café. It was good to see so many people, to see things flourishing.
The flow was perfect, letting him know that this was something that they could talk about, they could build together. It could be successful. They didn’t have to compete for customers to stay in business. Two companies as one, friends and family working together to make a successful company.
He looked over at Felicity and grinned, his heart racing every time he looked at her. Hell, before she’d fallen into his arms, he felt that way about her, but he’d been too much of a wimp to ever say anything. And the truth was, he didn’t know if he ever would have confronted her about how he felt.
She walked up to him and he embraced her immediately. Hawk didn’t care if he showed affection in front of everyone. In fact, he wanted everyone to know she was his.
“I love you,” he whispered against her lips and pulled back, smiling and wanting to stay in this moment forever.
“I love you too.”
She turned to help someone at the counter and he stood there thinking what he’d done, how he’d become the luckiest bastard in the world, to have a woman like Felicity in his life.
But as luck would have it, things had worked out exactly how they were supposed to.
Three Months Later
“You okay, son?”
Hawk stared down at the ring in his hand. He and Felicity had been dating now for three months straight. After they had revealed their feelings to each other at the parade, he hadn’t wanted to wait to make her his forever. But he also knew that rushing her wasn’t the smartest move either, so he’d waited, and these three months felt like a lifetime.
He was taking a huge chance right now, and one he wasn’t sure would work.
He loved Felicity and he knew she loved him, but marriage, well, that was something else entirely.
“I’m fine.”
“You keep staring at it, it’s not going to give you the answer,” his father said.
“I know that, Dad.”
“Are you taking her anywhere nice?”
“I’m making dinner for her.” He knew she didn’t like big displays of affection and, well, asking her to marry him was huge. The last thing he wanted was for her to feel on the spot, and only accept a proposal because there were witnesses.
“You’re nervous again?”
“Yes, of course I am.”
His father laughed. “Don’t be nervous. I know that girl loves you so much. You’ve got this, and you’ve got nothing to worry about.” His father slapped him on the back, but it didn’t help him or make him feel encouraged. Releasing a breath, he felt more on edge than ever before.
By the time he closed the café, he couldn’t stop shaking. He’d actually started his and Felicity’s dinner in his slow cooker. She had found it so cute and charming how he owned a slow cooker. He did, and he loved it.
Crossing the road, he waited for Felicity to return. Rebecca knew his plans for the evening and so gave him a thumbs-up without her friend knowing.
He wanted this to be special but with how her friend was reacting, it wouldn’t stay that way.
“Hey,” Felicity said, cupping his face and kissing him. “Rebecca said she was happy to clean up so we can go and have dinner.”
He looked toward Rebecca, who winked at him.
She was such a fucking goofball.
“I can tell you dinner is nearly ready.”
She chuckled. “I love that slow cooker.” She placed a hand to her stomach. “I’m starving.”
“Good.”
They walked toward his place, and as they did, his nerves were getting the better of him. He’d rushed back to his place at lunch to prepare his apartment for this moment.
He didn’t want to be with anyone else so everything had to be perfect.
“You seem quiet,” Felicity said.
“I’m fine. Just thinking, you know.”
She rested her head against his shoulder. “So what did you make for me? Do I know it? Will it be good?”
“Everything I cook will be good.” He winked and leaned down to kiss the top of her head and gave her another hug before they made it to his apartment building.
Opening the door for her, he waited for her to enter first, following behind her. She turned toward his apartment, and he stepped in front of her, opening the door.
“Ladies first,” he said.
“Um, Hawk, there’s rose petals on the floor.”
“I know.”
“Is something going on?”
“You’re going to have to head on inside to check and see if you can find anything.” He waited for her to enter and as she did, his heart began to race.
This was it.
The moment he’d been wanting all day long.
There were so many rose petals that he knew he’d be finding them for weeks to come.
Closing the door behind him, he took off her jacket, hanging it up on the peg.
Taking hold of her hands, he led her into the room where he’d set up a table. The candles weren’t lit. He’d been tempted but that just screamed fire risk and so he’d decided to go against making it look pretty. The rose petals were enough.
“What is going on, Hawk?” Felicity asked.
“I have something I want to say and I know I can only say it this one time. We’ve not been dating long—”
“Yes.”
“And, you mean everything to me. I love you with all my heart—”
“Yes.”
“I can see us spending the rest of our lives together.”
Felicity burst out laughing. “Have you not listened to me?” she said. “Yes.”
“Yes? Do you even know what I’m going to ask?”
“Hawk, you opened the box and you’re down on one knee. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out you’re proposing.”
“Oh,” he said. He frowned. “You said yes?”
“I said yes.” She giggled. “I want to marry you. I love you so much.”
He couldn’t believe she had said yes and he’d still been determined to talk. Pulling her into his arms, he spun her around, dropping the box in the process.
“Shit!” He let her go and quickly found the ring, sliding it onto her waiting finger.
“It’s a perfect fit, Hawk, just like you.”
Epilogue
Two years later
God, she felt incredible. Hawk was going to come really fucking hard. He stared at Felicity’s breasts as they bounced up and down as she rode him. Her pussy sucked at his cock, the tightness, how wet and hot she was, having him nearly coming right then.
He was trying so damn hard not to get off right now. Hawk loved to be raw inside of her, to feel her pussy clench around his bare cock until he came so hard his cum slipped out of her tight pussy.
“That’s it, baby girl. So fucking good. Ride the hell out of my dick.” He wanted her to get off again, wanted to see the expression of euphoria cover her face just once more before he gave in to his own pleasure.
“Hawk,” she cried out and he knew she was close.
Wrapping his arm around her waist and grabbing onto her ass cheek with his other hand, he rose up just enough that he could shift and have her so she was the one on her back. Sliding all the way into her had Hawk groaning and closing his eyes. Sweat lined his brow and covered his skin. He leaned on his haunches and looked down where their bodies connected.
“Fucking hell, baby.” Those words left him on a strangled groan when he saw the way her pussy stretched around his cock. She was all pink and soaked flesh, his girth so pronounced inside of her that his cock actually got harder.
Hawk lifted his gaze to her face and saw her eyes widen. He knew she was close to getting off again. He placed his thumb right on her clit, rubbed the hell out of that little bundle of nerves, and couldn’t take his gaze off of her cunt.
“Yes,” she moaned.
Felicity arched her back, thrust her breasts out and closed her eyes. Hawk finally let himself go as he watched her come undone. He leaned forward, bracing his hands on the mattress, and grunted as he came hard. The pleasure went on and on, stole his breath and sanity, and made him mindless with need.
Without thinking, because all he wanted to do was kiss her, he leaned forward and captured her lips. With his cock softening inside of her, and their tongues pressing back and forth against each other, he let a contented sigh leave him.
He leaned back an inch. “God, Felicity. I love you.” He pulled out of her with a grunt of disappointment, and collapsed on the bed beside her. Hawk immediately pulled her in so her chest was pressed to his. She was soft where he was hard. He liked her curves, loved that she had even more now after having their baby.
“I love you, too,” she whispered softly.
He leaned down and kissed her on the head. “I’m happy. You make me so fucking happy.” The sound of the baby crying came through the walls, and he went to get up before she could. “Rest, baby. I’ll get him.”
He kissed her on the forehead once more before grabbing his sweats and putting them on quickly. Hawk went into their child’s room and saw Jacob standing up, his little face red and tears streaming down his cheeks.
“Hey, little one,” he said softly and got Jacob, who had his arms outstretched to be picked up. He brought Jacob back into the bedroom where Felicity was and smiled, loving the sight of his wife sprawled out in their bed, her hair mussed, a sleepy look on her face. She’d since put a robe on, but the glow from what they’d just done, from them just being together, still covered her.
Jacob started crying softly when he saw Felicity and she smiled and reached out for him. Hawk sat on the edge of the bed and handed the baby to his mother. Felicity started to gently hum, instantly soothing their child. It was only a few moments before Jacob fell back asleep.
Hawk put his arm around Felicity, keeping both of them close. She placed her hand lightly on Jacob’s back, tickling him softly as he slept. And then she looked at Hawk and smiled right before she leaned over and kissed him.
“Thank you for being such an incredible husband and a devoted father,” she whispered. “I love you.”
God, he was such a lucky man. “Thank you for loving me, baby. Thank you for not giving up on us, on the life we have built. I love you, too. So much.”
He pulled her in close and she settled against his chest. He inhaled deeply, smelling the shampoo in her hair and the faint baby lotion that was on Jacob.
Contentment.
Happiness.
Love.
“Mine, baby,” he murmured.
He pulled Felicity in close, loving that she held their son to her chest, that he could keep them both right here with him.
Hawk closed his eyes, knowing he’d never love anything more than the two people beside him. He had a family, he had the combined business he ran with Rebecca and Felicity, and he had the love of a good woman.
He had it all.
They were his world now, and damn, was it a good life.
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