Ella finally responded and kissed him back.Her hands ran up his chest and curved around his neck, pressing their bodies together.
They could make this work, of that he had no doubt.His cock hardened at the feel of her soft body against his.
Breaking the kiss, he stared into her deep eyes and flushed cheeks, and smiled.“Ella, babe, don’t take this the wrong way, but you are fired.You’re going to have another job as my wife.”
And with that, he grabbed her hand, pulling out his cell phone and texting the priest.Everything was set up.Regardless of the time, he had made arrangements in advance.There was no time limit on when someone could get married.He was not willing to wait another second.He had already given her a week, and now it was time to make this official.
Ella belonged to him, and he was going to have children with her.For the first time in his life, he actually looked forward to the future.
Chapter Three
It had all happenedin a whirlwind.
Ella didn’t quite know what to expect, but being married, emptying her apartment, and moving in with Mateo seemed like a dream.Yet, that is exactly what happened.
He got his men to move her stuff, and he gave them orders to take it to his country home.Only, they didn’t go to his country home, but to his penthouse suite in one of the large apartment buildings not too far from where the bar was.
Ella stood in the bathroom after taking a shower, wrapped in a robe, feeling the weight of the wedding band on her finger.Mateo had everything in place—the ring, the priest, the church, the witnesses.She no longer had a job.She was Mateo’s wife.The soon-to-be mother of his children.She had done nothing but think about his proposal this past week, and it had seemed crazy.There were moments she thought about saying no.
She would look at that picture on her fridge each time she left it, and it would break her heart.It was like her life kept playing all the disappointments over and over again.She couldn’t stop thinking about it.
The parents coming to the foster home.
The different foster parents.
Being moved around the country to where people would have her.The bad and the good.She was not going to find what she was looking for, because the truth was, she didn’t have much faith in anyone.
Mateo was different.He offered her the job, and she worked hard, trained well, and had enjoyed working at Cole’s.She also enjoyed their long conversations about nothing and everything.
She knew he had a dark past, just as she did.Only, they were different.She accepted that, as did Mateo.
This was a dream offer.The only thing missing was love.Mateo didn’t love her, and she didn’t love Mateo.But at least they liked each other.She took a deep breath.
Being a virgin at twenty-five had not been her intention.Hooking up with random guys didn’t appeal to her.It was why she had never kissed anyone.Sure, she had dated, and that had been fun, but again, some of those dates were just looking for a good time.How did she know that?They told her.
It was why her picture had started becoming nothing more than a fantasy.Her vision of being a wife and mother was so outdated.Maybe she was born in the wrong era.Either way, Mateo had changed that.They were both looking for the same thing, and they had found each other.
