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I leaned over and kissed him. “I love you.”

“Take me to heaven, baby. The way only you can.”

After that, we moved and touched and kissed without words. Slow and sweet at first, soon the need built, higher and higher, to a fever pitch.

“I’m there, Victoria. Come... take me with you.”

I threw my head back as my orgasm peaked. “Alex!” I rode him in short, quick strokes.

“Yes...” He bucked up, his fingers digging into my legs as he emptied inside me. “Yes... God...” He tugged me down and kissed me. I could taste his love. I hoped he could taste and feel it from me as well.

I moved off him, knowing his ribs were still sore. “How do you feel?”

“Fucking awesome.” He turned his head, grinning at me. “You should have done that day one.”

“I’m sure it would have hurt more than felt good.”

“Your touch never hurts.” He took my hand and kissed it, a gesture that never stopped making me swoon. “You’re okay with this?”

“Having sex? Yes. Did I make you think I wasn’t?”

He rolled his eyes. “I meant us. Your father is still—”

“My father will come around.”

Alex looked at me dubiously.

“Someday.”

“And if he doesn’t?”

“You’re stuck with me, Alex Sterling. So stop looking for reasons to sabotage it.”

“I just want you to be happy, Victoria.”

“I am, Alex. So happy.” I wondered if it would be too much, too soon, to tell him how I pictured us as a happy family.

Together forever.

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Alex

In all honesty, I wasn't completely sure what I had said to Victoria when I arrived at her apartment. Between the drugs and the pain, it was a miracle I made it there at all. But I must've said the right things because when I was fully coherent, she was by my side, tending me, which was no easy task. Having her care for me like I was a feeble old man wasn’t the way I would've liked to have started a relationship with her, but I felt fucking grateful to have started anything with her at all.

Three weeks later, I was stronger and understood what Dax meant that day in the hospital. My life was turning out to be a grander adventure than I could have imagined. The only downside was that Henry was keeping his distance, at least from me. He had told Victoria that if she was happy, that was all he wanted. But he was still grappling with the fact that his friend was in love with his daughter. I totally got it. I could see how weird that would be, so I didn’t push it.

Now that I was mostly healed, I felt I could take my life by the reins and directed it toward a life of adventure with Victoria. She and I hadn’t talked about the future, probably because the focus was on getting me healthy again. We talked about the baby, but not necessarily about us. What she didn't know was that in my mind, we were linked forever. We were going to live a fucking fairytale happily ever after. Who knew that I had it in me? I didn't think I had until I met Victoria.

When I was finally strong enough to go out into the world, I headed to the Saint Security offices. For one, the D.A. wanted to interview me about the Pitney case. Pitney was dead, and I still hadn’t asked for details, mostly because I didn’t care. I was safe, and that fucker was dead. The D.A. needed my report to close out the case.

While I was there, I talked to Elliott about his proposed plan to switch offices. We got Archer on the phone, who supported the change, and the plans began.

I'd been nervous to tell Victoria about it. I wasn’t sure how she viewed our relationship. For me, our lives together were a done deal, but maybe to her, I was just her boyfriend who’d knocked her up.

But the Gods were on my side as she was completely on board. That and finally being able to make love to her made me feel like my life was finally on the right track.

Victoria and I prepared to return to England for a few weeks so I could pack up my things and work on making the transfer to New York. At the last minute, Victoria couldn't come because she needed to meet the district attorney regarding the George Pitney case. The D.A. wanted to make sure that all the Is were dotted and Ts crossed about what a scumbag he was. Victoria was a key witness because Pitney had kidnapped her. Her abduction had set the ball in motion that led to my kidnapping and Pitney’s eventual death. As far as I was concerned, that chapter in my life was over, and I was ready to live full-throttle with Victoria and our child.