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*8 Months Later*
"Push!" Cole yells, nervously.
I watch as Sage glares up at him. "I'm trying! It's a little harder than it looks, you know?" She shouts.
She has a death grip on both of our hands now. I stand to the right of the hospital bed, and Cole stands to the left. "You can do this, Sage! Come on! You can do it!"
She breaths deeply, just the way she was taught in her birthing classes. "I-I'm trying!" She cries.
"Doctor, she's crowning," a short, brunette nurse says.
The doctor nods to her and then glances up to Sage. "Alright, Sweet Heart. We are almost there. We need a few more good pushes."
She nods her head and them I feel her grip tighten on my hand. My eyes grow wide and I grit my teeth, glancing up to see Cole with the same expression on his face. Sage lets out a long, strained, groan, pushing with all of her might. "Oh God," she says, breathlessly after pushing. She glances up to Cole, shaking her head. "Never again. No sex ever again."
Cole scoffs. "What ever you say, Love. You're doing great. Keep going."
She takes another deep breath and looks down to the doctor. He gives her the cue, and she begins squeezing our hands again. My mouth falls open, and I am about to let out a yelp when I hear Sage scream out of pain instead. "Get it out!" She shouts. "Dammit, just pull it out!"
At this point, I'm pretty sure that Kade, Noah, and his new girlfriend, and Damian call all hear Sage screaming from down the hall in the waiting room.
"One more big push!" The doctor exclaims.
Sage squeezes her eyes shut, and this time when she grips onto my hand, I squeeze it back, sportively. "You're so amazing, Sage! You're almost there! Almost there!"
"Here it comes," The doctor says.
I feel Sage release my hand as she throws her head back in relief. The room fills with the cries of a newborn baby, and I watch as the doctor hands the baby off to a nurse, who quickly rushes off to clean the baby up.
In a moment's time, the ambiance of the room shifts to the calm after the storm. It shifts from a roaring tornado to the sound of rain pattering lightly on a tin roof at night. I glance over, and Cole is smoothing Sage's hair back and kissing her nose and her forehead. They whisper I love you's to each other, laughing and smiling. My heart fills with warmth. Two of my best friends are experiencing one of the greatest joys of their life together, and they picked me to share it with.
Sage glances over to me, a wide grin splayed across her tired face. "Why are you crying, Iris?"
I don't notice until now, but as I wipe my hand across my cheek, I realize that I really am crying. I let out an emotional laugh and lean down to hug her. "I think that I am just really, really happy for you guys."
When I pull away, the nurse is walking towards us with a little bundle in her arms. She gently hands it over to Sage, and as soon as the baby is wrapped tightly in her arms, I see her entire face light up. "What is it?" She asks the nurse.
"It's a boy!" The woman exclaims.
As she walks away, Cole glances from me to Sage. "What should we name him?"
I stifle a laugh. "How about Romeo?"
Cole glares at me and jokingly replies, "You can kindly escort yourself out the door now."
I finally let out my laugh and Sage giggles, too. "I'm naming him Easton."
I see Cole grin down at her and his baby boy. "That's so perfect."
"I love that name, Sage!" I exclaim. "Are you ready for me to go tell the guys?"
She nods excitedly. "Yes, go get them!"
I exit the room and make my way down the long hall. When I enter the waiting room, every one of the guys stare at me with wide eyes. Damian breaks the silence. "That sounded like some scary shit, man."
I burst out laughing. "It was! My hand almost broke. I'm still not sure if Cole's is fully intack."
Noah laughs, wrapping his arm around his girlfriend and pulling her close. "So are they ready for us to come meet the baby?"
I nod, excitedly. "His name is Easton."
Everyone rushes past me as I wait for Kade to catch up. He walks over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I gaze up into his eyes, smiling. "So," he says. "After seeing Sage go through what she just went through, do you think that you can do it?"
I laugh. "Well, I kind of don't have a choice now, seeing as I am two months pregnant, thanks to your sex addicted ass."
He grins, pulling me tightly against him. "You know that I can't help it. You're just so damn sexy," he replies, playfully kissing down my neck.
I giggle, trying to shove him away. "Wait until we get home."
He pouts, and then I see a serious expression come across his face. "We are going to have to tell everyone soon, you know? You're going to start showing."
I frown. "I don't want to take the spotlight from Sage and Cole. Give it a bit longer, OK?"
He sighs, deeply. "OK, fine. I know you're right. I'm just really excited, you know?"
"I know," I say, smiling. "I am, too. They will find out eventually."
He nods. "You're right, Angel. Come on, I wanna go meet the little man."
We share a short, slow, kiss and then pull apart and lock our fingers together. Things have been amazing between the two of us. I enrolled in college. My degree is nothing but online classes. Kade and I decided that I am going to move into his room, and my room will become our baby's nursery. Kade and I have been going to see his therapist together, and they finally found a medication for him that works better than anything else he has ever tried. I can tell that it has given him more confidence and a better self-image of himself. He's so excited to be a father, too. I was actually terrified to tell him, but when I did, he cried. He actually cried from happiness, saying that he had always wanted a family, but he was always afraid that he would never be able to be a good father. I told him that we would work on everything together, and he was just so happy.
We spend the next few hours in the hospital, and when Kade and I begin to get tired, we say our goodbyes and head home. As I slip my night shirt on, getting ready for bed, Kade comes ou behind me, wrapping his arms around my body. "Why are you getting dressed? Maybe we could make twins," he mumbles, grabbing my hips.
I swat his hands away and then toss my head back, cackling. "That's definitely not how it works, Honey."
He turns me to him, smiling down to me. "I know. I'm just kidding. I really do want to see that sexy body of yours, though."
I feel his hand grip my ass, roughly, and instantly, I want to feel him inside of me, again. "Well, it's all yours, Daddy. Anytime you want me, I'm yours," I reply in a seductive tone.
He leans down to me and presses his lips to mine softly. After a few seconds, he pulls away just slightly. "You know what's so great about sex with you? Why I always want you so much?"
I grin. "What?"
"I love the fact that I can have you anytime I want and that you are always going to be all mine. I love it when I am deep inside of you, and I feel more connected to you than I ever have with any other soul on this planet."
Nodding, I pull his face to mine. "I know exactly what you mean, Baby."
Our lips touch and I pull him back onto the bed with me, ready to fully submit to his every desire. It's something I could never grow tired of. I love his sexy groans and his bedroom eyes gazing down at me as I please him. I love the faces he makes and how demanding and possessive, yet gentle and affectionate he is with me. There is nothing about this man that I could ever tire of, and I know that he feels the same for me.
The next evening, Sage and Cole come home from the hospital, bringing in a new member to our growing family. Cole and I excitedly take Easton to his new room that has had major improvements made to it. It's totally baby safe and non-prisoner-like now, which is a very good thing.
As Cole and I walk in, Cole carrying Easton in his arms, I see that Sage and Kade are here.
"No, I think it's an amazing idea!" Sage exclaims, excitedly to Kade. "It needs to happen."
"I'm just afraid that she will-" Kade begins, but I cut them off.
"What's an amazing idea?" I ask, curiously.
Sage rushes over to Cole, taking Easton, as Kade looks over to me, smiling, awkwardly. "Nothing. Burritos for dinner."
I raise my eyebrows, giving him an amused expression. "Burritos for dinner, huh?" What is he up to?
He nods, wrapping his arms around my waist. "Yep. Burritos with rice on the side."
I laugh. "That sounds really good, but I don't think that's what you were talking about."
He fights back a grin. "It really was. If you don't want burritos, then we could go out. Sage was wanting all eight of us to go out to dinner tonight to celebrate Easton coming home."
Sage glances over at me from the rocking chair, the hungry baby now latched onto her chest. "Yea, I wanted to have a celebration dinner. Everyone is going to come."
"It does sound fun," I say. "What time are we going?"
"Well," Sage replies. "Wanted to lay Easton down for a nap after he eats before we go. I bet by the time you get ready, we will leave shortly after."
"OK," I say, smiling. "Come on, Boss. Let's give them some time alone."
He takes my hand and we head to our bedroom. "Wear something pretty," he says as he plops down onto the bed. "It's a nice restaurant."
I nod. "Gotcha."
After getting showered and dressed, Sage gets Easton ready, and then we head out in separate vehicles. When we arrive, I instantly recognize the restaurant. "Hey, this is where you took me for our second date," I say, smiling, as Kade opens my door for me.
He laughs. "Yea, it was our first real date. It was the first one we didn't ditch to go have sex."
I snicker. "We've had a few of those, too though."
When we are seated, we sit at a large stretch table. The lights are low and soft music flows through the air. I sit between Kade and Sage and across from Noah who surprisingly became a really good friend after he realized that it wasn't going to happen between us.
A waiter in a white button up with a black vest and bow tie walks over to us. I expect him to pull out a note pad to take our order, but instead, he reaches into his back pocket, and a little bundle or red roses appear in his hand. "For you, Miss," he says, handing them to me.
I take them confused and glance over to Kade. He grins at me, and I remember the conversation from the nursery between him and Sage earlier. Is this what he was talking about?
"Did you pay him to do that?" I ask Kade.
He nods. "Yes, I also paid them to do this," he replies, motioning behind me.
I turn to see what he is talking about, and a trio of men with various instruments begin to play a soft melody at the end of the table. I look to Sage confused. "What is happening?"
She winks at me. "Turn back around and find out."
I give her a funny look and then glance back over to Kade, who is now down on the ground on one knee. "Iris," he says grinning. My mouth falls open. "I look into the future, and all I see is you. I see us and that beautiful baby that we have made together. I don't want to imagine even a day of my life where you aren't mine. You aren't just my submissive or my lover. You're not just some woman that I happened to fall in love with. You're my rock. Your my light at the end of every dark tunnel I have to walk down. You pull me back down to earth and make my world a better place. I want you every day of my life until the day I die, so Angel, will you marry me?"
At the end of his proposal, I can feel tears rolling down my face. I do nothing but laugh and nod my head. "Yes," I finally manage to breath out. He takes my hand and gently slides the ring on.
I turn to Sage, grinning. "You brat. You knew about this."
She giggles. "I sure did. Boss told me how you feel. You're not taking my spotlight. We are sharing the spotlight and living some of the happiest moments of our life together as best friends."
I give her a big hug, happy hat she feels that way, and then I turn to Kade. He pulls me to him as the waiter comes back to take our orders. "I love you," he mumbles into my ear.
I smile at him. "I love you, too, Kade."
His lips press to mine, gently, and when he pulls away, his eyes meet mine. "You're stuck with me forever now, Angel."
I grin at him. "I wouldn't trade you for the world, Love."
THE END
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