Thorne shakes his head as he lets out a loud huff. We finally reach the door, and he pulls the keys from his pocket before pinching them between his fingers and holding them up to me. “Do you want to do the honors?”
My eyes widen with excitement as I take the keys from his hand. “Hell yeah, I do,” I squeal. Shoving the key into the lock, I fiddle around trying to figure out how to open the door, wondering why it isn’t as simple as turning the stupid key.
I finally get it unlocked, and as I turn the handle and open the door, my whole world falls right into place before my eyes. “It’s perfect,” I whisper, looking around in awe at the high ceilings and the modern designs, with the dark floorboards that I’ve always dreamed about.
Never in a million years did I think that I’d be lucky enough to have a home like this, but here we are, and it’s all thanks to my incredible husband. I don’t deserve him. He’s far too good for me, yet, somehow, he decided that I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
Thorne takes my hand and sends the most dazzling smile my way as he pulls me deeper into our home. His thumb rubs back and forth over the top of my hand. “Come on,” he tells me. “Let me give you the grand tour.”
A wide smile spreads across my face. I’d like nothing more than to explore every inch of this place. I feel like a kid in a candy store with absolutely everything she’s ever wanted.
We walk past a formal living room that leads us through to the formal dining area, and I run my fingers along the smooth edges of a table fit for royalty. I want to stop and dream about the family we'll soon have to fill these beautiful seats, but Thorne guides me on with a knowing smile.
He leads me into a theater room next, complete with blackout shutters, dark paint, and built-in theater chairs that span the whole back row, only to have a second row on a dropped level in front.
“Holy shit,” I gasp, imagining the many nights that I’ll spend here watching reruns of ‘Gossip Girl’ with a bowl of popcorn and drooling over the thought of a Chuck Bass and Nate Archibald threesome.
We move through to the main part of the lower level and I take in the grand kitchen and the incredible water feature that separates the kitchen from the living space. “Are you kidding me?” I say in disbelief. “Is this place even real? When do we get to move in?”
“Whenever you’re ready,” he tells me. “The paperwork was all finalized yesterday.”
A tear rolls down my cheek as I step into him, curling my arms around him and burying my face into his wide chest. “Thank you,” I murmur. “This home … it’s seriously a dream come true. I never would have been able to have something like this if it wasn’t for you.”
“What do I tell you every night before we go to bed?” he questions, his hand roaming up and down my back. “You deserve the world, and I promised that I was going to give it to you.”
“I don’t think you will ever understand just how much I love you,” I tell him, allowing the emotions to overwhelm me as I pull back and meet his loving stare.
“Trust me,” he says, that usual cocky grin of his making another appearance. “I know exactly what you’re talking about. I felt it first, remember?”
I roll my eyes. I may never let him live down forgetting the rings at our wedding, but he’ll never stop reminding me that he fell for me first, and while I love him with every little piece of me, it doesn’t stop me from wanting to sucker-punch him right in the gut.
Thorne takes my hand and pulls me toward the grand staircase. “Come on, I want to show you our bedroom and the bathroom.”
He practically drags me up the stairs as his excitement takes over, and as we reach the top, I realize that maybe it’s time to hit the gym. We walk around to the main bedroom, and I look on in awe, hardly getting a proper chance to take it all in before he’s dragging me back to the massive bathroom and pointing out every single little feature that he had put into the design.
All I can do is watch with a stupid grin as he hurries around the magnificent bathroom, but the second we step out and walk down the hall, I find myself pushing into a room off the side and instantly falling in love.
My hand falls to my small bump as I look around the adorable nursery and feel my baby fluttering inside of me. I’m only just finishing my first trimester, so we still have a while to go before we meet our little son or daughter, but knowing that we’ll be starting a family in this home, and that this room is going to be his or hers is something else entirely.
Thorne steps in behind me and curls his arms around my waist until his big hands are wrapped protectively around my bump. He pulls me back into him so that I lean against his wide chest. “Do you like it?”
“I freaking love it,” I murmur into the silence, just imagining how one day this home is going to be filled with the best kind of noise.
“Good,” he whispers, ducking his head to press a kiss to my cheek. “I’m glad.”
I turn in his arms and look up into his eyes with nothing but joy. “This is honestly turning out to be one of the best days of my life. I’ll never forget the feeling of walking in here for the first time.”
“Yeah?” he questions, a proud smile tearing across his face.
I nod. “But do you know what would make it even better?”
“What?”
I take his hand and pull out of his arms before laughing as I drag him back out into the hallway. I glance back over my shoulder, loving the excitement sparkling in his warm eyes. “We need to christen it.”
A booming laugh tears out of my husband, and not a second later, he tugs on my hand, pulling me back into him and before I can say another word, he scoops me up and walks back into the bathroom, placing me down on the massive marble counter.
Thorne meets my gaze, and as he leans into me, I can’t stop the thrilling anticipation that builds within me. His lips crush to mine and as his fingers curl around the hem of my shirt and start tearing it over my head, his words brush against my skin. “I thought you’d never ask.”
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