It's been six months since Easton arrived home and Alena is now eight months old. She's reaching all of her milestones and is ticking all the boxes she's meant to be ticking according to the Dr's

She can crawl, sit, pull herself up into the standing position when she has something to hold onto, she is always giggling and she's getting to that stage she is putting everything in her mouth. But she's the sweetheart little thing, oh and did I mention she's turned into a daddies girl? Yeah? Mum who.

Wanting to help her and Easton bond, I changed from breast-feeding to bottle-feeding it really allowed them more one on one time without me around and it really seemed to work.

I make my way downstairs dressed in some black jeans and a dressy top with matching black heels

"Uh, where are you going?" Easton questions as he sits up from his laying down position on the living room floor where he's been playing with Alena

"Work, they need me to come in."

"Since when?"

"Since I told the girls they could add me back on to the roster after Alena reached eight months."

"And this is the first I'm hearing about it because?" He raises a brow

"Because I knew you'd say I wasn't going."

"You're damn right you're not going, go and get dressed I'll call Kassie." He pulls his phone out

"Easton no, I want to go back, I feel like I never leave the house or do anything other than be a mum since Alena was born, I still need to be around other adults"

"You're around me and our family all the time."

"That's not what I mean and you know it."

"Fine." He huffs "What's with the heels?"

"I thought they made me look nice."

"Very nice, too nice, go change."

"No." I shake my head and bite down on my bottom lip

"Aubrey Black"

"Easton Raven."

He stands up and grabs me by the waist pushing me against the wall as he kisses me "fuck work." He breathes against my ear. "Let's have mum take Alena and you and I can go out."

"I don't think Kassie will be happy about that."

"She'll deal." He smirks and nips at my skin

"Okay" I moan softly "Call your Mum."

He pulls back from my neck and pulls his phone out, scrolling through before holding it to his ear. "Hey mum, can you have Alena?"

Silence 

"Uh, like now?"

Silence

"Perfect, I knew you'd be up for it. See you soon." He hangs up the phone "Mums coming, so it looks like you won't be going to work." He looks back at his phone scrolling through and pulls his to his ear.

"Kassie, Aubrey won't be in to work tonight or any night, or ever again have someone cover her, Bye" he hangs up

"Oh my god you're so annoying, I will be going back"

"We'll see about that." He smirks as he pushes me back against the wall pressing his lips to mine.

♠

Shay arrived no later than ten minutes after Easton's phone call and after a quick shower Easton got dressed and we headed out for the afternoon.

"So, now that you've kidnaped me for the night, just where is it that we're going?" I question as I turn my head to the side looking at him

"First of all, I didn't kidnap you, you came willingly, and why wouldn't you? I'm extremely good looking." He smirks "And, we're going to the bar"

"What bar?"

"Our bar."

"Oh, the bar you just told them I wouldn't be coming back to?" I raise a brow, the grin on my face now surely showing

"I simply said you wouldn't be in to work, I didn't say they wouldn't be seeing you there at all." He fires back with a smile

"Okay, you got me on that." I smile back "But what exactly are we doing at this bar?"

"Time traveling."

"Time traveling?" I question with a confused look

"Wait and see Sweetheart, It'll all make sense soon enough."

We arrive at the bar and Easton parks the car in his designated car spot, like a true gentleman he opens my car door for me and takes my hand helping me step out. Once I'm out, he locks the car and we walk hand in hand into the bar.

"So much for not coming in." Kassie grins when she sees us

"She's not working though." Easton points with a smirk

"It's quiet here tonight anyway." she shrugs "What can I do for you? Here for free service?" she giggles

"Something like that" He replies as he pulls out a bar stool for me and places his hand on the small of my back, leading me to the seat.

I take a seat on the barstool and Easton sits down next to me. "Would you like a drink?"

"Sure" I shrug

"The usual," He tells Kassie who turns and makes her way to the back wall to make our drinks.

"Are you going to tell me what we're doing here now?" I question

"Take a look around," He tells me

I look up from our spot and then back at him "This right here, this exact spot is where you and I met for the first time, and If I remember correctly, you didn't like me very much."

Giggling softly I shake my head "I did so like you, I thought you were cute, I just couldn't allow myself to fall all over you now could I?"

"And why not?"

"Because you already had such a big head, you didn't need me to add to it."

"Hey" he frows with a laugh, then shakes his head "No you're right, I know I'm good looking."

"See." I giggle

"Drinks love birds" Kassie slides our drinks across to us."

I pick up my glass and take a long sip. When I think about it, Easton and I have had a lot of first here. This is the first place we met, we shared our first laughs together here, he taught me how to dance here, and this is the place I first had sex in a semi-public place.

"Ready?" He questions with a smile as he stands up and holds out his hand

"For?" I take his hand and stand up.

He leads me to the back office, and pushes the door open, flicking the lights on. The room is then revealed.

Fairy lights are strung on the roof, the office desk turned into a table for two with a bunch of roses in a glass vase in the middle of it, and as we enter, Easton presses play on the speaker, soft music beginning to play.

"East, what is all this?" I ask looking around stunned

"I wanted to surprise you, I wanted to do something nice for you and show you how much I love you."

"B-but Kassie-"

"Was in on it, so was mum, I was just using work as an excuse for you to get dressed up and want to leave the house."

"You're good, I'll give you that."

"Our food will be here in half an hour, but for now." He puts his phone down on the desk and holds his hand out to me "dance with me?"

I take his hand and allow him to pull me closer to him, I wrap my arms around his neck and smile up at him lovingly.

"You're a great dancer." He grins down at me, his nose touching mine

"I had a really good teacher, hot too." I giggle and wiggle my nose against his giving him an Eskimo kiss

"I've been thinking, why don't we go ahead and begin planning the wedding?" He asks as we dance slowly together "You still want to marry me right?"

"More than anything in the world." I press a kiss to his lips "if you're ready, I'm ready."

"Good, because I already booked the venue."

"You did?" I ask looking up at him in surprise

"I mean it helps that I know the guy and he's extremely nice so he was able to squeeze us in on short notice."

"How short are we talking?"

"Four months."

"Gosh, that's super soon East, are you sure we'll have enough time?"

"I'm sure baby." He kisses my forehead "aren't you going to ask about the venue?"

"Yes, where's the venue?"

"Our place." He grins

"Our place? We're getting married at our place in four months time?"

"Yes." He nods

"So you're the super nice guy who got us in at short notice?" I raise a brow

"I left out good looking, maybe that's what threw you." He winks causing me to giggle

"So in four months time, you and I are getting married at our home?"

"It's kind of a family tradition, I'd hire caterers for all of the food and set up a bar at home, decorators would come and set the entire thing up, we wouldn't have a lift a finger. If it's okay when you of course, if you wanted something else we can do that."

"No, it sounds perfect." I press my lips to his.

Knock knock

"That will be our food." He kisses my lips once more and makes his way to the door.

♠

Dinner was amazing, we had a starter, a main and a dessert, to say I'm full is an understatement

Laying down on the lounge together while we let our food settle, Easton strokes my bare arm softly with his fingertips my head resting on his chest.

"Do you remember the night we fell asleep in the office? You stayed up all night helping me get this place in perfect running order and wouldn't quit until you fell asleep with paperwork still in your hand"

"I remember, and we woke up just like this. I never wanted to admit it at the time but waking up with you that morning felt so right, I knew then I wanted to wake up to you forever."

He presses a kiss to my forehead as he continues to stroke my arm. "I'll still never know what I did to deserve you, but I'm so glad you're mine."

"I hate it when you say that." I move my head, now looking up at him. "I love you East, and I love you just the way the way you are, to me you are perfect, to me you're everything I ever wanted."

"And you are everything I ever wanted and more." He presses his lips to mine once again.

We stay snuggled up for a little while longer, Easton's fingertips running up and down my arm and in my hair.

"Hey East, did you mean what you said before, about not wanting me to come back to work?" I question thoughtfully

"I would rather you stay at home with Alena, there is no need for you to work, we own our house, our cars, the business, we don't need the money. But I see it from your side as well, working gives you the chance to interact with people and be in a place that's different from home."

"It's not that I don't want to be home or that I don't want to spend every second with Alena because I do, I just thought maybe if I came back one day or a few hours a week it'ed be good for me."

"I agree." He nods

"You do?" I ask surprised

"With conditions."

"Of course, why didn't I see this coming." I roll my eyes playfully

"You're here to be the owner only, you're here to make sure everyone does what they need to do, you can hire and fire with the help of the manager, who you will need to appoint. You can help with rostering and handle all of the banking and finances and paperwork, but you're not working behind the bar, If we need more staff we'll hire them, your working hours are between ten and three."

"Anything else Sir?" I tease

"I know what you're like Aubrey, if we don't set these rules up, you'll be in here everyday from dawn to dark like you used you and I don't want that."

"I'm messing with you baby, I agree. One or 2 days a week within those hours sounds perfect."

"Good, we agree for once."

Sitting up, I swing my leg over his body so I'm straddling him. "You know what else was a first for me here?" I grind against him slowly

"Mmm?" He hums

"My first sexual encounter where anyone could have walked in at any moment."

"Oh yeah?" He smirks

"Yeah." I take his hands in mine and pull him up, removing his shirt from his head.

As he stays sitting against the couch, I grind my hips against his hard, kissing him with an open mouth, my tongue swirling around his hungrily

His hands move from my thighs to the bottom of my shirt and he removes it throwing it to the ground. His lips move to my chest, as he kisses me through my bra and across my chest. His hand reaches around my back and he unclasps it, and pulls the straps off my shoulders, kissing them as he goes. Once that's removed, he takes a moment to take me in visually

"What?" I question feeling shy, it's been a while since we had sex with a light on or in the day time.

"Nothing, you're so perfect." He grabs the back of my hair and pulls my lips to his, kissing me hard.

I slide my hands down his perfect body and unbutton his jeans, then do the same with my own, never breaking the kiss.

Pulling back I stand up and pull my jeans off, then remove his with his help. Moving closer I take his hands and place them on my hips, he moves his hands down my thighs and removes my panties. I then reach for his boxers and pull them down revealing his hard member.

Straddling him once more, I lower my wet core down onto his shaft, moaning at the feeling as I place my hands on either shoulder, riding him slowly, but hard.

"Fuck Aubrey." He moans softly as he tangles his fingers in my hair.

Knowing I have him exactly where I want him, I begin to ride him a little harder, sucking on the side of his neck as I do.

We stay this way for a few more moments before he grabs my hips and flips us, my back pressed hard against the couch as he begins to thrust into me hard.

"You always have to be in control don't you." I breathe against his ear

"Fuck Aubrey, I just need you so bad."

"So take me, whatever you want, let's do it."