Epilogue,

Annabeth's POV

I was tidying the nursery when I heard the baby cry from his crib. Picking him up, I gently rocked him in my arms, making him stop. He stared at me with his big brown eyes and I couldn't help but smile, he was perfect. As I gently stroked his chubby cheek with my finger, he grabbed onto it and held it in his tiny hand, "aww" I said out loud with my heart melting. I felt arms wrap around me from behind, "you're a natural" Nate said as he held me close, "I want one" I said out loud. With his hands on my hips, he turned me around to face him, "let's do it" he said with a grin, "what?" I asked amused, "let's have a baby" he clarified, while I tried to figure out if he was being serious.

I must admit, ever since meeting Sam's baby I've been having baby fever. I couldn't get time off work to be here for the birth, but I was definitely not going to miss the house warming party her and her fiancé Pete, were having. Plus, I missed Sam. Despite living far away from each other, we were best friends and we went on plenty of holidays together with our respective partners. She was the sister I never had.

Before I could reply to Nate, we heard Sam and Pete walk back into the house. As we entered the kitchen, "here's my little man, did he give you any trouble?" Sam asked after walking towards me, "of course not, he's the sweetest baby" I said with a reassuring smile. Handing her son over, I helped Pete and Nate put the groceries away. As we sat around the kitchen island, with Nate's hand resting on my leg, "let me know when you start putting the decorations up, I'd love to help" I said to Sam, making her smile, "thank you, I'll put him down for a nap first and then we can get started" she explained before turning her attention to Pete, "honey, would you mind sorting out the food?" She asked him and he shook his head in response, "leave it to me" he said with a reassuring smile, "I'll help" Nate said volunteering himself.

Outfit: the below dress, white trainers
Hair: half up half down, wavy

After a couple of hours of preparation, family and friends arrived. Having met Sam's parents and sister a few times before, it was nice to see them again, they were all lovely. Soon, the party was in full swing and it seemed like everyone was having a great time. Scanning the room to find Nate, he was nowhere to be found so, wanting a bit of fresh air, I walked out the house and as I looked up at the evening sky from the porch, I heard his laugh.

Following the sound of his voice, I found him on the phone by the side of the house. He must have not noticed me, as he carried on with his conversation, "ever since I've met you, you've been the only thing on my mind" he said making my heart drop. I quickly hid around the corner and kept listening, "you make me feel like no other has ever made me feel and words can't describe how much I love you" with tears flowing down my cheeks, I couldn't bare to hear any more. Wiping my face, I put on a fake smile and walked back in. For most of the night, I tried to avoid him and I spent as much time as possible by Sam's side. I think she knew something was wrong, but I didn't want to say anything because I didn't want to ruin her party with my drama.

Having run out of excuses, "there you are, I feel like I haven't seen you all night" Nate joked, after catching me in the kitchen refilling snack bowls. Wrapping his arms around my waist from behind, "come with me" he whispered in my ear, sending shivers down my spine. Getting annoyed at myself for how my body reacted, considering he was cheating on me, I didn't reply. That didn't stop him from grabbing my hand and walking us out the back door, leading the way.

As he walked us towards the end of the garden, I noticed lights shining from behind some trees and once we reached them, my mouth hung open.

As soon as Nate let go of my hand, I slowly walked towards the beautiful setting in front of me. Feeling confused, I turned around and that's when I saw him down on one knee with a ring box in his hand.

With my heart beating fast, "cupcake, ever since I've met you, you've been the only thing on my mind, you make me feel like no other has ever made me feel and words can't describe how much I love you, I'm already the luckiest man for being able to call you mine, will you give me the honour of calling you my wife?" He said, while opening the box. Feeling emotional, "oh my God" I said with my hand on my chest, "will you marry me?" He asked with a grin and without hesitating, "yes" I said while crying from happiness, temporarily forgetting about earlier.

Holding out my hand, he picked up the beautiful ring and slid it on my finger. As soon as he got up, I threw myself in his arms, making him catch me. After sharing a long kiss, he let out a sigh as we smiled at each other, "I'm so glad you said yes, I was so nervous I had to call Aunt Jen to practice my speech" he said with a chuckle, "ohhhhh" I thought to myself, realising the misunderstanding but also mentally facepalming myself for forgetting and saying yes before confronting him about it. Luckily it worked out well. Looking at my Prince Charming with adoring eyes, "I love you" I said with my cheeks hurting from smiling so much, "I love you too" he replied before crashing his lips back on mine.

Nate's POV

Feeling on cloud nine and with her hand in mine, we walked back to the party where Sam and Pete were waiting. As soon as they saw us, they made their way towards us, "so?" Sam asked hopeful, "she said yes" I said excited, while my now fiancée held her hand up to show the ring. Sam immediately cheered and hugged Annabeth, while Pete congratulated me. The rest of the night flew by and soon, it was time to head back to the motel.

As I waited for Annabeth to join me in bed, I sat up with my back resting against the headboard. With my phone in hand, I scrolled through some memes and laughed to myself in amusement, until I heard the bathroom's door open. As soon as I looked up, I got a boner.

With the dressing gown's belt in hand, she stood in front of the bed, looking beautiful and sexy. Placing my phone on the bedside table, I watched her crawl on the bed with a smirk on my face. As she sat on top of me, I placed my hands on her waist while her hands ran down my bare chest. Looking into each other's eyes, she grabbed my wrist and slowly tied me to the headboard, before taking care of my other hand. Tracing her fingers down my body, she grabbed my dick through my shorts, making me gasp, "someone is already hard" she whispered in my ear in a teasing tone, before pulling my shorts down to my ankles for me to kick off.

Kissing my abs, she gave my balls a squeeze before grabbing my dick, making me grunt in pleasure. With a smirk, she moved her hand up and down my length. As I looked down at her, she licked my dick before wrapping her lips around the tip, and slowly sliding down, "fuck" I moaned while she went as deep as she could. I wanted to grab hold of her hair, while she went up and down with both her mouth and hand, but my wrists were still tied above my head. I groaned louder feeling myself precum and with a few last licks, she sat back up with a satisfied look on her face.

"Wait until my hands are free" I teased, making her smile. Getting off the bed, she stood facing me as she slowly pulled the straps off her shoulders, before sliding the outfit down her curvy body and onto the floor. I watched her like a predator eyeing its prey. I wanted to touch her and wiggling my wrists, a smirk appeared on my face as the ties felt loose. Taking her by surprise, I quickly grabbed her and pulled her down on the bed. With me now on top, I didn't hesitate before holding her legs open and sliding my dick into her with ease, making her moan in response, "someone is already wet" I whispered in her ear, teasing her for her earlier comment.

I was so hard for her and thanks to the blowjob, I already felt close, but not wanting to finish yet, I stopped thrusting. With my dick still inside her, I used my finger to give her g-spot some special attention, while my mouth was busy sucking and licking her hard nipples. Hearing her moan while she scratched my back, pushed me to the edge. Not being able to wait any longer, I placed her legs on my shoulders and fucked her hard, picking up the pace every few thrusts. With her back arched, "oh fuck!" She loudly moaned before finishing, setting me off as I joined her.

As we both panted, "I love you" I said while looking into her eyes, "I love you too" she replied with a soft smile, "I look forward to growing old with you, my cupcake" I happily thought to myself, before placing a kiss on her lips.

The End

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Author's comment: I'm aware the title of this story was a little misleading since in the end it wasn't about 'The Man Next Door', but if you've read 'My Best Friend's Brother' before, you know I'm a sucker for happy endings and particularly in this story I wanted to give the sweet/nice guy a chance instead of having the main character always go for the 'bad boy' type.

I'm also aware there are a lot of slut shaming comments and in response I would like to say that there is nothing wrong with going on loads of dates with different people or do physical things with them. If you're single and it's consensual, do whatever you're comfortable with.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it.

Jordan R Black