Loving Quinn Novel by North Rose

(Quinn)

I know that I overreacted to Annora calling Grace her daughter. It bothers me every single time she says it like that. There isn’t anything I can do about it but it still bothers me.

When I left the penthouse, I had every intention of picking up some Chinese food then going home. Instead, I ended up in at the office. I left shortly after I walked in on Aaron with a very curvy brunette. He had her laid out on the conference table in full view.

As I got back on the elevator, I could hear her screaming at him. That will be a story for Monday morning for sure. So, after the idea of drowning myself in work was ruined, I ended up at a

random bar.

After two drinks I realized I didn’t want to be there so I left and drove home. A drunk poured his

drink on me as I was heading out the door. He stumbled getting up from his seat and I ended up wearing his drink.

I smelled liked I have been out drinking and whoring around when I got in my car. Annie probably already thinks that is what I was doing anyway. If it was the old me, she would be correct. I am

not that man anymore.

She is all I will ever need.

The way she took control in the car today drove me insane. She was fast and driven. I enjoyed it even though I should have said no.

After learning that she is not pregnant, there was a manic energy about her. I know where she was coming from. We have time and will get there one day.

Now here I am lying on the mat in the gym after I took my frustrations out on a punching bag. I left Annie upstairs to sleep. Being in the same room with her when I got home resulted in more fighting.

I hate fighting with her.

Ninety percent of my frustrations are about Dionne f**king Master. She just had to ask to speak to Annora today. Only her. I knew what she was going to do but I agreed to it anyway. Well, Annie kind of gave me no choice since she was very curious about what Dionne wanted to say.

I now wish that we hadn’t gone at all.

Would it have stopped what happened when we got home? Maybe. However, from the argument. we had it is quite clear how that our relationship is not as solid as I thought.

Love is not enough if there is no trust to go with it

Annie doesn’t trust me enough to share her inner most thoughts or anger over situations that have happened. I get that she might not have wanted to add to my stress levels during all of it. However, if she can’t tell me what she is thinking and feeling in tough situations then how can we help each other through it?

That is a bad sign for our future.

Maybe we moved too fast in this part of our relationship. In the past we clicked together so easily. Yes, we fought and had misunderstandings, we were teenagers and that was bound to happen. This time we around we knew the past versions of each other and maybe that is where we stayed.

In the past.

We have shared stories with each other about the lives we lived while we were apart. Yet, we haven’t really done the dating thing, the get to know you thing most couples do. We s***ed that part this time.

I have no idea why we rushed past that part.

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Tonight, has shown me how different we are now compared to back then. We are older, wiser, and have each had our fair share of drama. Maybe it is time we start doing the dating thing even though we are already engaged to be married.

Ok, it is time to get up off this floor and crawl in bed with my beautiful fiancé.

Well, after I was the stink of my work out off of me. I get up then walk to the small bathroom attached to the gym to take a shower so I don’t wake Annie. Once I am clean, I make my way to our room. [

I pause as I open the door because I can hear her quietly crying. C**p. Making her cry was not my intention when I left our room earlier.

Without saying a word, I walk into the room and close the door quietly behind me then make my way to the bed. She is curled up in a ball in the middle of the bed hugging my pillow. I slip in behind her and wrap my arms around her.

She stiffens at first but then relaxes after a few seconds as I place soft kisses on the back of her -neck.

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“Please don’t cry, Annie.”

For some reason that makes her cry harder.

F**k.

“Hey, listen to me. We are stronger together than we are apart. Talk to me and I will talk to you. If we do that then nothing can hurt us. No secrets, no lies, and no holding in the negative s**t. I got you just like you got me, baby.”

“I am sorry.”

“Annie, I am not mad at you. You are my heart. Please believe that.”

I loosen my hold on her as she uncurls her body to roll over so she is facing me. Once she is snuggled against my chest, I wrap my arms around her again. This feels right. Right here with her is my safe haven.

“That **ch…” she starts to say.

“Shh. No more talk about her until the trial. From now on she doesn’t exist. Please?”

Annie nods her head then nuzzles my chest. We lay like for a while as we decompress from our first major fight. Well, the first major fight in a long time.

“Do you remember the time you threw my fishing pole in the lake then stormed off cussing met

out?”

I can feel her shoulders shake as she laughs.

“I made the mistake on commenting about the girl Aaron was fooling around with that summer.”

“You said she had a nice set of melons. That made me mad so I threw your fishing pole.”

“She did but I was eighteen so what did you expect. I did spend the rest of the day alone with my st**ity.”

“Da***n straight you did.”

“Do you remember how I made up for it?”

A throaty laugh escapes her as she leans back to look at me. “I don’t think one of my bras will even fit you. Though seeing you in one of my lace thongs might be worth it.”

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Oh, hell no.

“Not gonna happen.”

“If you do, then I will forgive you for leaving me alone tonight. Where did you go anyway?”

“Not where you think I did. I went to the office only to leave in a hurry.”

She gives me a skeptical look which causes me to shake my head.

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“I walked in on Aaron and his date having a good time in the conference room. I left in and went to a local bar. After two drinks I wanted to come home to talk to you. Nothing nefarious happened.”

Annie’s laughter made me smile.

“On the table in the conference room? The room in the middle of the floor space that is surrounded by glass?”

“For all to see.”

She shakes her head then snuggles against my chest again. “I didn’t think you were out doing anything bad. You are a very loyal man.”

“While I was beating the **t out of my punching bag earlier, I thought of something. Date nights. We need more of them. I was thinking like once a week. Just you and me doing something fun. We sk*ed th***e dating part this time.”

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“We kind of did. I mean we have shared stories of our lives while we were apart. I am sure we can arrange date night. I can talk to my mom to see what works with her schedule.”

“Good. Let’s try for this Friday.”

We both go silent for a while. I am rubbing one hand slowly up and down her back as I listen to the sound of her even breathing. Just when I think she is asleep she surprises me and speaks up.

“Quinn?”

“Hmm?”

Let’s go to city hall tomorrow and get married.”

“What?”

“Call Aaron and I will call Shawna. They will be our witnesses.”

I pull away from her then sit up to look down at her. “What about the big wedding that you always dreamed of?”

Sadness crosses her features for a brief moment then it vanishes. “I kind of had a big wedding

already and that ended badly. We don’t need all that.”

Part of me is disappointed that she doesn’t want the big wedding we talked about as teenagers. I have wanted to see her walking down the aisle towards me in her wedding dress for so long.

However, she is right. We don’t need all of that to be married.

“You want the big wedding, don’t you?” She asks me when I don’t respond right away. She sits up

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Not if you want to do something else. I just want you to be my wife. Whatever way that happens I am fine with it.”

Annie gives me a huge smile, pushes me back onto the bed, then straddles me. I am beginning to like her dominance. The demanding side of her is a huge turn on.

“Let’s get married at city hall tomorrow or as soon as we can get a license, then we can do the big wedding for our family later. We will let every go crazy with the planning while we relax knowing that we are already husband and wife.”

“Mrs. Annora Greyson had a very nice ring to it.”

“It really does.”

“What brought this on? I thought three months was good. Why the sudden rush?”

She leans down to kiss me then sits back up. “With all the things we both have on our plates professionally, I just want our personal life to be stress free for a while. Big weddings are stressful and after all the ***it with ‘she who shall not be named’, I just want some peace.

“There is no rush for the big wedding, Annie. We can take all the time we need for it. If it is something you still want, then we can do it.”

She c**ks her head to the side like an idea just came to her then she smiles brightly. “How about a compromise. Destination wedding at your villa. Keep the guest list small, family and a few of our

closest friends.”

“How long do you think you will need to plan that?”

“Not long if I get my mother and Shawna involved.”

I give her a skeptical look and she laughs at me. I pull her down then flip us over so th top of her. She wraps her arms and legs around me like a monkey which makes me chuckle.

“I like this idea. Is this what you want for sure or are you compromising with me to make me happy?”

She pulls my face to hers then kisses me. “I,” kiss. “Want,” kiss. “You,” kiss. When she is done, she smiles and laughs.

“Woman, you are giving me whiplash. Destination wedding it is. No more changes.”

“No more changes. Now, what are you planning to do with that hard on you got there?” She arches her brow and flexes her hips up against my hard d**k.

“What do you want me to do with it?”

“Make love to me, Quinn.”

She doesn’t have to ask me twice.

Soon our clothes are on the floor and the room is filled with her soft sighs and moans of pleasure. We are both breathing heavy as I make her scream my name while she has her third o**m milks my c**k. I spill into her with a deep moan of bliss.

She snuggles against my side with her hand over my heart shortly after our beathing returns to normal. I pull the sheet up over us then link my hand with hers. I smile as I hear her sigh of

contentment.

I guess we are getting married in France. I will need to call my caretaker there to let them know

so they can get the place ready for a party. That can be done when Annie gives me a set date. The way she is talking I am sure it is going to be soon than the three months we were shooting for.

Now that I know it is what she wants, I can picture it in my head. Right on the beach. Her family and mine gathered around to share the moment with us. I like this idea better than the big wedding we dreamed of when we were younger.

“Are you imagining it in your head?” Annora asks.

I thought she was asleep so I am a little surprised when she asks me that. “Yes. How did you

know?”

“Because I am too. Right on the beach. My family and yours there with us.”

Exactly.

“Do you think Victoria and Michael will stand up for me?” I know they will but sometimes I doubt myself. I am not their real son.

“Oh, Quinn. You are theirs. Victoria looks at you the same way she looks at Aaron. You are their son. They will be there for you.”

“How do you know that?”

“I have seen her look at you with the love of a mother in her eyes.”

This makes me happy that she noticed that too. I will never forget my mother and will love her until I die. Life blessed me with another mother who loved me because she chose to. Victoria took me in and gave me unconditional love.

“Thank you. I will call her tomorrow and let her know what we are planning.”

I feel her nod her head against my shoulder so I close my eyes to try to get some sleep. Today has been an emotional rollercoaster. I am just happy it ended on a much happier note than it could

have.

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you. courage.” – Lao Tzu

“Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is me giving up the right to hurt you for hurting me.” – Beyoncé