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Authors: Loki Renard
“Hey,” he said, pulling her close and hugging her tight. “I know you’re upset, but let’s not write off the future generations just yet. Besides, they won’t be Brannigans. They’ll be Knights.”
“What are you saying?”
Gareth smiled down at her, his eyes lit with fondness. “I’m saying you’re a woman like no other, Lily Brannigan, and I want you to be my wife. I’m saying I want you in my bed, by my side, and in my mind and heart every day of my life. That’s what I’m saying.”
She looked at him, blinking through tears. “You what?”
He held her hands and looked deep into her eyes. “I love you. I love you for all that you are, and all that you choose not to be. I love you for your strength, and your spunk, and your spankable little ass,” he smiled wryly. “And I’ve decided to make you mine.”
“Oh you have? Well, I don’t know about that.” She had pulled away, but the sparkle in her eye and the curl of her lips said that her objection was playful. He played along.
“Then maybe I’ll have to spank you into accepting my proposal.”
“How barbaric.” She grinned as he made a grab for her, dancing away from him. He gave chase, catching her after just a few strides and slinging her over his lap.
“Now,” he said, clamping her legs between his and patting her upturned cheeks. “How much of a spanking are you going to need to see sense on this one?”
“No!” she squealed as the grass tickled her nose. “I mean yes! Yes, I’ll marry you!”
He swatted her bottom anyway, sealing their new commitment not with a kiss, but with a searing spanking which made her yelp out loud and drew the attention of more than a few curious ducks.
The End
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Loki Renard Links
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