Broken

Chapter Forty

Dustin's POV

My alarm starts to go off and I quickly turn it off and roll back over to face Daisy as I watch her sleep. I can't believe this beautiful woman has come into my life and has accepted everything about me with no hesitation. She is the light to my darkness, the strongest woman I know. She has been through so much and has come out the other side stronger than ever. I love the way her nose twitches and the little sounds she makes as she sleeps. After a few minutes her eyes start to flutter and she whispers.

"Are you watching me sleep?"

"Maybe?"

"You're such a creeper." she snickers.

"I can't help but like to watch my beautiful girlfriend sleep."
"I wish we could just stay here for a while."

"That would be nice, but I want to get back home to our house."
"Mmmm, I love that. Say it again."

"What, our house?"

"Yes, I love that you call it ours."

"Well, it is. I just love the fact that when I come home, you will be there and I can fall asleep with you in my arms and wake up with you every morning."

I kiss her lips and get up to head into the bathroom to start our day. I'm not looking forward to being on that bus for hours, but to get home and start our life, free from him will be wonderful. Now I just have to work on how I am to ask her to be my wife. I climb into the shower and soon feel two small hands around my waist. I turn around and kiss those soft plump lips. I could do this forever and never get tired of it.

"Mmm, we need to get moving or we will be left behind."

"How am I supposed to get moving when I have you naked in my arms?"

"Hmm hmm, I figured we could shower together and it wouldn't take as long."

"Really, this is us you're talking about. I can't keep my hands off of you."

"Save it for later. We have a bed on the bus. I really don't want to get left behind."
She pulls away from me and turns to grab the soap and a washcloth. I smack her butt cheek and she squeals.

"You are in so much trouble when we get home, doll."

"I'm counting on it." She says over her shoulder as she bites her bottom lip. I just groan as I try to talk my hard-on down. We wash each other and step out of the shower and dry off. Heading into the bedroom to get dressed and finish packing. Colin is waiting by the door when we step out of the bedroom and we head downstairs, stopping off at the little coffee shop to get everyone a coffee, and head out to the bus. As we climb aboard we see Elijah, Amber and Jack. I chuckle knowing that Sam is the last one on the bus, and always has been. As the driver packs away our bags, we sit down on the couch and soon Sam comes running in, out of breath.

"Cutting it close there, aren't we?" Jason asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I made it didn't I?" Sam quips back.

"You are the only one to give me gray hairs."

Sam just laughs as he plops down in one of the chairs. The driver quickly gets all our things packed up and climbs into the driver's seat and we head home. We all settle into a comfortable silence for a bit as the bus rumbles down the highway. Sam pulls out the cards and we settle into a game of Texas hold'em and Amber bows out. I am surprised because this is her favorite and she always beats us to death with this game.

"You okay, babe?" Elijah asks concerned.

"Yeah, just feeling bad. Must have been something I ate last night."