Happily ever hookup. (Book #2)

24 "To you being naked?"

1.10pm Tara:

Spontaneous dinner at our place, 7pm tonight! Everyone's invited. Be there and bring a gift.

I read her text with a frown. It's so unlike Tara to do anything spontaneously. Usually, her dinners take weeks of preparation, she likes every single detail to be perfect.

Just as I'm about to respond, another text pops up.

1.12pm CandyCane:

I'll be there but what's the occasion?

That's exactly what I was thinking.

1.12pm Me:

And Dean? Will he be joining you? What kind of gift? We're in New York Tara, don't think we can make it back at such short notice.

I lift my eyes from my phone long enough to spot Hunter making googly eyes at me from the kitchen, even after all this time, he still can't cook for shit, but I appreciate the effort.

He looks so good, he's wearing black lounge pants and he's shirtless, showing off his perfectly sculpted torso.

This man is all mine.

1.14pm Tara:

You have to be here, we've got an announcement to make. Any gift, I love gifts.

1.14pm CandyCane:

We're taking a break.

I'm intrigued by Taras announcement. If Hunter had his way, we'd have one of our own right now but being there with the opportunity to elope right in front of me made me realise a few things.

When I was a kid, I always dreamed about my wedding day, I wanted the big dress, three-course meal and huge bouquets of flowers. I still want that.

Little Ava and Amelia weren't happy about my decision but I promised to get them gorgeous princess dresses for our big wedding and they soon cheered up.

I said I didn't want to rush anything, and I won't.

It still doesn't seem real though, I feel like I'm going to wake up any minute and I'll be that seventeen-year-old little girl who fell in love with her best friends brother again.

Every minute of my life spent with Hunter has been incredible, there's obviously tiny things I would change if I could, like the fact Hunter got shot but my life has been a whirlwind since I met him. I'm so fucking lucky.

1.16 pm Tara:

You want to hope he doesn't sleep with the girl from the copy place.

Her text instantly makes me crack up in hysterics. Our mutual love for FRIENDS is something that made us closer as kids, somehow I don't think Candy will get the reference.

"What's so funny?" Hunter asks coming to join me on the sofa, two steaming bowls in his hands.

I throw my phone onto the cushion beside me and take a bowl from him before kissing him lightly on the lips. "Thank you"

He smiles at me in return and we dig into our food. "We're having dinner at your sister's house tonight."

"Tonight?" He asks with a mouth full of spicy noodles. "Doesn't really give us much time, does it?"

"That's what I said, but apparently they've got a big announcement to make"

"Fucking hell, I didn't think Devon was that stupid, he married her didn't he?" Hunter says making me chuckle.

"I don't think so" I laugh but then become a bit more serious. "Are you upset?" I ask "that I said no?"

"Nope" He smiles genuinely at me. "I will marry you wherever and whenever you want. Just tell me when and I'll be there."

I grin at him, my gorgeous fiance. "I still really like the idea of getting married in a field"

"Sounds like a plan" He kisses me lightly on the tip of my nose.

"That day, when you found out Tara was pregnant, why did you and Devon fight?"

Hunter stops chewing almost instantly and I know it must be something that really bothered him. Sure, he's an angry asshole sometimes but he doesn't go around starting fights for no reason.

"He said something that fucked me off," He tells me with a shrug, his eyes turning black as if reliving it.

Whatever it was couldn't have been that bad, they're still besties after all. "What did he say?"

"It doesn't matter, it was weeks ago"

"And you said we would talk about it, we still haven't" I push the matter further, I don't want to argue, the complete opposite actually but I am curious to know what Devon said that made Hunter so mad at him.

Hunter sighs, "You're too damn stubborn for your own good sometimes"

I smile brightly "and yet you still want to marry me."

Hunter grins back, leaning in to kiss me gently, "I do."

The kiss soon becomes heated and Hunter takes my barely eaten food from me, placing it on the coffee table in front of the sofa, he pushes me down so I'm lying on my back and he hovers over me, shirtless and looking incredible.

"Don't think you can fuck your way out of talking, Mr Evans," I warn him as his lips travel down my neck, leaving hot, wet kisses in their path.

"I'll tell you, but right now, I'm going to make love to my future wife"

His words send a jolt straight to my core and I grip his hard biceps, I love the sound of him calling me that.

"Is that okay future Mrs. Evans?"

I don't even reply, I just lay there, basking in the joy and excitement he is creating for me.

XxxxxxxxX

When we finally untangle ourselves from one another, it's almost time to leave. Hunter lays out dark jeans and a black button down on the bed which I'm dying to see him in already, Hunter in all black does something to me.

"What are you wearing?" He asks me as I lay in the bed, the covers only covering my bottom half.

I shrug, I really don't know. I didn't bring much with me to be honest, clearly demonstrated yesterday afternoon when I almost got married in a pink top and some white cropped jeans. "Maybe we could stop off at home first?" I suggest but then I remember Tara and her strict rules regarding tardiness. "Or maybe I'll just go as I am?"

"I wouldn't mind that, I think Devon and Tara would have something to say about it though" Hunter chuckles climbing back onto the bed and leaning over me. "Are you okay? We still haven't spoken about your mom and everything that happened there"

"We don't need to, at least not yet." I tell him. "I'm fine and happy, that's all you need to know."

I'm not ready to talk about my mother surprise announcement. I'm not even sure I want to believe it just yet.

"Good" Hunter responds looking happy and carefree. "Now, we really should get ready to leave. Tara will hang us if we're late"

I don't really want to go anywhere tonight, Hunter and I have been in our own little bubble for the last few days and I want to stay firmly inside it, away from the realities of the world.

I huff but stand up anyway, I let the sheets pool at my feet and Hunter raises an eyebrow at me. "Fuck, you're beautiful."

"Thank you Mr. Evans" I say biting my lip to stifle my smile. I walk into the bathroom swaying my hips as suggestively as possible, hoping he'll follow me in.

He does.