Matt’s POV

“Matt, will you please sit down,” Jolie asked, giving my arm a light tug. I couldn’t help the small smile that came across my lips every time I looked at her. She was my perfect other half and I thanked god for letting her save me. Jo was my everything and I wouldn’t let anything come between us again. Not even death. “Everything is going to be fine.”

“I’m just so tired of doctors, hospitals, and check ups. I want to be done with this bullshit so that we can finally start our lives together,” I explained, taking her hands and looking down into her stunning blue eyes. I swear I could get lost in them for days if given the opportunity.

It had been two months since Danny Pagano stabbed me. The majority of our time had been spent between the hospital, rehab facilities, and doctor’s offices, trying to make sure that I fully recovered from my injuries. Sure, in that time Jo and I had gotten our own little house on the edge of the beach and the boys and I had started a new business, but I still owed it to Jolie to take her out of California – to see the world. I promised her that, and that is what she was going to get. She deserved that after the life that she had lived and the hell I put her through.

Jo’s hand was suddenly on my cheek, sending all of my worry away in an instant. She always had an amazing calming affect on me. “But we already started our lives together. We have our beautiful home, the foundation to help find missing children, and you are about to be cleared to go on our vacation. You’ve given me everything I’ve wanted and so much more,” she finished before her lips pressed to mine.

I couldn’t help but wrap my arms around her and pull her body into mine. Her lips tasted so sweet and I could never get enough. Jo moaned into the kiss, giving my tongue access to hers to dance a sensual tango. God she tasted so fucking good. I couldn’t get enough of her.

“Hem-hem,” A voice sounded behind us and I mentally cursed, pulling away to see the doctor behind us. There was always something and I couldn’t wait to have my girl all to myself. “I see you are getting around well, Mr. Shadows,” the man half laughed and I narrowed my eyes at him.

“Yes, he has recovered almost his full range of mobility at PT and has been doing all the exercises you recommended to help build up his core muscles again,” Jo replied looking at me with a naughty little smirk. Oh, I showed her exactly how good my core muscles were this morning before we left. I returned her smirk as the doctor nodded, oblivious to what she was actually talking about.

“Good,” he replied gesturing for me to take a seat on the exam table. I groaned internally, mentally hating this process. This is the part where he always looked at my wound sight and found something else wrong, or told me I needed to give my body more time. I just hoped that wasn’t the case today. “Let’s have a look at your scar and see how it has healed.”

I lay back on the table and looked up at the white tiled ceiling. Over the past few months, I had counted the number of tiles multiple times. There were 57 of them in this room to be exact and I hoped I never had to look at the stupid things again.

The doctor lifted my shirt and started to move his ice-cold fingers over my abdomen, poking and prodding around. “Let me know if you have any pain or discomfort,” I doctor instructed and I nodded my head. “Your laceration scar has healed nicely and I don’t see any indicators of drainage or leaks in the seam like I did last time.” The doctor sound please and boy was that fucking music to my ears. “Honestly, everything looks good,” he finished, walking over to the sink to wash his hands.

“So I’m cleared?” I asked, unable to hide the smile on my face as I sat up and pulled my shirt back down. “No more check ups, no more restrictions….”

“Yes, Mr. Shadows you are clear and have no restrictions,” the doctor verified and I pulled Jolie into the circle of my arms. This was the moment I had been waiting for! We were free and clear to start our lives now with nothing standing in our way. We were truly free now.

I quickly thanked the doctor before Jolie and I hurried out of the office. “Fucking finally!” I cheered when we reached the parking lot. “Now all that’s left to do is pack our bags and get the hell out of here! It will be just you, me, and the Italian country side for a few weeks, babe!” I kissed the top of her head as I hugged her tight. I was the happiest motherfucker in the world right now.

“Ah, ah, ah! We can’t sail off into the sunset just yet, boss man,” Jolie teased, looking up at me with a smirk. “We still have to have our family dinner tonight at Gates and Em’s place to sign over my father’s mansion to the Berry brothers. Or did you forget about your new office?” she teased and I playfully rolled my eyes.

You see, the Berry Brothers had taken the lead starting our new foundation to find missing and endangered children. They were in charge and Gates and I were merely employees, working for a good cause. It was a nice change in pace, and I honestly didn’t mind being second in command when it meant having more time to spend with Jo and less to worry about. I’m sure she was relieved too.

“What if we pack our bags, swing by, sign the damn deed and hop right on the plane? You know that they can handle the rest without us. I just want—” I started only for Jolie to press a slender finger to my lips.

Jo shot me a pointed look shaking her head at me. Okay, so I knew that option was never really on the table. I just wanted to get out of here as fast as possible to spend some much needed alone time with my girl. “You know they won’t let us get away with that. Em will never forgive me if we just up and leave without one more night together.”

I let out a light groan and looked up toward the sky. I hated that she was right. Truth be told, my friends really wouldn’t forgive me either. “Fine… but we are packing now and we are taking a flight first thing in the morning.” I gently took her chin with my index finger and lifted it up to meet her eyes. What I got in return was one of her heart stopping smiles. Fuck, I was in deep with this little woman.

“That’s a deal,” she said before I pressed my lips to hers in a deep kiss. “But we have to go to dinner first…”

“Unless I can convince you to take little detour before we go over for dinner?” I purred against her lips, my hands trailing underneath her shirt. I loved touching her like this—skin against skin—because it made all my nerve endings come alive. “We could make a little detour home…maybe shower together… have some fun, pack, and then go eat with our friends…”

“As tempting as that sounds love…” she breathed as I tried to control myself. I felt my dick already throbbing in my pants and I wanted nothing more than to press her against the shower wall and fuck her senseless. Damn the thought her walls felt around me was enough to make want to spill right here. “We don’t have much time. Dinner starts in about an hour and you know how Gates gets when we’re late. But I will make it up to you later. I promise,” she said with a wink and I groaned, pressing my forehead to hers.

“You owe me,” I growled, already feeling my blue balls starting to take affect. This woman was killing me.

“We’ll see,” Jo teased playfully before I pulled her back towards me and crashed my lips hungrily against hers. She immediately opened up to me and moaned when our tongues touched. Soon we were in a battle for dominance and I won when my hands moved to tangle in her hair. I couldn’t get enough of her and I wanted more. Damn she tasted good.

The sound of a phone ringing quickly brought me back to reality. Fuck…

I slowly pulled away and cupped her face in my hands, staring into those eyes with all my love. She had to feel this electricity between us, I was sure of it. There was no way that she didn’t feel the same way. If that were the case then we would never be able to ignite the spark and we were definitely on fire right now—she had to feel that. And I knew right then and there that she was my forever… I just had to wait for the perfect time to ask her.

“You’re amazing,” she breathed, her eyes full of love.

“I’m so glad you’re here with me,” I breathed, holding her tight. I was afraid that if I let her go that she would disappear forever, and I didn’t want to risk that. I loved her too much.

“I wouldn’t be anywhere else, babe,” she smiled before she reached down to grab her ringing phone. She answered it and I knew within an instant that it was Zacky on the other line. Damn it, we were probably late and now there was no time to sneak away. I just had to remember that within twenty-four hours, it would be just Jolie and I on a plane together, starting our happily ever after. She was all I needed for now and forever.


Emery’s POV

A satiated sigh escaped my lips as I rolled into the empty space next to Brain and looked up at the canopy above us. Never in my life had I felt so fulfilled and alive in the afterglow of post sex bliss. Brian had answered my every need and desire, causing feelings of complete satisfaction, pleasure, and adoration to radiate through my body in the most addicting way possible.

He was all that I wanted, all I could think about, and honestly everything all I needed. Brian was my life, and ever since he rescued me from my father I hadn’t left his side. The man had literally become my drug of choice and I just couldn’t get enough of him, or our time on our own private beach. It was everything I ever wanted and so much more. Who knew I could ever be this happy?

I slowly inhaled Brian’s intoxicating scent as I closed my eyes and let my back sink into the mattress. For the first time in my life I didn’t have a worry in the world and I couldn’t stop the smile that pulled at my lips as Brian’s calloused fingers lazily ran along my curves. I felt so comfortable and happy in Brian’s arms that I almost forgotten about the horrors of the past few months. No, we were finally right where we wanted to be – with our own little beach house and private beach out back. This was our paradise.

“God you’re beautiful, Em…” Brian whispered in my ear, his warm breath sending shivers down my spine.

I smiled and rolled into Brian’s chest, feeling his calloused fingers carefully running up and down my sides as he held me close. I closed my eyes, basking in the warmth radiating through the canopy above. I wasn’t quite sure what time it was, but it didn’t matter right now.

“What?” I murmured, pinching my eyelids shut to save this memory forever. It felt so good to lay like this with Brian, feeling the rise and fall of his chest and his warm embrace.

I felt Brian chuckle lightly as his fingers moved through my long blonde locks. “It should be illegal for you to look this sinful every day… I must be the luckiest man in the world,” Brian said as he sat up, pulling me into his lap rocking me slightly.

I opened my eyes and looked up at him. “You’re full of it today,” I giggled, poking his nose as a blush pulled over my face. “If I didn’t know better, I would say you wanted something,” I teased, even though we had been making love for hours now. Though his sexual appetite never seemed to surprise me.

“I always want something,” he looked down at me with a small smile and an unreadable expression. “But I’m being serious. Knowing I get to hold you and call you mine makes me the luckiest man in the whole damn world.” He looked so happy as he smiled down at me. “So don’t you think for a second I would want anything else. You’re stuck with me, Princess because I’m never letting you go. You’re mine forever… that is if you’ll have me?”

A small smiled pulled at my lips from his words. He really was perfect in my eyes. I placed my head on Brian’s shoulder as he leaned against the headboard. We sat in silence for a few moments, just enjoying each other’s touch and company. My fingers lightly twisted his hair between my fingers while he gently moved his hands along my curves. I felt him shift light beneath me but cuddled in closer, enjoying ever minute, making up for all our lost time over the past few month.

“But what do you say, Princess, will you be mine forever?” Brian asked again, sounding more nervous than I had ever heard him.

“Of course I’ll be yours, silly… I thought I already was,” I chuckled, opening my eyes and sitting up to look at him. Only he was looking down on me with a very serious look and a small diamond ring in his hand.

My jaw dropped and my breath caught in my throat, my heart fluttering. His dark orbs stared into the depths of my soul and I knew we were meant to be together. “I-I-I…” I stammered, shaking my head as a smile slowly came over my face. “Of course I am yours!” I finally gushed, throwing my arms around his neck. “I’m yours forever and always, from now until forever.”

Brian’ smiled and pulled my face to his, kissing me with a hard tender kiss. He kissed me with such a passion that I felt it all the way down to my toes. It made my heart flutter, my love for the man almost bringing me to tears. I knew right then that I didn’t want to be anywhere else but with Brian and in his arms. He was my everything.

Brian gently pulled away and pressed his forehead to mine. “… I love you, Em,” he rasped, his chest rising and falling rapidly.

“I love you too…” I breathed, as he placed the ring on my finger. Once the ring was in place, I wrapped my arms around his neck. Before Brian could utter another word, I crashed my lips back into his unable to stay away from him.

I closed my eyes, feeling a surge of excitement as his tongue slid into my mouth. I moved my hands up to the back of his neck, pulling him closer and needing more. The man was as bad as a drug. The addicting kind.

I felt my stomach starting to warm up as his hands slowly slid over my hips. I swallowed thickly as he pulled my hips against his and I could feel his hardness pressing against core.

“I can’t wait to start our future together, Em,” Brian breathed across my neck, making my body feel alive. “Just you and me…”

“… just you and me,” I nodded before Brian’s lips feverishly crashed into mine again.

Just as he laid me back into the bed, my phone started to ring. Damn it! It seemed like we were always being interrupted, even in our own little paradise. “Leave it… we will get back to them soon,” Brain growled, his voice thick with lust.

“I cant, that’s Jo’s ringtone,” I sighed, gently pushing on Brian’s chest. My sister had the worst timing lately. “What if something’s wrong?”

Brian cursed under his breath and pulled away as I moved over to grab my phone from the side table. I could feel his body heat behind me as I moved, his hardness pressed into my back as a reminder of what I was currently missing.

"Hey Jo, what’s up?” I answered, trying to suppress a moan from the way Brian had positioned himself. I bit down on my knuckle and leaned into the table, craving my new fiancé more and more by the second. What a minute! I had a fiancé! I had to tell Jolie!

“Where are you guys? You said dinner at your place at five to sign the mansion over to the Berry’s for their business. The whole gang is literally waiting at your front door!” Jolie scolded.

“Shit! I cursed, moving away from Brian to put my clothes on. “The dinner! We completely lost track of time!” Brian’s eyes grew wide at my words and he too started to move quickly around the small bungalow, trying to find articles of clothing that we had shed on the way in last night. Damn it! How could we have lost track of time so badly?!

“Don’t tell me you and Gates have been locked away on your little beach since last night?!” Jolie sighed and I could feel the blush growing on my face. “You’re always lecturing Matt and I about being late but this is so much worse!”

“I know, I know! I’m sorry and I’ll explain when we get there in a few minutes. We have great news! Order something for dinner! See you soon!” I said, hanging out the phone and running right over to Brian’s side. He give me a quick kiss and took my hand before we raced down the path towards our little beach house. I wasn’t even sure I had all my articles of clothing on, but at least we were both completely covered.

“It’s about time you two showed up for your own party,” Zacky teased as Brian let the gang in through the front door. “Geez, and I thought Jo and Shads were bad. You two look so much worse for wear!” he chuckled and I couldn’t stop the blush that was creeping over my cheeks.

“What can I say, we had some celebrating to do,” Brian replied, pulling me into his side and holding up my hand. Everyone stopped and stared at the ring on my finger but not before Jolie let out a loud shriek. “Em decided to be an official member of our family!”

“Oh my goodness! Congratulations!” Jo gushed, rushing over and pulling me into a rib-crushing hug. “I’m so happy for you!” She rocked me back and forth and I couldn’t stop smiling.

“You proposed to the girl and didn’t tell us about it? What the hell, man?” Johnny whined, while Jimmy looked back at them with a sheepish grin on his face, rocking on his toes.

“You knew about this, Rev?” Matt asked, looking shocked between Brian, Jimmy, and I. “How come you didn’t tell me?”

Brian rolled his eyes dramatically and pulled both Jolie and I into his sides. “Because if I told you, you would have told Jo and we all know the girls cant keep secrets from each other. Besides, Vee knew too. He and Jimbo picked up the ring for me last week,” he shrugged, only for Matt and Johnny to whip their heads around at a laughing Zacky.

“What the hell man! You couldn’t have said anything either?” Matt gapped, looking half amused, half offended.

“You heard the boss! I was sworn to secrecy!” Zacky said holding his hands up in defense. “Blame him! I was only a mere pawn in the scheme of things.”

“Well, regardless of how it happened,” Matt Berry interrupted as Jason passed out a round of beers. “We are happy for you guys,” he gestured in Brian’s direction and mine. “And we are happy to finally launch our new company next week – The Avenged Children Foundation!” he said as the room cheered. The foundation had been a work in progress for the past couple of months and I knew the guys were anxious to get it up and running. “All we need is the deed to the mansion and operations will be up and running on Monday!”

“That’s amazing!” I gushed, signing my name at the bottom of the deed in Jason Berry’s hand. “I think this calls for a toast!”

“Yes! But Matt and I have some news to add as well,” Jo added, looking over at Matt with a beaming smile. They were so much in love that they wouldn’t be far behind with a proposal as well. “Matt got a clean bill of health today and we are leaving for our Italian vacation tomorrow morning!” Jo excitedly announced as the room cheered again.

“To new adventures, happiness, and friendship!” Matt said as everyone held up there glasses.

“Cheers!”

Notes

Sooooo that was finally it... the final part of this Story!
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