Free Mason: #6 (Allen Securities) by Madison Stevens

out after Reed.
    She was sure this wasn’t the last Mason would hear about all this, but for now, they were going to let them get some rest.
    Mason walked the last person out and locked the door behind them.
    He walked to where she sat on the couch and dropped down next to her.
    “Are you okay?” he asked quietly.
    She nodded but didn’t speak.
    Mason pulled her hand off her lap and laced his fingers between her own. Victoria looked down at his newly bloodied knuckles. Somehow, everything came crashing down on her all at once. Big tears streamed down her face as the hand in front of her blurred.
    He pulled his hand from hers only to wrap her in a warm embrace.
    “I got you, baby,” he whispered.
    Victoria sobbed ever louder now.
    “I’m sorry. I was so scared.”
    Mason soothed her hair against her head. “It’s okay, baby. He was a scary man.”
    She shook her head. “I wasn’t scared for me. I was scared for you.” She turned to look him in the face. “What would I have done if he took you from me?”
    Mason pulled her hard against him and pressed a brutal kissed to her mouth, now salty from her tears. After a moment he pulled away to stare at her.
    “I love you,” he said simply. “So many things could have happened tonight, and it nearly killed me thinking that you would never know how much I love you. I spent too long running from what I felt. I wasted a lot of time. No more.”
    Her eyes widened with shock.
    “I know this seems fast, but I know what I want and what I want is you.”
    Victoria opened her mouth to respond but stopped when Mason’s cell chirped loudly.
    She glanced down at his pants where the sound had come from.
    “You should get it,” she said.
    Mason seemed to hesitate but then nodded.
    She watched as he pulled his phone out and hit talk.
    “Mason,” he rumbled.
    He frowned for a moment before his brows nearly hit the roof.
    “Really?” he said excitedly. “When?”
    She stared at him and wondered what could have happened to get that sort of response.
    “I’ll be there,” he said and hung up the phone.
    Victoria waited as Mason turned to her, smiling from ear to ear.
    “Sarah got a part on a show and can’t keep the kids,” Mason said. “They come home tomorrow.”
    She yelped a little when Mason pressed his mouth back to hers.
    His quick, excited kiss quickly started to escalate into something deeper.
    Victoria pulled back and stared at him for a moment.
    “I love you,” she said quietly. “I love you all. For the first time, I feel like I’m a part of something, and I love that my something includes you.”
    Mason grinned from ear to ear.
    “Your father was right,” he said. “No more wasted time.”
    She frowned slightly when he stood.
    “What are you—”
    Victoria gave a yelp as Mason lifted her from the couch like a princess. She wound her hands around his neck.
    “We have one more kid-free night, and I don’t plan on wasting it talking.” He gave her a wink, and Victoria could feel the blush creeping in but didn’t protest when he brought her to the bed and laid her down.
    She could join the family she already loved.

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