Logan’s P.O.V.
“Is everything ok?”
Lacey asks and I nod my head.
“Yeah…can we talk, please, babe? there’s something important I wanna discuss with you.”
“Of course, what’s up?”
Lacey asked me and I could tell from the look on her face that she was nervous but she’s got no need to feel this way.
I grab hold of Lacey’s hand and lead her over to the couch making sure to grab my briefcase off the table as I did.
“What’s going on, Logan? is everything ok?” If you are not reading this novel on Jobnib.com know that some paragraphs are not complete. Visit Jobnib.com to read it for free. Lacey asks me as we sit down on the couch hand in hand.
“No but it will be”
I say and she looks at me confused.
“I don’t understand”
I let out a sigh as I encased Lacey’s hand between both of mine.
“Earlier on before I left, I overheard the kids talking in their room and I found out why Logan Junior hates me”
“He doesn’t hate you, Logan, he doesn’t know you to hate you”
“Ok fine, he doesn’t like me”
I said with hurt in my voice which I hoped Lacey didn’t notice but she did.
“Logan, I don’t know if you’ve noticed this but our son isn’t as extroverted as Dayton and Teddy are…he’s a very introverted kid who likes peace and quiet, he likes to be left alone and he doesn’t do well with strangers which I know you’re not but you also are if that makes any sense”
“Yeah, it does”
I say with a slight chuckle.
“He’s also very reserved and he doesn’t like to show his emotions as easily as everyone else does which is something that I would love to change about Logan Junior because I hate how stoic he is, I mean, the kid is five years old and he acts like an emotionless robot, I hate it”
“Well, maybe I can help with that”
I say whilst looking down at our hands and gently rubbing my fingers over the back of Lacey’s hand.
“What do you mean? how can you change the way our son is?”
She asks me and I look up at her.
“Logan Junior doesn’t trust me and he’s scared that I’m not here to stay and he thinks that I’ll one day leave and not come back hurting you all in the process and honestly…I don’t blame him for feeling this way, I mean, I wouldn’t trust some random guy who showed up on my doorstep out of nowhere even if he was my father”
I let out a sigh as I run one of my hands through my hair.
“I plan on changing how he feels about me and proving to him that I’m here to stay as not only their father but also as your partner”
I say whilst looking Lacey in her eyes.
“How do you plan on doing that?”
“With this”
I pull my hands away from Lacey and I grab my briefcase opening it, I then pull out some forms that I had my attorneys write up and arrange the moment I found out about the triplets.
I had hoped to discuss this with Lacey in New York and have all of the paperwork signed, sealed and completed all in one go but after hearing what Logan Junior had to say today, I knew I had to do something to prove to the four most important people in my life that I’m here to stay and I hope what I’m about to do is the start of them all letting go of their fears and starting to trust me.
“When Ryker called me and told me you were in London and you had my kids with you, I knew I had to do everything I could to keep you all in my life forever, especially my babies, so I had my lawyer create a new will for me”
“A will? Logan, you’re not even thirty, why have you got a will?”
Lacey asks me.
“I’m a very rich and powerful man, babe, I’ve got a lot of money, businesses and property so a will is very important for someone like me to have, actually, it’s important for anyone, it doesn’t matter how old you are”
“That’s true…that was a stupid question to ask”
She says and I chuckle.
“Anyway, my original will had everything I had being split between my parents, my siblings and my nephew Elijah if anything ever happened to me but now I’ve changed it”
I tell her as she flips through the pages.
“It’s not official until we get back to New York and we can make it official with our lawyers and some witnesses present but I had my lawyer fax over a copy of it so that I can prove to you that I’m serious about us and our kids and about us being a family…my will also lists Logan Junior, Dayton, Teddy and any other children we have as heirs to my empire when I decide
to retire”.
I said while making sure my eyes were firmly fixed on Lacey as I spoke and I noticed her beautiful face was scrunched up in confusion and her eyes were filled with shock.
“Lace…”
“Lacey Black…and the kid’s names are also Black in here as well”
She cut me off and I smiled when I heard what she said.
“It’s got a nice ring to it, don’t you think?”
Lacey looked up at me and her expression changed to happy and excitement but I could also tell that she was still pretty hesitant to believe me and give us a chance.
“You’re serious about this, aren’t you?”.
“As a heart attack, babe…I wouldn’t have wasted my time and money trying to find you if I wasn’t serious about us being together, I would never have gotten your name tattooed on my body if I didn’t want you to be mine forever and I certainly wouldn’t have wasted more time and money trying to find this for you if I wasn’t serious about you becoming my wife and being my partner”
I say while handing her a small ring box.
Lacey looked down at the small Tiffany’s box with widened eyes before slowly taking it from me.
“What is this?”
Lacey asks as she opens up the box.
She instantly gasped and her free hand immediately shot up to her mouth as her eyes started to water.
“Oh my god, this is so beautiful”
“Just like the woman who’s going to be wearing it”
“Logan, I can’t accept this”
“Why not?”
I ask with angry narrowed eyes.
At first, I was pissed and annoyed when she said she couldn’t accept it but then I was amused and I laughed when she said what she said next.
“Because this looks really expensive, Logan, actually, it looks like it belongs in a museum somewhere, not on someone’s finger”
“You’re worth every dollar, babe”
I say while kissing her cheek.
“Don’t you think this is a little fast, Logan? I mean, it’s only been a few days since you came here and we’re not even dating, actually, we’ve never dated we only had a one-night stand together but you want us to get engaged?”
“Who said I wanted us to get engaged, Lace? I want us to get married”
I say and she rolls her eyes, it’s obvious she wasn’t getting where I was going.
“It’s the same thing, Logan”
“No, it’s not, babe, normally when a couple gets engaged it means they’re eventually gonna get married one day, whereas, I want that one day for us to be tomorrow”
I say and Lacey snaps her head towards me so fast that I’m surprised she didn’t pull a muscle or break a bone in her neck when she did.
“Tomorrow?”
“Mmm-hmm”
I say while smiling as I bite down on my lower lip.
“I want us to get married before we head back to New York”
“Why?”
“Because I want to”
I said with a smile and Lacey looked at me like what the f**k? before scoffing and shaking her head.
“Oh my god, it’s official, the father of my children is insane”
Lacey says while rubbing her forehead and I chuckle as I lean in and once again kiss her cheek.
“Only for you, love…so, what do you say? will you marry me?”.
Lacey looked at me with her thick, juicy lips puckered like she was thinking and I had to control everything in me not to kiss or bite on her lips.
“Is this seriously how you’re asking the supposed love of your life how to marry you? the least you can do is get down on one knee, Logan”
Lacey said with a chuckle and I knew she was joking just from her tone but I wasn’t, I was being dead ass serious, so I grabbed the ring box from her hand and pulled the yellow canary diamond ring from it before throwing the box on the couch.
I then shocked my girl by getting down on one knee and gently grabbing hold of Lacey’s left hand.
“Wait, wait, wait before you do this, can I ask you a question first?”
“Of course, go ahead”
Lacey looked down at the ring before looking me in my eyes.
“Are you doing this because you really want this and you really want to marry me? or are you just doing this to prove to Logan
Junior that you’re here to stay? because a wedding certificate doesn’t prove that, you being there and consistent in their lives proves that, Logan”.
“Babe”
I say with a sigh as I gently cup her face.
“I’m doing this because I want this, I want you, I want us to be husband and wife, I want us to be a family and have more kids and I want us to live an amazing life together”.
I tell her honestly before leaning in and gently kissing her lips.
I know she’s got her insecurities and I plan on deleting all of those insecurities starting with this proposal.
I pull away from Lacey and look in her beautiful green eyes.
“Lacey Carpenter-Wright soon to be Black…”
I say and we both chuckle.
“Will you do me the honour of marrying me tomorrow and becoming my wife for eternity?”
Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes.
Lacey inhaled deeply before smiling brightly at me and answering my question.
“Yes, I’ll marry you, Logan”
FUCK YES!!.