Evelyn

I ran out of the restaurant in a rage. Damian's such a creep. As if I would ever pretend to be married to him. The man is doing my head in. There is no way in hell that I'm driving home with Damian tonight, so I'm taking a taxi. I pulled out my phone, and before I could call a cab, I saw a face I thought I would never see again: Dylan. I gasped. "Dylan!"

"We meet again, Evelyn!" Dylan said.

I back away slowly. "Dylan. What do you want?" I asked.

"I want you to pay for what you did," Dylan said.

"I didn't do anything!" I said.

"You're boyfriend and his fucking goons trashed my house and left me in the hospital," Dylan grabbed my arm and squeezed tightly. "You're coming with me!"

"Let go of me!" I yelled out.

"Tell me, Evelyn, how is that son of yours?" Dylan smiles with an evil grin. "Ezra, isn't it?"

I looked into his eyes in fear. "How do you know about Ezra?"

"I know everything, dearie. He will make a lovely pet in the child trafficking ring. I will personally love breaking him, and at a young age too," Dylan licked his lips.

"IF YOU TOUCH HIM, I WILL KILL YOU," I yelled.

"Dylan, Dylan, Dylan! How many times must we do this?" Damian said, appearing behind me.

I got behind Damian. "He knows about Ezra,"

Damian growled at Dylan. "Is that so? What do you know about my son?"

"No idea what you're talking about," Dylan said.

"I'm warning you for the last time, touch anything that's mine again, and I'll destroy you!" Damian reached under his jacket and pulled out a gun. Dylan's face went white. "Do you understand what I'm saying? Now, who the hell are you working for?"

"I'm not working for anyone. I just heard Evelyn had a son." Dylan raised his hands.

"Get the fuck out of here," Damian aimed the gun at his head, and Dylan ran off with his tail between his legs.

"Damian, why did you let him go? He threaten to harm our son," I said.

"Because he's more valuable to me alive, Evelyn, and you need to stop running off alone. There's a damn bounty on our son's head. Don't think they won't fucking take you to get to him," Damian growled. "Get in the damn car, Evelyn,"

"I'm sorry, Damian,"

We returned to the mansion, and I went to bed.

(The Next Day)

I asked Damian how my business was going, and he gave me papers about everything I asked for. I took time to review inventory and other needs that my Bakery needs to stay open, and I'm happy to see that sales are high. I miss working. I heard my door opening and saw Damian standing. "Have you thought any more about the wedding?" Damian asked.

"No, I haven't because it's a stupid idea," I hissed.

"This wedding is happening, Evelyn. I just meant, have you decided on any details? But don't worry about it, I'll hire someone to organize everything," Damian growled.

"We are not getting married!" I said.

"How long are you going to keep this up?" Damian said to me.

"I believe in marriage, and I'm not saying fake vows. If I ever want to marry; I want it to be for love," I said.

Damian put his back to the wall. "So that's is what this is about?"

"What are you going on about now?" I scoffed.

"You want the marriage to be real?" Damian smiled, and my back was on the wall before I knew it. Damian's eyes bore into my soul. "If you wanted to share my bed so badly, all you had to do was ask,"

"I do not want to share your damn bed. I wouldn't sleep with you again if you were the last man on the planet," I pushed him off me.

Damian kept that sexy smile of his on his face. "Is that so?"

"Yes, that's so," Damian said. Then Damian crashed his lips into mine and shoved his tongue into me. "God, Evelyn, I missed you," Damian moaned.

"Ewwwww!" I heard Ezra gagging. Pheonix was with him.

"Ezra," I gasped. "It's not what it looks like, honey. Daddy had something in his eye," Damian snickered, and I glared at him.

"What?" Damian shrugged.

"You're an idiot," I said, and Damian winked at me.

"Come on, Ezra, let's make some lunch," I picked up Ezra and headed to the kitchen.

Damian

"What the hell was that about, boss?" Pheonix asked.

"Just reminded Evelyn who the boss is. Meeting in my office in thirty minutes, tell the others," I said. Pheonix nodded and left. I need a cold shower after kissing Evelyn; her lips are as soft as I remember them. Damn that woman.

I prepared the meeting, and Parker, Greg, and Pheoinix showed us together, and I wasted no time getting started. "First up, Evelyn had a run-in with her ex-boyfriend Dylan last night. He knows about Ezra, and I think he's working for one of our enemies,"

"Who do you think he's working for?" Gregory asked.

"I'm not sure, but we know where he lives. I want 24-hour service for Dylan; in time, he will lead us to his boss," I said.

"I get someone on that immediately," Pheonix said.

"Thank you. Now, as for what happened last night, it didn't go as planned. Evelyn is playing hard to get, but I love a challenge," I said.

The boys laughed. "You need a ring! Who proposes without a ring?" Parker laughed.

"You want to Damian to buy a ring?" Pheonix paused, then laughed.

"I could buy a ring, how hard can that be?" I shook my head.

"Trust us, boss, Evelyn will change her mind when she sees that diamond," Greg nodded at me.

"Diamond or not, this wedding will happen, and the sooner she gets on fucking board, the better," I said.

I gave my men their orders for what they needed to do and sent them off. Ezra's room was ready now, and it was time to show Ezra his new room. "Okay, you can turn around now, Ezra," I said.

"Planes and Cars!" Ezra ran to check out his new room.

"It's amazing," Evelyn rubbed her arms and smiled.

"Ezra likes it," I said.

Evelyn sighed. "Yeah, he does,"

A few days later, I received no news about who put the bounty on Ezra's head. Pheonix had a few leads, but nothing came of them. I went to look for Evelyn, but she wasn't in her room until I heard the water running. I opened the bathroom door, and her back was facing me. God, her body is perfect. "I was looking for you," I said. I placed my hands in my pocket, holding a small box.

"Damian, get the hell out of here! Have you no respect?" Evelyn gasped.

"Hate to burst your bubble, Evelyn, but I've seen you naked before," I smirked.

"GET OUT!" Evelyn screamed.

"I think I'll stay, I'm enjoying the view," I laughed.

"You're so dead, Damian Halliwell!" Evelyn said with passion in her voice.

"I'll take my chances," I chuckled softly. "But fine, the view is not worth the earache," I left the bathroom.

"Asshole," Evelyn grunted.

I sat on the bed, waiting for Evelyn to finish her shower. She exited the bathroom, fully dressed. "So what the hell was so importent that you had to barge into the bathroom while I was naked?" Evelyn growled.

"What's wrong with seeing my fiancee in the shower?" I said.

"I am not your fiancee," Evelyn placed her finger on my chest.

"Here," I said, placing a ring on her finger.

"What is this?" Evelyn said, looking at the ring.

"An engagement ring. We need to look like we're engaged," I said.

Evelyn breathed deeply. "It's a beautiful ring, Damian, but we are not getting married,"

"Yes, we are," I huffed. "Throwing a tantrum won't change anything,"

"You listen to me, Damian Halliwell. I am NOT wearing this ring," Evelyn said vehemently.

"Stop being such a pain in the ass and wear the damn ring," I said. "Just wear the ring, please," I kissed her forehead. "Everything that I am doing is for Ezra, our son,"

As I stared into Evelyn's eyes, I could somehow sense her thinking about what it would feel like to be married to me. I could tell she wanted to kiss me, but she was stopping herself from claiming what she wanted. I want her to kiss me. "I have to check on Ezra,"

"Okay," I nodded, and Evelyn walked out to check on Ezra. A visit to Shantel is in order; I need to get things off my chest. I pulled my phone out of my pocket. "Shantel, meet me at the hotel in an hour,"

(The Next Day)

I was spending time with Ezra when I got a call. "Damian, it's me, we need to talk," Evelyn said. "Garden, ten minutes,"

I told her that I would be there and hung up. I told Ezra I had to talk with Mommy for a bit, and he nodded in understanding.

I saw Evelyn waiting at the garden pavilion. "Evelyn, you wanted to talk to me?"

He turned to face me with a scowl on her face. "I've decided on the wedding, but I have some conditions,"

Smart girl. I smiled proudly on the inside of my mind. "I'm listening,"

"Firstly, I won't be working for The Black Dragons," Evelyn said.

"That's fine; as my wife, I wouldn't agree to you working for me anyway," I nodded.

"Secondly, I want to avoid being followed by a bodyguard 24/7," Evelyn said.

"That's non-negotiable; you need a bodyguard for now. We'll discuss it again when we find out who has the bounty on Ezra and eliminate him," I explained. "Anything else?"

"I expect you to stay faithful during our marriage," Evelyn cracked a small smile.

"What!?" I said.

"You fucking heard me," Evelyn crossed her arms.

"No, the only thing I heard is that you expect me to never have sex again!" I growled.

"Well, I won't sit at home and look pretty like some gullible fool who everyone pities because her husband is sleeping around with some air headed bimbos," Evelyn said.

"You can't be serious?" I shook my head.

"Oh, I'm deadly serious, baby," Evelyn giggled. "As Ezra's mother, I'll gladly sacrifice my life for him; I'm sure you can give up your SEX life for the same reason!"

Evelyn and I stared into each other's eyes, sending daggers. A part of me is glad Evelyn has the guts to tell me this.