Please Me Daddy (Gracie) novel Chapter 246

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Apollo

I wrapped my arms around her from behind and pulled her closer into my chest, the familiar warmth of her body settling perfectly against mine as if that was the only place she truly belonged. The moment I breathed in, her scent surrounded me completely, soft and comforting in a way nothing else in this world had ever been.

There had always been something about her.

Even when I was already calm, already in control of everything around me, Grace had this strange ability to quiet something deeper inside me, something I didn’t even realize was restless until she touched me. To everyone else I was cold, distant, unshakeable, but to me she was the one place where all that weight disappeared.

She was my peace.

Whenever the world became too loud, whenever the pressure of everything I carried grew heavier than usual, all I had to do was hold her like this and breathe her in. In her arms, everything slowed down.

She was my solitude.

I lowered my head and nuzzled my nose against the curve of her neck, inhaling slowly as my arms tightened around her waist. Before I even realized what I was doing, my lips had already brushed against her skin, kissing her neck slowly and deliberately as if I had all the time in the world.

Her skin was warm beneath my lips.

I was just beginning to take my time when she spoke.

“Mr. Reed,” she said with a little sigh, “we don’t have time for whatever you’re doing. Today is Christmas and we have guests. Please be patient.”

I didn’t move. Instead, I pulled her even closer against me and rested my chin lightly on her shoulder.

“It won’t take long,” I murmured calmly. “You’re only going to change.”

I lowered my head again and kissed her neck once more before lightly nibbling the same spot, enjoying the way her body reacted instantly.

She shivered.

Grace sighed again, clearly trying to control herself. I could tell she wanted me just as much as I wanted her, but she was making a great effort to remain responsible, something that became much harder when I deliberately made things difficult for her.

After a moment, she twisted around in my arms to face me.

She opened her mouth as if she was about to scold me properly this time, but the moment her eyes met mine, whatever she had planned to say seemed to vanish completely.

Her words stopped halfway.She simply stared at me, then she swallowed slowly before licking her lips.

She always did that when she looked at me.

“Woah,” she said quietly, her voice filled with disbelief that made my lips twitch slightly. “No matter how many years pass, I still can’t get over how attractive you are.”

Her hand lifted and gently touched my face as if she was examining something fascinating.

“When people grow older they’re supposed to become less attractive,” she continued thoughtfully, almost as if she were talking to herself, “but why are you getting even more attractive?”

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Her fingers brushed along my jaw. “You look so hot that sometimes I wonder if you’re really my husband.”

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I raised an eyebrow slightly, but she kept going. “Age has nothing to do with you. You still look so young. The only thing giving you away is those strands of white hair and those mature eyes.”

I watched her quietly while she talked, her expression completely sincere as if she was analyzing an unsolved mystery.

Without realizing it, my lips curved into a small smile. Grace had changed in many ways over the years. She had grown stronger, more confident, and more powerful. But with me, she was still the same woman I met fifteen years ago.

The same woman who could speak her thoughts so openly without realizing how much she affected me. My hand lifted and gently caught her chin, tilting her face upward.

She blinked in confusion. Before she could ask what I was doing, I leaned down and kissed her.

She gasped softly against my lips but immediately wrapped her arms around my neck, kissing me back without hesitation. And as our lips met, a memory from fourteen years ago flashed through my mind.

***Flashback****

“Apollo?”

The deep voice pulled me out of my thoughts, and I turned my head slightly to the side to see Ryan standing next to me, his head tilted as he studied my face carefully.

I raised an eyebrow at him.

Ryan crossed his arms and frowned faintly. “I’ve been calling you for the past minute,” he said. “What happened to you?”

I looked at him without answering.

Behind him, Theodore suddenly let out a low chuckle.

“Why are you asking something so obvious, Ryan?” he said lazily, a smirk spreading across his face as he leaned back in his chair. “Maybe you’ve just never seen the terrifying Apollo Reed nervous before. That’s exactly what’s wrong with him now. The great Apollo Reed is nervous. And honestly, I can’t blame him. Today is his wedding day after all.”

Ryan glanced at Theodore before shifting his gaze back to me again.

For anyone else looking at my face, they probably would have seen nothing unusual. My expression was still cold and composed as always, my posture straight, my eyes calm, but Ryan had known me long enough.

Something flickered in my eyes for the briefest moment, and when he noticed it, his lips slowly curved upward.

“I see,” he said, clearly entertained. “So that’s what was wrong with you.”

He shook his head lightly. “How amusing.”

I looked at both of them without reacting.

Normally, their teasing might have irritated me, but right now they were the least of my concerns. I didn’t even care that they had shamelessly declared themselves my groomsmen without asking for my permission.

None of that mattered. The only thing that mattered was the woman who would soon walk through those doors, because she was my everything.

Wyatt, who had been standing nearby adjusting his tie, glanced over after hearing the conversation. Unlike the other two, didn’t look amused. Instead, he gave me a warm, understanding smile.

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“Don’t worry, Mr. Reed,” he said calmly. “It will be okay. I was also nervous on my wedding day.”

I turned my head slightly to look at him. Wyatt was Grace’s friend, and over time we had grown familiar enough with each other.

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At the very least, he was far less annoying than the other two. So I nodded once in acknowledgment.

My gaze returned to the large doors at the end of the hall.

She still wasn’t there.

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The hall itself was already filled with people, though not many. Grace had insisted on a small wedding. She didn’t want a grand ceremony with hundreds of strangers watching. She wanted something simple, and intimate that only included the people she

loved.

Chase sat quietly in the front row, holding a baby in his arms while occasionally rocking her gently to keep her calm.

Hannah.

A year after Grace gave birth and fully recovered, I proposed to her. I still remembered the way she looked at me when I asked her to marry me. And when she said yes, I knew there was nothing in this world that could ever make me happier.

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