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The First and the Only

Author: Gabrielle S.
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-06 01:24:21

Travis’s POV

I had never brought a woman home before.

Not once. Not even when my mother asked, when my father teased, when Claire bet money that I’d die alone with nothing but my empire and bad decisions.

But Sophia?

She was different.

And as I leaned against the doorway, watching her and my mother laugh in the kitchen like they had known each other forever, I knew—

I had done the one thing I never planned to do.

I had let someone in.

And I was fucking ruined for it.

"You look like a man having
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    Sophia’s POVLife had a funny way of giving you exactly what you never knew you needed.A year ago, I never would have imagined this.Never would have imagined waking up in a house I built with the love of my life, carrying his child, surrounded by the closest thing to family I had ever known.And now?Now, my belly was rounder, my heart was fuller, and my life?Perfect."Sweetheart, you’re not supposed to be carrying that."I rolled my eyes as Travis practically teleported across the kitchen, snatching the grocery bag out of my hands before I even had a chance to set it down."Travis," I sighed. "It’s just vegetables.""It’s weight," he corrected, placing the bag on the counter like it had personally offended him. "You’re not supposed to lift shit anymore.""It’s not shit. It’s food.""Doesn’t matter. You tell me when you need something. You don’t move a muscle."I stared at him.He stared back.If I wasn’t completely and utterly in love with this overprotective, infuriatingly doting

  • Love Bet   WHAT?!

    Fifteen minutes later, Leah slipped into my room, bag in hand, eyes wide."Okay," she said, closing the door behind her. "You better fucking tell me right now if I should be preparing to be an aunt."I swallowed, staring at the tests in her hand."I don’t know yet," I admitted. "But we’re about to find out."She exhaled, handing me the bag, pressing her fingers to her temple like she was already overwhelmed. "You’re about to walk down the aisle, and this is what you decide to do?""Timing has never been my strong suit," I muttered, heading toward the bathroom.Five minutes laterTwo pink lines.Not on one test.Not on two.But three.Three tests.All positive.All confirming what I hadn’t even let myself hope for.I was pregnant.I stared at the tests, heart pounding so hard it echoed in my ears.Leah hovered behind me, eyes flicking between my expression and the results."Holy fuck," she whispered. "Sophia.""I know," I breathed."Whatwhat are you going to do?"I swallowed hard, clos

  • Love Bet   First, I look good. Then, I make sure I don’t sound like an idiot

    Sophia’s POVI had never imagined myself as a bride.Never pictured trying on dresses, picking out flowers, debating cake flavors.But now?Now, I was sitting in my own home, surrounded by the people I loved, planning the one thing I never thought I’d want.I wanted this.I wanted every single part of it."Okay, so let’s get to the important question," Leah started, leaning forward, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "What’s the dress situation?"I exhaled, running my fingers along the edge of my wine glass."I already know which one I want."That got their attention."You do?" Claire asked, her brows lifting. "Already?""Yeah.""Wait" Leah’s eyes narrowed. "When did this happen? I don’t remember you trying on any dresses.""Because I didn’t," I admitted. "I saw it before the accident. That day we went shopping. It was in a boutique window. The champagne-colored one."There was a pause, and then"Oh my God," Claire whispered. "You’re serious."I nodded. "Completely."I still remembered

  • Love Bet   In the garden?

    Sophia’s POVI couldn't breathe.Not in the way that meant panic or fearbut in the way that came from being so overwhelmed that my brain couldn’t keep up with my heart.I stared at the house in front of me.The house I had once pointed out in passing, the house I had thought about long after we had walked past it that day.The house I had never let myself dream about because it wasn’t mine to dream of.And yet,It was right here.I wasn’t ready for what that meant.Travis had told me he bought it.That day in the hospital, after the accident, when I had barely been conscious enough to process anything, he had said the words"I bought the house, sweetheart."At the time, I had thought he was just saying anything to keep me from thinking about the pain, the recovery, the damage I had to fix in my body and in my mind.I hadn’t believed him.Not really.Not fully.And after that?We never talked about it again.Now, I was standing right in front of it.Now, it was real."Come on, sweethea

  • Love Bet   Not my fault you’re obsessed with me

    Travis’s POVShe was asleep in my arms.Her body soft, warm, completely tangled with mine, her fingers still loosely resting on my chest, like she couldn’t bear to let go even in sleep.I had never felt more at home than I did in this moment.Because this was it.This was what I had been missing my entire fucking life.Not just the sex, not just the passion, not just the way she completely unraveled for me.But this.The quiet.The peace.The absolute certainty that she was mine, and I was hers, and there was nothing in the fucking world that could change that.I brushed a hand through her hair, my fingers tracing lazy circles against the bare skin of her back, just feeling her.I had never wanted anything more than I wanted forever with her.She had no idea.No idea how many times I had imagined her walking down an aisle toward me.No idea how many times I had thought about waking up to her every morning, for the rest of my fucking life.No idea how deep she had carved herself into m

  • Love Bet   You’re an insufferable piece of

    Sophia’s POVHealing was a slow process.Frustrating. Exhausting. Infuriatingly slow.But I wasn’t doing it alone.Every time I turned around, Travis was there.Every time I stumbled, his hands caught me before I could fall.Every time I got too tired, too frustrated, too goddamn stubborn for my own goodHe reminded me why I had to keep going.And somehow, in between all of that, life just… kept happening.Everyone around me was a goddamn mess.And apparently, I was the only one who noticed."You know," Travis mused, stretching lazily on the couch, "once you’re back on your feet, we’re going to have a wedding to plan."I paused, the water bottle in my hand halfway to my mouth."Excuse me?"He arched a brow, completely unbothered. "You heard me, sweetheart.""Are you just assuming I’m still marrying you?""Sweetheart," he smirked, reaching for my hand, turning it so the ring caught the light, "I never assume. I just know."I rolled my eyes but couldn’t stop the way my chest tightened a

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