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When I’m with Carter, nothing else exists. Each stroke, each touch, brings me closer and closer to the edge of oblivion.
My breath quickens as the force of my orgasm rips through me. Then Carter eases out and lifts my leg up over the bench. I’m still gasping for air when Carter stands behind me and thrusts. I grow still as I crane my neck over my shoulder and stare at him. He lifts his gaze up, and we stare at each other as he eases in and out of me.
I shake and writhe as another orgasm rips through me.
Carter gives a few more thrusts, and his own release follows.
A long moment passes during which neither of us says anything.
When Carter eases out of me, he spins me around and crushes me to him. After another long moment, he takes the bar of soap and runs it over my skin. He runs it over every crevice, every dip, until the smell of vanilla and lilacs fills the air. Then he spins me around to wash my back and shoulders. I place my hands against the wall and squeeze my eyes shut.
As soon as Carter is done, I take the bar of soap from him and return the favor.
His face is a smooth and impassive mask until I stop at his chest and place my hand over his heart. With a sigh, he presses his forehead to mine and exhales. His hands come up around my waist and stay there. The bar of soap falls to the floor with a thud, and I link my fingers over his chest. Carter and I are chest to chest and heart to heart, and for the first time in weeks, everything doesn’t seem as hopeless.
Maybe the two of us can find our way out of the darkness again.
Gently, Carter pulls himself away and switches off the water. He bundles me up in the robe draped over the stall. Then he carries me into the room, with my head coming to rest against his chest. After setting me down on the mattress, he retrieves a towel and secures it around his waist. I’m sitting up, with my head propped against the pillow, when Carter comes back into the room. He climbs onto the bed and lowers himself so he’s at eye level with my stomach. Then he drapes an arm over it and tilts his head to the side.
“Hi,” Carter whispers in a thick voice. “I know we haven’t met yet, but I’m your dad.”
My heart sputters and grows to twice its size.
Carter removes his arm and props himself up on his elbows, his eyes never leaving my stomach. “I know a lot of shit has happened—do not repeat that word. It’s not a good word to say, not until you’re much older.”
I run my fingers through Carter’s hair. “I don’t think he’ll remember any of this.”
Carter lifts his gaze up to mine, and his brows furrow together. “You think it’s a boy?”
I shrug and avert my gaze. “Maybe. I don’t know.”
“We need a nice strong name for you,” Carter continues after a brief pause. “What about Jack?”
I pull a face. “Yeah, I don’t know about that one. But I want Sam as a middle name regardless.”
Carter exhales. “I shouldn’t be surprised by that.”
I look back at Carter and hold his gaze. “This relationship isn’t three people. I know you and Sam have your issues, but she’s like my sister. And she’s not going anywhere.”
Carter frowns. “I know.”
“And by the way, I don’t know what you said or did while I was in the hospital, but she’s done a complete one-eighty. She actually likes you now.”
Carter raises an eyebrow, a flicker of amusement playing out across his features. “This is her when she likes me? Fucking hell. Poor Tristan.”
I give him a pointed look. “Tristan is lucky to have a woman like that.”
Carter’s lips lift into the ghost of a smile. “She’s definitely someone to be reckoned with. I pity the poor bastard who gets in her way.”
“Like you?”
Carter’s smile turns devilish as he leans forward and presses his lips to mine for a quick kiss. “I’m a lucky bastard, dove. Ever since you walked into my life.”
Without waiting for a response, he lowers himself back onto the mattress and gazes at my stomach. “You’re going to go to the best schools, and we’re going to take you on all these vacations.”
I place a hand on top of Carter’s head. “I don’t want our kid to be spoiled.”
Carter grunts. “He’ll be fine. You’ll be there to keep him humble.”
