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I paused when my hand reached the doorknob. “You know what he’d really like?”
“What?”
“To come check on you.”
She sat up, her dark hair a wild mess behind her bare shoulders. “I’d love that.”
“Just remember you asked for this,” I said, cracking the door. As expected, Otis squeezed his snout in before the rest of his body even had room to follow, and he was in bed with Maeve in less than three seconds, his tail wagging like she’d just returned from a long journey.
I smiled at the sound of her squealing as I walked to the kitchen, my mind and body joyfully wasted. After grabbing a glass, I quenched my thirst before filling it again for the gorgeous woman in my bed. The gorgeous woman I was supposed to be having fun with and nothing more. The gorgeous woman whose company made me forget what a miserable, self-interested jerk I was. The gorgeous woman who was shopping for sperm donors and—thanks to my big mouth—expected me to help her choose one. Ugh.
But as I headed back to the bedroom, the craziest thought I’ve ever had crossed my mind…
What if she chose me?
It was ridiculous. As ridiculous as it was impossible. After all, I didn’t want a girlfriend, much less a baby. Still, part of me wished I could give her everything she wanted. Because making her happy made me feel close to something I couldn’t quite name. Something it felt good to get close to. Something I’d have to enjoy while it lasted.
Because cuddly nights in with me and Otis would never be enough for her. And that hurt. Like all far-fetched dreams did.
On my return, I paused in the doorway for a moment and watched my best friend accept a belly rub from a woman he didn’t know he couldn’t get attached to. And if the pink tongue lolling out the side of his mouth was anything to go by, it was too late for him, too.
