“More,” he moaned, trying to open her robe.
“Dammit, Aaron, I need to know what the fuck is going on with us. Spell it out for me, please. I can’t just dive into something with you unless I know what it is. Let’s give this a name so that we are both on the same page. We have more than just the two of us to consider in this equation.” She rubbed her belly, and Aaron leaned back on his heels and nodded.
“You’re right. We aren’t the best at communicating. That’s how we ended up living in separate states, and me not knowing about one of the best things to ever happen to me.” He smiled at her and stood, holding out his hand for hers. She tentatively reached up and took his hand, and Aaron pulled her into his arms. “You, Sunshine Francis, are the very best thing to happen to me. I want one night with you, and I also want another one tomorrow and another one the day after that. I want us to bea family, Sunny. I don’t want you to ever think for even one minute that I’m not in this for the long haul or that I don’t want you.” Aaron pulled the tie to her robe and let it slide down her shoulders. She stood completely naked in front of him, and this time, he didn’t look away. His dark gaze ran up and down her body, and he tugged her against his own, taking her mouth in a hard, possessive kiss. She felt all his longing and desire in his kiss, and she knew that Aaron wanted her every bit as much as she wanted him.
“If you aren’t as sure about me, Sunny, tell me now.” Sunny wasn’t sure of a lot of things in life, but the one thing she was sure of was that she wanted Aaron with every fiber of her being. She nodded.
“I’m sure, Aaron. I want you for more than just tonight, too.” She reached into his waistband, pulled his T-shirt free, and helped him tug it up over his head.
“Thank fuck, baby. I’ve been dying every night, lying next to you naked in my bed has been torture. I’ve been taking so many cold showers that I thought my dick was going to freeze and fall off.” Sunny giggled and started working on getting Aaron out of his jeans. “How about we take this to our room? I don’t think we should be having sex in our daughter’s room; it feels weird.” Aaron shivered, causing Sunny to laugh.
“Deal,” she squealed as Aaron lifted her into his arms. He made a face and went a little cross-eyed like she was too heavy to lift. She swatted at him and squirmed for him to put her down. His hold tightened, and he started walking towards their bedroom. “Aaron, I’m too heavy. Put me down.” Aaron chuckled. “Honey, you are not too heavy for me to carry to our bed. You still weigh close to nothing.”
Sunny felt her smile from ear to ear. “Well, Mr. Steele, you sure are saying all the right things tonight.” She kissed his mouth and down his neck, loving the goosebumps on his warm skin.She bit a spot at the base of his neck and licked it to soothe the ache. He groaned and laid her across the bed.
“You keep that up, baby, and this won’t take long.” He shucked off his jeans and boxers to stand gloriously naked in front of her. She felt like her whole body roared to life; her nipples hardened, and her clit throbbed.
“Um, maybe we should talk about positions because I did a little more research after I got off the phone with my doctor, and I can only maneuver a few of the typical positions.” Sunny felt shy talking about “how” they were going to have sex, but she didn’t want to put too much pressure on the baby. Aaron sat on the side of the bed and pulled her into his body, spooning her against his cock.
“Well, I was thinking something like this might work, so we won’t put any pressure on the baby.” He ran his hands over her belly and back up to her sensitive nipples, causing her to moan.
“Yes,” she hissed, pushing her ass back against his heavy cock. She turned her head and let him take her lips, and he licked into her mouth. It had been so long since anyone touched her like this. Hell, Aaron was the last man to touch her, and that felt like an eternity ago. But this time, she was giving him more than her body; she was giving him her heart.
Aaron wanted Sunny since the day that he rolled back into town. Finding her pregnant with his daughter made him want to claim her and drag her off to his cave. His biggest fear was that she would push him away or realize that he wasn’t good enough for her or their daughter. Tonight, she was offering him everything, and he was selfish enough to take it and want more. He wanted her forever, but was afraid to tell her that. For now,he would take what she was offering and hope that she was willing to give him more. Aaron loved how turned on Sunny was; she couldn’t seem to get him naked fast enough, and honestly, he felt the same way. Once she gave him the green light to go ahead with sex, he was a man on a mission. Now she was pressed up against his cock, hot and needy. He loved her breathy little moans and the way she pleaded with him to be inside of her. He couldn’t wait for that either, but he wanted to take his time with her.
“This is so hot,” she moaned. “Please, Aaron, I need you in me, now. It’s been so long.” Aaron didn’t need to be asked twice. He snaked his hand down her body to find her clit, pressing his thumb into her wet folds, and she nearly bucked off the bed. Aaron wrapped his other arm around her breasts, palming her sensitive nipples, and she panted out another moan. He could tell that she was close, and he wanted to be inside of her when she came, feeling her milking his cock. He thrust his dick into her wet core, causing her to shout out his name. His thumb circled her clit as he found his rhythm, and she found her release. Her pussy clenched around his cock, and it felt so fucking good that he followed her over with just a few more thrusts.
“God, baby, that was incredible,” he said breathlessly. Aaron wrapped his hands around her belly, pulling her into his body. She didn’t say anything, only made a humming sound of approval. He looked over his shoulder to see the time—just a few minutes after midnight. “Happy New Year, baby.” He kissed her shoulder, and she yawned, stretching against him.
“Happy New Year, Aaron.” He lay back in bed with her and pulled the covers up over them, pulling Sunny in close, wrapping his arms around both her and the baby. He felt like the luckiest man alive, starting a new year with a baby on the way and the woman he was losing his heart to by his side.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Sunny woke at about two in the morning with horrible pains in her lower back. Aaron was still pressed up against her, but she needed to move; the pain was so intense. She shifted in bed and suddenly felt a rush of wetness between her legs. Panic swelled up inside of her as she realized that she was in labor. Not the pre-term labor pains that her doctor told her not to worry about, but the real thing. She grabbed Aaron’s arm, squeezing him so hard she was sure that he would wake up, but he didn’t.
“Aaron," she screamed. He rolled over to face her, only taking a minute to realize what was going on, and he jumped out of bed.
“Okay, honey. We’ve got this, just breathe.” Aaron was rushing around the room trying to find clothes to put on, but instead looked like a chicken running around in circles.
“I didn’t take Lamaze classes,” she sobbed. “I have no fucking idea what I’m doing, Aaron.” The contraction seemed to ease, and the pain in her back let up a little. She took that as her cue to get up from the bed and put on some clothes. She rolled to the edge of the bed and pulled on a pair of pajama pants that Aaronhanded to her. He helped her pull on her top and slipped her socks and boots on her feet.
“Baby, you are the strongest woman that I know. We just have to get you to the hospital, and everything is going to be great.” He pulled on his jeans and a T-shirt and found his cell phone. “I’m going to call the doctor. Where are the bags?” Sunny could feel another contraction starting. “Nursery,” she moaned. “Something is wrong: these contractions are too close together.”
“Hold tight, honey. I’ll call the doctor, and you can talk to him on speaker.” Sunny nodded, unable to speak through the pain. Her doctor groggily answered the emergency phone number that he gave her. Aaron explained what was going on while Sunny tried to get through her contraction. “And how close together are the contractions, Sunny?” Her doctor yawned into the phone, and she felt guilty for waking him up in the middle of the night.
“Um,” she squeaked, “they are about one to two minutes apart, maybe.” Aaron shook his head. “Doc, they are about a minute apart and are lasting a little over a minute.” Sunny moaned in pain as another contraction started. “Fuck,” Aaron swore. “They may be under a minute; they are coming fast and hard.” The doctor swore into the other end, and Sunny panicked. She knew that they were too close together, and she was feeling the need to push, but she was too afraid to tell Aaron. She didn’t want him panicking too—one of them needed to stay calm, and that person wasn’t going to be her. She couldn’t help her scream; it felt like the baby was ripping her in two. Aaron laid her back in bed and took her boots and pajama pants off her. He took the call off speaker and was listening to the doctor’s instructions.
“It’s gonna be fine, honey. Doc is calling the ambulance, and they should be here in a few minutes.” Aaron looked at her nervously, and she wanted to cry. Sunny needed him tobe strong and calm; otherwise, she would lose her shit. Sunny nodded, working through yet another contraction.
“In the meantime, I have some training, and I’ll put Doc back on speaker, so how about we take a look and see where you’re at?” Sunny nodded and spread her legs so Aaron could check her. “Shit, Doc, I can see the baby’s head, she’s close. Why didn’t you tell me that you needed to push, honey?” Sunny couldn’t answer. She felt the need to push, and all she seemed able to do was pant. The doctor’s voice filled the room from Aaron’s cell, shouting out instructions for both Aaron and Sunny. Finally, he told her to push with the next contraction. She screamed, feeling as though she was being torn in half as her daughter’s head and shoulders appeared. Aaron was telling her what a good job she was doing, and the doctor was giving him instructions on how to clean the baby’s airway after Sunny pushed her out with the next contraction. As soon as the contraction hit, she shouted and pushed their daughter out into the world. Aaron caught her and wrapped her in his T-shirt, then cleared her airway, as the doctor instructed.
“You did so good, honey—she’s beautiful.” He handed their squawking baby to Sunny, and she fell completely in love with her as soon as she looked into her daughter’s eyes.
“Hello, gorgeous, welcome to the world,” Aaron said, settling next to Sunny on the bed, and he pulled both her and his daughter into his arms. He only moved from Sunny’s side to let the EMTs into his condo and showed them back to his bedroom. He kissed Sunny’s forehead and moved out of their way as they went to work clamping the umbilical cord and checking the baby’s and Sunny’s vitals. Aaron stayed by her sidethrough the whole process, watching to make sure that his little family was all right. They loaded Sunny and his daughter into the ambulance, and he grabbed her bags and joined them. There was no way he was letting either of them out of his sight. Sunny watched the baby like a hawk, already a great mother.
“Honey, she’s fine. Don’t worry.” Aaron took her hand, and she smiled up at him. “But she does need a name.” Sunny’s smile disappeared, and he wanted to laugh. Naming their daughter shouldn’t make her so unhappy.
“I didn’t think about a name.” She shook her head. “All these months, and I never really thought of what I would call her once she was in the world. I’m a horrible mother already, and she’s only been here fifteen minutes.” She started crying, and Aaron sighed.
