“Humor me.”I lift her off the sofa, bridal style, and carry her down to the bedroom.
––––––––
COURTNEY
––––––––
WHO IS THIS man?
The father of my child.
Holy hell, I’m pregnant.I’m still in a state of shock—not only because I’m carrying Zander Sterling’s baby, but also because he asked me to marry him.
I’m not taking him at his word today because we are both living in a bubble of emotions.Still, it felt nice having him gaze upon me with such wonder and what he claims is love.
And I think I love him back.
I’m just terrified to trust it.
My attention returns to my body as Zander places me on my feet and begins peeling my clothes off gently.I’m growing a baby.Inside me.
A life.
A little child.
One that we will meet in the future months, and it will run around and grow into an adult.
Obviously.
I’m just...letting it sink in.Into reality.
Wow, so it was Adam all along.Or my body rejecting his seed, like God didn’t want me to create a child with him.Protecting both of us.
As Zander reaches behind his head, ripping off his T-shirt and then his jeans, my palm slides over his ripped abs and our eyes lock.
Lust and desire plow through me.
Gosh, he’s going to be such an amazing daddy.Whether he knows it or not, even when he was being a jerk, he has protected me from the very beginning.I’ve never felt unsafe with him as I have many other men, and the confusing pull to tuck myself under his arm and stay there makes sense now.
Was this always meant to be?
Is that how life works?
I don’t know, and I’m not questioning it.Joy begins to creep tentatively into my heart as Zander brushes my hair from my face and kisses me gently.
Why is he being so careful with me?
Oh!
Nope, that’s not happening.
I pull my lips from his and grab his face with both hands.“You better fuck me like you did every other time, Zander Sterling, or we’ll be having words.”
His nostrils flare.
“Yes, ma’am.”He grins, then lifts me, wrapping my legs around his body as we crash down onto the bed.“Now do you want my mouth on your pussy first or my cock deep in there?”
