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Punk blinks, gobsmacked. “Double digits? For real? Damn, that shit is potent—and dangerous. Last time I experiment with an unknown substance.”
“It was the best night of my life. She was insatiable. She would have let me take her ass if I wasn’t focused on filling her womb with my offspring.”
Punk pauses mid dress, his head and arms stuck in his shirt. He quickly yanks everything in place. “Atlas, tell me you didn’t?”
I smile like the cat who ate the canary.
Punk shakes his head. “You’re fucked when she finds out you didn’t use a rubber.”
“So we’re going to have the kids a little earlier than planned, big deal.”
“Atlas, you ass, this is a big deal—to her. She had all these plans for you two. Wedding and honeymoon with drinking and being reckless. Finishing your family’s home to welcome your newborns. Getting her parents settled. Helping her sister adjust to the new job.”
A flare of annoyance runs through me. Punk is putting a damper on my good mood.
“You’ve got to come clean and tell her you went bare.”
Groaning, I lean my head back against my seat. I know he’s right—I just don’t want her freaking out about one more thing. Stress isn’t good for a pregnant woman. “Fine, I’ll tell her.”
Satisfied, Punk nods. “Swing by Mickey’s Pub. I left my bike there last night.”
I pull a U-turn and head downtown.
* * *
Arriving at Mickey’s next to Punk’s hog, I flash him an evil grin. “What favors will you owe me for keeping my mouth shut about your naked run this morning?”
Punk throws me a glare. “Taking your woman’s shit the past week has more than earned me your discretion.”
I chuckle. “Fair enough. Your race of shame is safe with me.”
Punk mutters under his breath, but I hear him say, “Somehow, I doubt it.” He’s right—I’m totally going to be sharing this juicy gossip with Josephine.
After dropping Punk off, I swing by the café and grab coffee and scones for my woman—to lessen the blow I’m about to deliver. I run next door to the florist while I’m at it, buying the largest bouquet of flowers they have. It can’t hurt, right?
I’m back home ten minutes later, coaxing my woman awake with kisses. She groans and rolls toward me. I smile at her grouchy face. “Morning, beautiful. I come bearing gifts.” I lift the coffee and scones for her to see.
Josephine smiles and slowly sits up. “Well, this is unexpected and totally sweet. Why did you do this?”
I pull the flowers from behind my back and present them to her. Her mouth falls open in shock before she pulls herself together and beams at me.
“I wanted to spoil my woman after gifting me with the best night ever.”
She giggles, taking the flowers from me, and leaning in to give me a kiss on my lips. “It was the best night, wasn’t it? I should be showering you with presents too.”
Oh, but you did, Pixie. You gifted me with the greatest gift of all—fatherhood.
I rub the back of my neck. “I have a confession to make, but I don’t want you to be upset.”
Josephine’s smile instantly falls. “I swear if you’re leaving to go after Esteban again, I’m going to knock you out and tie you to the bed.”
A laugh rumbles in my chest. Considering she took out both Lorenzo and Luca yesterday, I wouldn’t put it past her. “I admit I was a dick for running off on assignment when you were asleep, but baby, you know you would have stopped me from going. I’m not strong enough to say no to you. I’m sorry if I upset you. Please, stop taking your anger out on Punk—he was only covering for me.”
My woman sighs. “I don’t want you leaving me to go chase after that monster. I worry enough about the assignments you do, and those people don’t know you. Here’s a man who knows you and knows you’re gunning for him. It would crush me if something happened to you because of him.”
I don’t want to discuss Esteban right now—he has no right to be in this moment of ours. “I understand, baby. I know you don’t like it, but you know if he’s around, I will go after him.”
“Yeah, I know, and I know why you have to.” Josephine sighs heavily. “Is that what you wanted to confess?”
