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Ava sat nearby.
These were my people.
This was my family.
They came first.
Bella whispered softly to me. “It’s okay if you want to go to your dad.”
“I can’t leave you and the girls. What if something happens to Vincent while I’m gone?”
“Chicago is only four hours away, and we have it covered here. I have plenty of help. This could be your last chance, Gabe.”
As much as I hated to admit it, a knot formed in my stomach upon hearing those words. I might never see my father again.
Years ago, after he moved to Chicago to get closer to his business, and I decided to step away, I thought I was okay with never seeing his face again.
“I’m going tomorrow,” Ava said. “If you want to join me.”
I shook my head. “I don’t think we should both leave Bella here alone. You go first, I can always go later.”
“There may not be a later.”
I knew she was right.
But how could I leave them, the people I loved most in the world, even for a day, for a man who didn’t even seem to love me?
23
Bella
We had carefully moved the girls to their cribs in the nursery and made sure that the monitors were up and running. Exhausted, I fell into our bed. I had moved upstairs to Gabe’s master suite as soon as I was able to make it up the stairs.
“What a day,” I said.
Gabe laid down beside me. “Tell me about it.”
I glanced over at him with a smile. “One good thing I forgot to mention is that when I saw my doctor yesterday, he told me that everything is healing up nicely and even approved of us having some fun.”
“It’s been long enough?” Gabe asked.
“Yes, it’ll be six weeks tomorrow,” I said. “Hard to believe, I know, but—”
Before I could finish what I was saying, Gabe’s mouth pressed against mine. His hands were lost in the tangled mess of my curls as he pulled me into him.
“I promise I’ll be gentle,” he said, whispering the words against my mouth.
“I’ve never known you to be anything but gentle with me,” I responded.
“Trust me, it’s hard not to pounce on you right now. You have no idea how long I have been wanting to be with you again.”
“The feeling is mutual,” I said, pressing my lips to his and hooking my leg over his hip.
We were on the bed, lying on our sides, facing each other. He was right about being gentle. I was approved for sex, but I was still healing from the C-section.I trusted Gabe, I knew he would be careful with me. It had been a long few months of being open with our feelings for each other and not being able to express them physically in the way we wanted to.
Gabe reached between my thighs. I had worn just a simple nightgown to bed for easy access. His fingers found my opening and slipped between my lips, gently playing with my clit as we kissed. He lowered his mouth to my neck, sucking at my flesh and grazing it with his teeth. His warm breath brushed against my ear.
“Yes, yes,” I whimpered. I needed more.
