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“I wish you’d been there when he was born. I wish you’d held him.”
“There’s plenty of time to catch up,” Jamie says. “Soon, he’ll be sick of me.”
“I’m talking to Sebastian. We’re moving to the East Coast. You’ve missed enough. It’s not fair.”
“You don’t have to—”
Kylie glares at him, and Jamie laughs, shrugging.
“Okay, sis, I guess youdo.”
“Nobody would say this is a normal family,” Kylie says. “We’ve all been through stuff. You, Zack, are way too young to have experienced all you have, but we’re here. We’re together. We’re determined to make the best of it. I think that means something.”
“It does,” Zack says, turning to her, smiling.
Jamie holds my hand, squeezing it supportively and giving me a secret look of love, desire, and belonging. Nothing will ever separate us now.
CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE
Jamie
“Seriously?” Lucy says, sticking her head into the bathroom.
I’m on my knees, tightening the last bolt. “Busted,” I reply, laughing.
“It’s only been four days since you left the hospital.”
“I feel fine,” I tell her. “Better to keep busy. Anyway, Ididpromise I’d fix this for you.”
I stand, washing my hands and wiping myself down.
Lucy stands in the doorway, wearing a summer dress that settles so perfectly over her body. It outlines the shape of her hips and belly, reminding me of how voluptuous and childbearing she is.
“You do seem better,” Lucy murmurs, walking into the room.
The house feels quiet without Zack. He was a fixture at the hospital, but we have to go through the standard processes. Luckily, I’ve got an agent for my books and several offers to sell my and Lucy’s story. We’re going to use this situation to our advantage. We’ll use it to get custody of Zack and earn enough to build the life my woman deserves. Together, we’ll build our family, one brick at a time.
“I’d keep your distance,” I say, “and not because I’m sweaty from the work. If I touch you…”
She pauses a few inches short of me, shivering. She knows how obsessed I get when she does that. She knows how wild it makes me.
“Aren’t you too ill?” she whispers.
I shake my head. “I’m better. For you. For us.”
She bites her lip. “Don’t forget that we’re meeting Kylie and Kyle soon.”
I sigh, nodding. I wouldn’t usually sigh at this. The first time I met Kyle was just perfect. I immediately bonded with him as he repeatedly asked me to hold my uninjured hand up to show me how hard he could punch.
“But later…” She sucks in a shaky breath. “I know you want it, and Iwantit, but…”
“No matter what happens, you’re always going to be mine,” I say. “You don’t need to be nervous.”
* * *
After a long enjoyable day, I walk from the shower across the hallway. My body still has some aches and pains, and two of my fingers are taped together, but I’m doing way better than I thought I would.
It’s like there’s this burning certainty in me that won’t quit, that will never get extinguished. It’s all for my woman and the life we’re going to build.
