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“I’m a coward.” His sigh is steeped in remorse. “My greatest fear is failing Sydney, but I’ve been using that as an excuse to shut everyone out. If nobody could get to me, they couldn’t see the broken man I’ve become. But you’ve never shamed me, Harper. Even when I deserved it.”
My pause is drawn out to give me a second to recover. I shift to cradle his scruffy jaw. “You’re an incredible father. It’s a natural role for you. I don’t think it’s possible for you to fail.”
Moisture collects in his gaze while he chokes down an audible gulp. “I’ll never regret having that little girl. Not for a second. But you know what I do regret?”
“What’s that?”
“Not fighting for you.”
I sniff, blinking against the sudden burn in my eyes. “Is there room in here for me?” My palm covers his left pec.
Jake rests his hand over mine where I can feel his heart beating an erratic rhythm. “It’s yours, but you have to share with Syd. And any other babies we’re blessed with.”
My lungs seize and I barely manage to wheeze an exhale. “What?”
His chuckle cracks into the heavy context we’re treading in. “Keep pretending you haven’t thought about us having kids. It’s endearing as fuck.”
“I’m just shocked to hear you admit it,” I counter.
He dips to brush our lips together in a chaste kiss. “I’ll admit a lot more than that.”
My breath catches at the devotion shining from his eyes. He could never hide his true feelings from reflecting there. More than ever, I see how much he genuinely cares about me. “Make love to me. Please.”
“Are you sure?” The fire in his eyes could blister my skin.
“Positive.”
“Do you understand what you’re agreeing to?”
“Um, yeah. Even if you hadn’t clarified the fine print, it’s kinda hard not to. Pun intended.” I buck my hips, sliding his dick against me.
Jake grunts while repeating the motion. “Once we cross this line, you’re mine. There’s no going back.”
“Gonna ruin me for all others?”
He snorts. “I did that years ago.”
“How Jerky Jacob of you.” But my smile betrays any false upset.
“And serious. Especially about you, and us doing this.” He buries his face into my neck,his breath hot and hungry on the sensitive flesh there. “I need you.”
“You have me, for always.” I roll my pelvis upward, shivering when his cock brushes my clit. “Make me yours.”
Jake shifts to align his dick with my center. Just when his tip nudges my entrance, he stills. “I won’t wear a condom.”
“You won’t?” To be honest, I hadn’t considered the topic of protection until he mentioned it.
He clenches his jaw. “I really don’t want to. No, fuck that. I won’t.”
His brash demand might come across as an ultimatum, but I choose to hear it as the opposite. There shouldn’t be anything separating us. Not now or ever. We have to experience our love without barriers. Our souls will be stripped bare while our bodies finally join.
He mistakes my silence for concern. “I’ve waited too damn long to get in this pussy. Once I finally do, there won’t be a rubber cock-blocking me. Nothing will sheathe me other than you. If you’re not ready for that, we can hold off until my pullout method rivals the Duke’s. Unless you’re on the pill or we figure out an alternative contraceptive. It’ll drive me mad to stop right now, but this is important to me.”
I snag onto a specific piece of his speech. “Did you really include a Bridgerton reference?”
“That man deserves mention.”
“Um, okay. Anyways,” I sing. “You don’t have to do the Duke. We’re good to go without.”
