AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Mean what?” I asked.
“What you said about me?” she asked. “You told her you would do anything for me.”
“Of course, I meant it,” I replied. “I meant what I said about her not being half the woman you are, too.”
She smiled, and I pulled her into my arms, kissing her deeply.
“I missed you,” I said.
“God, I’ve missed you, too,” Cassie breathed. “So much.”
“Stay here with us for a while?” I asked her suddenly.
“What?” she looked up at me with wide eyes.
“Why not?” I asked. “I think Lucy and I both could use it. We’ve just been dealing with that monster for a week. It would be a nice break.”
“I don’t know,” she said, but I held her in my arms.
“Please,” I said.
“There is something we need to talk about,” Cassie said, but I just put my finger to her lips.
“Whatever it is, it can wait. Right now, I just want you, Cassie. I want you to come to stay with us, and I want to get some of the things we’ve not been addressing actually addressed. You’re not just the nanny, Cassie. I hope you know that. You are so, so much more to me. So much to Lucy,” I said. “Just come stay.”
“Okay,” she said at last. “Alright. I’ll come stay for a few days, and we can get some things figured out. I’m just glad everyone is okay after what happened today. I’m still a little shaken by that.”
“Understood,” I said with a smile, my entire body filling with relief at her decision. “Come on, why don’t we go downstairs and put on a movie? I don’t have it in me to work today, and with Lucy sleeping, we can have a few minutes together.”
“Alright,” Cassie said, opening Lucy’s door a crack so we’d know when she woke. “It’s a plan.”
Chapter Twenty-Three – Two Days Later
Cassie
Iwoke up the following morning with a start, and then I remembered where I was.
Even though I’d spent the previous day and night before last night with Alex, I still had to take a moment to realize I’d woken up once again in his bed. He was sleeping next to me, and I thought back over the past two days.
The day before had been surreal. We both took care of Lucy and during the time she was napping, we had so much sex. Then more sex when she went to bed for the night.
We’d woken up the day before and started the day with sex, then last night before we fell asleep, we had sex again.
I was somewhat sore from all the activity, but I had never been happier.
I hadn’t yet told him about the pregnancy, but I knew I would do it soon. And with me staying at the house with the two of them, I felt it should be really soon. Angela hadn’t been happy with my decision to give it a few more days after I told her of the latest development.
“You have to tell him,” she insisted.
“And I’m going to,” I replied.
“Soon,” she said. “Preferably right now.”
“I’m not going to tell him right now,” I said. “After what he just went through with his ex, I think it would be wise to give it a few days for things to cool off before I tell him we’re pregnant.”
“Still. If I were in his position, I’d want to know,” she said.
“And I’ll tell him. I promise,” I said.
