Free Lasting Attraction (Cassie Series) by Ashley Beale

the most comforting things, so I embrace in it.
                  He adjusts his body and I'm pretty sure he is awake, but I don't bother letting on with the fact I am too. When his hand reaches up and starts to play with the ends of my hair, I know for certain he is awake. "Cassie," he whispers. Its no use in pretending to be asleep, so I twist my head to look at him.
                  He is smiling down at me but I can tell he is confused about me lying here. I smile back up at him. My heart decides to play games and thuds a little harder, while the pit of my stomach gets these insane tingles inside it. The feelings are different than what I'm used to. Avery is right next to me but I feel as though I've lost him. As if he is on the road, miles away from me, just as he's been the last three months.
                  "Hey," I say after a couple of awkward moments.
                  He chuckles so softly I almost don't hear it. "Good morning. What are you doing out here?"
                  Why is it that that question hurts me so much? I answer it regardless. "I came out last night to get some milk and saw you sleeping here. I just... I don't know." I look down, embarrassed in remembering that I had been watching him.
                  He hand reaches out and lays upon my stomach. "Let’s get you food."
                  Can it really be that easy between us?
                  Well, no, not right now. "Oh, I can't, I have plans for lunch with Aubrey today." And it must be after nine.
                  "It's seven and you need to eat." It's only seven? Ugh. I want to go back to bed already just knowing how early it is. I can see the amusement in his eyes, he knows I don't like to wake up early. "Let's go, I'm not saying it again. I'll bring you out with me looking just like that."
                  "Wait, we're going out?"
                  "Yeah, I have plans for us. Go get showered, I'll have the coffee ready when you get out, and while I'm in the shower you can get ready. I have a couple places I want us to go."
                  I stand up and stretch, getting the knots and kinks out from the way I was slept, then I do as I'm ordered. With a smile on my face.
                  Once we're both showered and ready for the day, we head outside together, walking side by side but not holding our hands. I spot his motorcycle and since it’s a gorgeous day out, I make my way towards it. "What the fuck do you do think you're doing?" he says.
                  I turn towards him, questioning why he'd be so pissed about us going on his motorcycle. He has been gone for three months, you'd think he'd want to ride that thing as much as possible. "Uh," I point to it, "thought we could ride on it. I even wore sneakers."
                  "You're fucking pregnant, Cassie, no. Hell no. You're not allowed on any motorcycle." After a moment he yells out a few curses under his breath, but instead of questioning what else has him pissed, I walk towards my car, pouting, and slide into the passenger seat. I love that he has no problems driving my car.
                  We go to a small diner that sells the greasiest of breakfasts and I'm not shy about what I eat. Some of the mixed smells in the diner make my stomach queasy, but thankfully I don't actually become nauseous. I find myself laughing a lot as Avery tells me stories over our time lost, about things him and his new buddies did. We ignore everything going on right now and focus on the good.
                  When we leave the diner, I ask Avery where we're going but he doesn't tell me, instead we continue to drive. We pull into a car dealership and I look over at him questioningly. "What are we doing here?"
                  He tilts his head in my direction and smiles. "I can't put a baby on the back of the