her up on his waist with one hand, the other still securely holding on to the tub. He rushed to her room, closing the door with his foot, the entire time, their lips still locked in a hungry kiss. He set her down and put the tub down on her bedside table to free his hand. He broke the kiss for a moment to pull her vest and his shirt off.
She felt like she was about to explode if he didn’t make love to her that moment. She grabbed his pants and pulled him down on top of her as she laydown on the bed. Her hunger for him was so intense, she felt like she could eat him whole. “Wait,” he gasped, “won’t this hurt the baby?”
“No,” her breathe raged, “just be gentle.”
He moved down and kissed the bump, “I promise not to break you.”
The comment made Ellie laugh hard, “You can’t be serious!”
“I was just giving him a heads up,” he moved up and tugged on her lips with his teeth, “Now, back to taking care of mommy.”
Ellie laughed as she kissed him back, “You are impossible and I’m stuck with you.”
He looked into her eyes with such intensity it made her shiver, “Completely, irreversibly inseparable.”
Ellie could tell he meant it, and the doubt she’d carried in her heart felt lighter, not completely gone, but lighter.
Carson ran his thumb over her lower lip, his eyes still on her, but his mind elsewhere. His brow was furrowed and he had a faraway look in his eyes.
“Dale, what is it?”
His lips spread in a slight smile, “Ellie, I’m going to say something and I really hope you don’t take this the wrong way.”
Oh no , “What?”
“I love you. I’m in love with you.”
She felt her heart jump, “Sorry, what?”
He chuckled, “Don’t look so shocked. I know I came off as a player-.”
“You are a player.”
He went on, ignoring her, “-the night we met. But when you left me, I got stuck in this rut that I’ve never been in before. It was like you took a vital piece of me with you and I hated the empty feeling. You completely threw my life off track.”
She gave him a guarded smile, “That’s a good thing, right?”
His lips parted in a deeper grin, “It’s a wonderful thing. It’s the best and the scariest, most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me.”
She felt her body relax, “And the baby?”
He reached between them and stroked her belly, “Especially the baby.”
“But you are worried that I’ll think you only told me you love me because of the baby?”
His lips shrunk to half smile as he nodded.
She felt the doubt disappear, and she loved it.
She ran her fingers over his bearded chin. She loved the scratchy feel of it against her soft skin, “The truth is, I was worried you didn’t love me back because... you’ve thrown my life off track too. I’m truly in love with you... even if the baby wasn’t in the package deal.”
He chuckled, “Isn’t that supposed to be my line?”
She shrugged, then wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down to her, “I don’t care. You love me, I love you and in a few months we’ll finally get to hold our beautiful baby. We’re happy. I have everything I could ever want... well except for one thing.”
His brow creased, “What?”
“Stud service, mama is horny.”
He threw his head back and laughed. Then he flipped them around, putting her on top “Daddy is extremely happy to oblige. Ride away.”
Chapter Ten
Carson stared out the car window, contemplating how different his life had become these past five months and what was in store for him once his kid was born. He couldn’t live the life of a bachelor anymore; he was going to be a family man.
Did he miss his former life? He wasn’t sure. He would miss the carefree life though, not worrying if his family were safe once he stepped out of his home.
Correction, their home.
The day after he found out about their baby, he demanded- more like begged- Ellie to move in with him. She didn’t like the strong, bold
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