Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 74844 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 374(@200wpm)___ 299(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74844 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 374(@200wpm)___ 299(@250wpm)___ 249(@300wpm)
“I do.” A voice I know and love comes from behind me. I whip around as two arms cage me against his chest, his lips coming to my jaw. I can see that his eyes have drifted shut as he murmurs, “Hey there, mami. Miss me?”
I bring up my hand, cupping the side of his head as I turn to kiss his mouth. He lingers against my lips even after the kiss is over, and our eyes meet with pure heat. “How’d you know I was here?”
“Duh. I got your location.”
I shoot him a dry look. “I didn’t give you that.”
“You’re right. I took it and gave you mine.”
“I don’t want yours.”
He laughs, cuddling me into his arms, my belly pressing into his stomach. His eyes are full of mischief as he mock-glares at me. “You don’t want my location?”
“No. I always know where you are. Rink or my bed.”
His lips curve as he brings me in closer. “Yup, the only places I want to be.” Then he leans in, his lips at my ear. “Or my absolutely favorite, which is deep in your perfect pussy.”
Heat floods me as I smack his chest. “Stop it, stalker.”
Alex flashes me the most feral grin that has me forgetting how to form a thought or even how to breathe. “For you? Yup, total stalker.” He kisses my nose then cups my belly. “How’re my two favorite people doing?”
I lean into him, my temple pressing to his lips. “Tired.” I point to Louisa. “But happy.”
He follows where I pointed and smiles. “Well, if you want my boy in tears when he sees you, Lou, you’ll succeed. Most gorgeous bride I’ve ever seen.” But then his gaze falls to me, and admiration swirls in his caramel depths. “That is, until I see you in a white dress, walking toward me.”
I smack him again as Clara does a little jig.
“We told her we could pick her out a dress. She said there was no rush.”
“There isn’t.” He wraps his arms around me tighter. “I’m a patient man.”
I snort at that. “Hardly.”
“What does that mean? I have been patient. But if you want to get married, go get a dress, and I’ll drive you down to the courthouse real fast.”
“Please,” I laugh, rolling my eyes. “We can’t just go get married.”
“Yes, you can,” Clara says. “At least we’ll get to be there, unlike with our other sister, who did it without any of us.”
Eliza shoots her a look. “Wow. So I guess we are still upset?”
“Just saying. And they didn’t have us or rings, so one out of two is good,” Clara teases, and Louisa just beams.
I’m grinning along with them, but then Alex says, “I have her ring.” My eyes cut to him as he turns to look at me with an innocent expression on his face. “What?”
“You have a ring? For me?”
“Yeah,” he says simply, grabbing a chunk of my ass. “Had it for a while.”
“What?” I shriek. “I want to see it.”
He shakes his head. “No way. Not until I know you’ll be putting it on and will never take it off.”
I search his eyes for his look of mischief, but he’s serious.
He bought me a ring.
“When did you buy it?”
“The day after our dinner.”
After he figured out I was pregnant.
“Oh, ’cause I’m pregnant and you thought I’d need you to marry me?” I ask matter-of-factly, because surely that’s it.
I watch annoyance fill his gaze, and his jaw tightens. He narrows his eyes, but before he can answer, Louisa chimes in. “Or maybe because he knew he loved you.”
“And because he thinks you’re amazing,” Clara adds.
“Because he wants to spend the rest of his life with you. My little baby nephew is just a bonus on top of all the amazing things you already bring to the table,” Eliza throws out, and of course, Alex just smiles smugly. “He obviously isn’t scared of your left hook.”
Alex grins. “Actually, I’m terrified of it, but I’ll just make sure never to piss you off like that.”
A giggle escapes me. “That’s a lie. You live to drive me wild.”
He nods, not the least bit ashamed. “Yup. But my reasons are all what they said,” he says, waving his free hand at them. “But also…because I don’t want to drive anyone but you wild for the rest of my life.”
Emotion suffocates me as I stay locked in his heated gaze. I don’t know what to say. Or maybe I do; I’m just too scared. Alex, I don’t think he knows fear.
He leans in, kissing my lips. “I love you, mami. Now, if you’re ready, we’ve got a flight to catch.”
My heart skips a beat as I remember that not only do I have to tell him about my past if I want us to have the future he’s promising, but I have to meet his mom.