Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 60940 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 305(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 203(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 60940 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 305(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 203(@300wpm)
It was over far too soon, and I was the first to pull away…
Although it was the last thing I wanted to do.
Hazel
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t shocked he kissed me, and I’d be lying further if I said I didn’t like it.
“Can I talk to Hazel alone for a minute?” Dr. Malone requested.
“Yeah,” Ledger agreed. “I’m going to call my dad and let him know the news of having a granddaughter.”
After Chance and Ledger excused themselves, Dr. Malone arched an eyebrow at me. “So tell me, how are things? How are you feeling?”
“I’m good, I think.”
“How’s your stress?”
“I’m handling it.”
I must have made an odd expression because she questioned, “Your face says otherwise.”
“Right… are you an OB-GYN or a therapist?”
“With this job, it comes with the territory.”
I sighed deeply. “I think it’s just that my hormones are all out of whack, and I’m trying to understand and keep up with all these emotions.”
“That’s perfectly normal. You’re growing a new life inside you. You’re allowed to feel all over the place.”
“Is it… I mean… is…”
“It’s okay.” She smiled. “Whatever you say to me stays between us.”
“I was just going to ask if it’s normal that I’m in the mood to, you know…” I wiggled my eyebrows. “All the time?”
She called me out, “Have sex?”
“Yes.” I blushed. “That.”
“It’s absolutely normal,” she affirmed. “I remember with both my pregnancies I wanted to jump my husband’s bones most of the time. He couldn’t keep up with my constant demands, but he never complained, and I’m sure Ledger wouldn’t either.”
“Yeah… it’s not like that between us. We’re just co-parenting.”
“Does he know that?”
“What do you mean?”
“He’s obviously in love with you.”
“No.” I shook my head. “We’ve just known each other forever, and that’s what you’re picking up on.”
“Hazel.” She stood, hovering over me. “Very few men attend these appointments with their spouses. Usually, they only come for the gender reveal and the sonogram to see the baby if they choose that obsession.”
“He’s just controlling like that.”
“Listen, you know him better than I do, but I know what love looks like, and Ledger is head over heels for you.”
I bowed my head, feeling the weight of her statement.
“But whatever you decide to do is up to you. In the meantime, maybe you can use Ledger to work out some of that eagerness.”
I laughed. “I think that would just confuse things more between us.”
“Sex is good for the baby.”
“That’s not what I was referring to.”
“I know.” She squeezed my hand. “I’m just giving you something to think about. It’s also a good way to relieve stress, so it’s doctor approved.”
“Are you saying it’s doctor’s orders to have sex with him?”
“Do you want me to say it’s doctor’s orders?”
I laughed again, appreciating how easy it was to talk about that. I didn’t have anyone I could open up to, and it was nice that she was a mutual person and her feedback wasn’t jaded by one of us.
Once we were back in Ledger’s truck, I couldn’t stop thinking about what Dr. Malone suggested. It replayed in my mind until we were home and in the kitchen.
Did I just think his house was my home?
Ledger interrupted my train of thought. “You alright over there?”
Before I could second-guess myself, I blurted…
“What do you think about us being co-parents with benefits?”
Nineteen
Hazel
He cocked his head to the side, narrowing his gaze at me, immediately making me regret my question.
“Never mind.” I sternly shook my head. “Forget I said anything.” I turned to leave, but he grabbed my arm and held me back, making me look at him.
I never imagined I’d take it this far, which was my first mistake. Ledger always got what he wanted, except this time, it was all me, and all I craved was his cock.
I anxiously spun back around, trying to play it off like I wasn’t losing my shit.
These damn hormones!
Peering deep into my eyes, he declared, “Sugar, we’re so much more than just co-parents.”
My lips parted. “That’s what you reply?”
He grinned. “Are your fingers getting tired of doing what I should be?”
I sucked in a breath.
“Or is it that you want the real thing instead of just screaming out my name?”
I gasped. “I knew you were at the door!”
He mischievously smiled. “Don’t worry, sugar. You weren’t doing anything I didn’t do minutes before you.”
“That was you on the balcony?”
“You knew I was there?” His eyebrows pinched together. “Were you putting on a show for me?”
I smirked. “I may have been a bit more sexual in my stretches than what I normally do.”
“I’m not complaining,” he beamed, looking irresistible. “Besides, I would have fucked my fist to you just wearing that tiny bikini.”
I licked my lips, and he followed the movement of my tongue.
“I swear you’re enjoying this,” I whispered.
He leaned closer to my mouth. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t.”