Dad Bod by Kate Lily

Author:Kate, Lily
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sports romance, romance, romantic comedy, single dad, single mom, single parents, baby, pregnant, billionaire
Publisher: Heat, Heart, and Humor Books
Published: 2017-12-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

TYLER

I can see the second she breaks. The moment she snaps with a decision. The second she hurtles herself from the plane, praying her parachute opens and suspends her from a rocky, tumultuous landing.

I am that parachute. As her hands fall on mine and her lips tease searching, soulful kisses, I’m fully aware how much this means to her. Everything leading up to this was an unwritten trial, and everything that follows will be, too. A test to see if I’m worthy of her and Mila, a test to see if I’ve meant what I’ve said. A test to see if I can love her as much as she’s fearful of loving me.

Well, the answer is an easy one.

I love her more than that. I know that, somehow, without proof. Without evidence, without any sign of logical thought—it’s as if my entire being, every particle from which I’m made joins against hers as we tumble into the bedroom and onto the mattress.

I intend to ask her if she’s sure, but I can’t form the words. I’m too terrified it’ll shatter the illusion and send us spiraling to our own corners of the room.

Instead, I close my eyes. I focus on the way her hands grip and pull, caress and search, ease and comfort. When her fingernails dig into my shoulders, my eyes clench shut, searing everything about this into my memory.

Ironically, she doesn’t seem the least bit afraid. I’m the one scared shitless today; I’m terrified something will shake her resolve. The two of us don’t make sense together—we never have. We just are, and I intend to prove it.

Once the initial shock of the moment has passed, I pull myself out of a haze and study her. I have her pinned against her bed, her cheeks pink with exertion as she stares up at me with gleaming eyes.

She tilts her head with curiosity. “What were you thinking about?”

“I was—”

“Actually—” she holds up a finger, interrupting— “I don’t want to know. Don’t talk.”

I laugh as my hands reach for the straps of her dress, toying with them as I feel the smoothness of her skin beneath. “I’m only going to ask this once. Are you sure you want to do this? We can wait.”

Her voice is small, but confident. “If we’re going to do this, I’m not going to hold back. A month?”

“A month.”

“Then Tyler, yes. Make me forget why we shouldn’t be together.”

Her name on my lips sets off a fury inside me, a pleasant buzz of adrenaline that sends the rest of me spiraling out of control. “I’m sorry,” I tell her, aching with need as I slide my hand under the hem of her dress, easing it up her pale thighs and resting it on her stomach. “I can’t do that.”

“But—” she argues as my finger toys with the lace thong she’s wearing. “Tyler...”

Her eyes close as she sinks away from her response. I run a finger over her, hissing when I feel just how ready she is.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.