Power Play by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kat Mizera

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Gabe

There was no mistaking the disappointment on her face as she nodded miserably, and I quickly put down the dish in my hands to walk over to her. I reached out, wrapping one arm around her waist and pulling her against my chest.

“Hey, it’s okay. We weren’t really trying. From what I remember, you’ve never been on a twenty-eight-day schedule, so the chances you were going to get pregnant from one night were low.”

She nodded. “It’s the same. I still get it about every thirty-two days or so.”

“You’d already decided not to go ahead with getting pregnant, right? You said the timing is jacked up.”

“Yeah, but I found out right after I fired Ron,” she whispered, leaning against me. “And I just sat there and cried. Like an idiot.”

“There’s nothing idiotic about emotions,” I said, stroking one hand up and down her back. “Not to mention hormones.”

“I felt so inept. Like I wasn’t capable of firing someone without having a meltdown.”

“Did you cry in front of him?”

“Hell no.”

“Then it doesn’t count. You’re allowed to be as weak and scared and hormonal as you want behind closed doors. As long as you don’t let them see it, you can do whatever the fuck you want. You’re only human, Harper.”

“I know.” She didn’t seem anxious to leave my arms and I liked having her there.

“Would an orgasm help?” I asked after a few minutes. “The shower is just a few feet away…”

“Honestly, I’m too hungry for an orgasm,” she said. “Maybe after dinner?”

“I can work with that.” I used my thumb and forefinger to gently lift her chin. “You’re stronger than you think you are, babe. You’re one of the strongest women I know.”

“You think?” She looked dubious.

“Well, you don’t see any other female owners in the league. That’s not because there aren’t any that are smart enough or rich enough, but because it’s hard. It’s a hard job even for a man. Professional sports is full of adversity, competition, and back-stabbing. Not to mention politics. Add being the only woman into the mix, and why would anyone willingly take that on? I think you’ve got bigger balls than most men I know.”

“Bigger than yours?” she deadpanned.

“Well, let’s not get crazy.” I put a soft kiss on the tip of her nose. “Come on, let’s eat, and then I’ll clean up the kitchen while you go relax.”

“You’re spoiling me, Gabe.”

I hesitated, trying to carefully consider what I wanted to say. “I don’t think I did enough of that when we were married. If we’re going to do this dating thing, I’d like to be a better partner this time than I was last time. No matter what happens between us.”

“We both made mistakes,” she said. “I wasn’t perfect either.”

“So we’re both figuring shit out in a new way.”

“But we’re still the same people.”

“Are we?” I put a pork chop on each of our plates as she carried the corn and sweet potatoes to the island.

“I don’t think leopards change their spots, you know? We grow and mature, but at our core, we’re still the same.

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