Tall, Dark and Charming by Erika Wilde

Author:Erika Wilde [Wilde, Erika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Erika Wilde
Published: 2018-06-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Aiden’s request to stay the night startled Daisy, because she wasn’t certain how he meant the invitation.

“As a friend,” he said, quick to amend his overture when she hesitated. “You look tired, and I think we both deserve the chance to get used to the idea of having a baby together while just hanging out tonight. No sense you going home when we both won’t be able to think about much but you being pregnant.”

He had a point. Tonight would undoubtedly be a repeat of last night, where she’d stared up at the ceiling and wondered and worried and thought about all the changes in her life coming up, all of which were going to happen whether she was prepared for them or not.

Yet spending the night with Aiden . . . that was just pure temptation all the way around. “I really shouldn’t.”

“Unless you can give me a valid reason why not, I really think you should.” And just for good measure, he flashed her a playful, charming dimple.

She groaned, because he so did not play fair. “Lord help me if our baby inherits your dimple.”

He laughed, the warm sound curling through Daisy, relaxing her for the first time since arriving. “Chances are, he or she will have one or both, since they run in the family.”

“Oh, that’s right,” she said, remembering his brother’s distinct dimple at the presentation. “Dylan has one, too.”

“I was hoping you didn’t notice,” he said on what sounded like an annoyed growl.

She blinked at him in surprise. Was Aiden . . . jealous? No, that couldn’t be right. The past three months since their night together, he’d been nothing but a friend and a gentleman, even if she’d felt that occasional awareness between them that neither of them acted on. Then again, Dylan’s teasing attempts a few days ago had been the first time a man had openly flirted with her in front of Aiden.

He reached up and gently brushed a strand of her hair that had fallen out of her loose braid away from her cheek, the tender, intimate caress bringing her attention back to him. “Stay? Please?” he implored softly. “I know it’s probably selfish of me, but now that the reality of the situation is sinking in, I’m suddenly feeling protective of the fact that you’re carrying my baby. Give me tonight to get used to the idea of having a child with you, because this baby, well, it changes everything for me, too, when having a kid was never part of my life plans.”

Yes, it changed everything for the both of them . . . except for the two of them being together. No, that wasn’t the plan at all. Having his baby altered Aiden’s plans to never be a dad and now he had to adjust to that sudden idea. It changed the dynamics of their relationship to co-parents, and they’d eventually have to handle custody of their son or daughter. If Aiden was going to be a

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