The Secret Baby by Harper Leddy

Author:Harper, Leddy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Kelsey

Aaron had me caged against the door, his arms on either side of me. His chest to my front. His face so close to mine that I could feel his every exhale. This man was an enigma, and I found myself desperately wanting to figure him out.

One minute, he’d be my best friend while we lounged on the couch with a tub of ice cream between us. The next, he’d come swooping in to save the day like my very own personal superhero. Two seconds later he could piss me off like a brother would—or like Jason always had. And in the blink of an eye, his entire demeanor would soften, as if he were a teddy bear I could use for comfort. But the most surprising of all was how a minute later he could have such confidence, such dominance, such control with no more than a look or a touch or a single sentence. When he flipped that switch, every part of me wanted him.

“My mom won’t love my baby as much as she loves theirs.” Normally, I’d feel foolish for even uttering such shit. Hell, under any other circumstance, I would’ve realized what I had said and immediately attempted to retract it before he could pick up on any ounce of truth to my words. But not this time. Not while he kept me safe in the cage he’d offered with his body in the dark room. And certainly not while he ran his fingers along my face, drying my tears.

He didn’t speak, just dropped his forehead to mine and trailed his touch from my cheeks to my stomach, making sure to pay special attention to all the important parts along the way. And then, with his palm flat against my abdomen, he held me by the back of my neck, pulled me closer, and covered my lips with his. It was dark, not an ounce of the faint moonlight from the window reaching us. But even still, he knew exactly where my mouth was. He didn’t miss the mark. And after the most intense kiss I’d ever experienced—which didn’t last nearly as long as I would’ve liked—he pulled away just enough to speak.

“Everyone will fall in love with your baby,” he whispered while rubbing his thumb back and forth along my lower stomach.

I froze, silently freaking out. Every muscle in my body became rigid, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t find the strength to speak. There was no way he knew. No way. But I couldn’t come up with any other explanation as to why he would’ve said that. Why he would’ve continued to touch me the way he was.

“Pretend with me,” he begged, his voice even softer than a moment ago. While his body held on to the dominance from before, he sounded more like the teddy bear side of him. And what was worse, there seemed to be aspects of all his personalities with me tonight—the best friend wanting me to play along, the hero wanting to save me.

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