The Ace and The Assistant by Kate Jiffy

Author:Kate, Jiffy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2020-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Casey

“Do you want to see a picture of the baby?” I ask Ross as we lay in his bed after a second round of mind-blowing sex. Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones or the fact there aren’t any barriers between us, but if I thought our first night together was amazing, then this morning has been otherworldly.

I can’t even begin to describe it.

And I might be ruining it by bringing up the baby, but I want to share this with him… if he’s interested and I figure there’s no time like the present to find out.

“Of course I want to see a picture of the baby,” Ross says, sitting up so quickly he pushes me off him onto my side.

Laughing, I look up. “Are you sure? Because if it’s too much too soon, we don’t have—”

“Casey, show me my baby.”

His baby.

Biting down on my lip, I try to hide my grin and also the tears threatening to break free.

Stupid hormones.

“You’re really serious about this?” I ask, needing to hear it from him again. Call me needy, but after keeping this secret to myself for three weeks, it feels good to have it out in the open and to know he’s onboard. I’m not sure what I expected exactly, but his response was better than I’d hoped for.

“I’m very serious,” he says, those gorgeous eyes boring into mine and making me want things I shouldn’t. Leaning down, he kisses me, almost making me forget what we’re talking about. “Now go get the picture.”

Rolling out of bed, I grab my t-shirt off the floor and slip it on as I walk out of his bedroom and down the stairs. As I’m making my way across the dining room to get the ultrasound out of my bag, I hear Ross in the kitchen.

“What can I make you for breakfast?” he calls out as pans clang. “Eggs, bacon, hash browns…”

Bent over, my hand immediately goes to my mouth and I drop the envelope as I run to the bathroom under the stairs. Fortunately, I make it to the toilet. After weeks of dealing with this, I know when it’s a false alarm and when it’s the real deal.

This was the real deal.

“Casey?” Ross asks from behind me, sounding worried.

Waving him off, I turn my head, hoping he can’t see me. “I’m fine. Please go.”

“No.” Taking a few steps into the bathroom, he pulls a washcloth from the cabinet and turns the water on. I listen while he wets the washcloth and rings it out. Kneeling beside me, he gathers my hair and holds it back. “What can I get for you? Tell me what to do.”

The worry is now combined with fear. I can hear it in his voice and it breaks me a little. Ross is such a confident person and even in his most vulnerable moments, I’ve never seen this side of him.

This raw, unfiltered version who has no clue what to do.

But it’s endearing and it surprisingly makes me feel less alone, like I’m not the only one on this ride who’s holding on for dear life.

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