Total pages in book: 155
Estimated words: 157672 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 788(@200wpm)___ 631(@250wpm)___ 526(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 157672 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 788(@200wpm)___ 631(@250wpm)___ 526(@300wpm)
The moment is huge.
Quiet footsteps shuffle in, and I sense her presence before she folds into my side.
Tom beats Shayla to the bedside, staring down at the baby before focusing on Jay. “You trying to give me a heart attack?”
“It’s not my fault he was anxious to arrive,” Jay replies sweetly.
“He gave you signs you ignored. You should have taken clues from Jewls’ experience.”
Jay takes his hand. “We’re all good, Tom. But next time, I promise to report every tinge and pinch when my baby dances on my organs.”
Shayla’s had enough, pushing Tom away and wading right into their space. “You gave birth to your husband. And he’s nearly as big.”
“Achilles was also over nine pounds,” Sandy confirms.
Willow’s arm tightens and she buries her face in my shoulder.
“No wonder he was ready to come early.” Shayla tries to lift him, and Ace grumbles, eyeing her harshly.
“Give him over, big guy.”
“No,” he answers sharply.
I know what’s coming since he’s already shared with us.
“Actually, he didn’t come too early. We um… we…”
“We fucked up the conception date,” Ace takes over for Jay.
“How do you mess that up? Aren’t there blood tests and other back-dating?”
“It’s not common, but possible,” Chase offers his opinion with a grin.
“Well, can we at least have a name?” Shayla snaps, but her eyes are dancing with hilarity. “Let me guess, Hercules?”
Harley bursts into giggles. “That was on my list and got knocked down. We settled on Maverick Blue Kingston.”
“Maverick Blue,” Willow whispers in amazement. “It’s perfectly fitting.”
Harley beams.
All the women swarm the bed, no one trying to hold Maverick for fear of Ace’s reaction.
It doesn’t take long for Ace to give us the signal he’s done.
Willow comes with me willingly as the others say goodbye.
“How long before you think he’ll let someone else hold the baby?” she asks me as we weave down the hallway.
“Give it a day or two.”
“She really freaked him out, didn’t she?”
“What makes you think that?”
“Wasn’t a secret.” She nudges me. “Even big strong cavemen can’t hide that kind of fear.”
“Jay’s stubborn.”
Willow steps in front, stopping me mid-step. “Tell me what happened?”
“She refused to stop trying, even when they pushed her to consider the c-section. They already knew he was a big baby, but thought they had more time to convince her.”
“She knew she could do it. We women know our limits.”
“Major said the same.”
“He’s a smart man who’s already been through this.”
“He lost his mind, too.”
She frames my jaw, tipping up to run her mouth across mine. “Chase will deny it, but he was the same. You men have to trust the process.”
“I’ll trust the process until the second you show signs of uncontrollable pain, then we go with option two.”
Her eyes glimmer in the magnetic green shade they transform to when I mention our future.
“I really love you.”
My chest tightens, feeling the familiar need simmering. I brush my fingers through her hair, skimming my tongue along her lips before slipping it inside. She lets out a little sound, giving me her weight and opening wider.
I take my time, exploring her mouth, caressing her scalp, groaning when she scales her nails through my stubble. She takes my cue, angling to give me deeper access and twisting her tongue with mine.
My dick hardens, blood scorching through my veins.
I want her now, fuck waiting until we get home.
I tear my mouth away, ready to find an empty room when Tom comes trampling by.
“Get your asses to Tom’s.”
“Not gonna make it tonight.” I position Willow to help cover my raging cock.
She rolls her hip, teasing me with a soft giggle.
“I don’t think it’s a request, honey,” she whispers.
“Call your doc friends and get them there, too,” Tom barks, ignoring my statement.
“Bex is with Wyatt, but Lucas may be available.”
“You,” he points at me, “call April and Mark, get them there. We’re fucking celebrating.”
With that, he stomps off.
“Fucking cockblocker.”
“Not exactly.” She takes my hand with a glint in her eye. “I know a lot about this hospital from visiting with my dad over the years. Including the out of the way offices that are unoccupied.”
“You gonna let me fuck you on a desk?”
“Always wondered what it would be like to be bent over…” The rest of her sentence is cut off by my growl.
“Get us there, now.”
She flashes me a smile that shoots straight to my soul.
My perfect fucking princess.
Robbie ambles through the bullpen, flicking to a few officers on his way toward me. I sign off on the report, piling the folder on the rest.
He perches his ass on the edge of the desk, crossing his arms.
“You get lost on your way home?”
“Not going home. My parents are with the kids.”
“Calling in a lot of favors lately.”
“Give it a few hours and you’ll know why.”
“Thought you said we could trust Cruz and Alex on this one.”
“We can. It’s my sister and her bunch of hoodlum friends that drag my wife into trouble. Add in Aunt Chloe and we’re fucked.”