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Chloe

“I guess there are perks to being pregnant,” I said, as Bear’s Jeep hugged the curves of the rugged roads leading to his cabin

“Ad out of that helicopter,” he teased, referring to his usualto his rustic upstate hideaway

“Sure,” I said,with sarcasain Hey! Maybe next time, I can do it with our baby strapped to ”

“Why not? It’s important to start kids early these days,” he replied, his sapphire eyes twinkling with , you know? It’s like throwing theht away”

“Re,” I said

He laughed, throwing his head back as the corners of his eyes crinkled up I stared over at hi with joy

I’d never expected everything to work out so well

Sure, it was lightening fast, but so what? I’d conant There’s no turning back at this point, you know?

Not that I would If you’d told ed to hed in your face

In fact, I didn’t even want children before, but noell that was just one ed Bear felt the sah, especially after we’d both previously declared to each other that we never wanted children But things don’t always turn out the way you think they will and you don’t always feel the way you ht expect, until you’re really thrown into that situation

And so, here I was, ulfed in his as we raced away froet away froroup

It was going perfectly so far and did we ever need it!

My mother, Matilda, was shocked by the news that Bear and I were in love When we told her I was having his baby, I thought her eyes were going to pop out of her head She couldn’t wait to get me alone, and once she did, just as I suspected, she laid into me

‘She couldn’t believe how irresponsible I was How could I do soone on and on about how much I’d ‘disappointed her, how I’d e stock of the conancy would soitimize her position at Dalton Enterprises’

I’d let her go on And on And on…

Once I was certain she was finished, I very quietly and very cal out

“Mom, no matter what you feel, no eYou can harp on about how horrible I ae the fact that in a few short randrandchild’s life, or you can be an unhappy, lonely wo his baby That’s all there is to it”

To ht and wished ed me I almost fell out of my

chair

I’d never felt like rown-up than I did at that point

So inside of me, that it was entirely up to me to take care of her, to nurture her, and that I alone, would be corow stronger

My confidence was soaring

I was done questioning my relationship with Bear

I was done dwelling aboutindecisive and unsure if this life was forwhat I’d done to deserve it all

What’s done was done and this was happening

The ultrasound pictures were in my purse

I’d heard the heartbeat

I’d seen heraround inside of me

I was sure it was a girl It was too soon to tell but the dreairl that wouldn’t leave s had stuck withto tell

For her For us

For all three of us

I’d never felt stronger in my life

The queasiness had subsided and after staying overnight in the hospital and getting rehydrated, I’d been released after being told to ‘take it easy’

Bear promised my obstetrician, Dr Reynolds, that he would ht home

Home

Our home

I’d ht

He’d gone and picked up a few things fro else the next day He’d barely leftI needed,sure I was happy

He’d kissed et over the gleam in his eyes He looked like the happiest ious

It was like all the bullshit had co but a clear view of our future And it was glorious

We’d spent a few days holed up in the penthouse, talking for hours about the baby

I told hiirl and he said he felt it, too

We talked about where she would go to school, contemplated a hundred different na exotic and unusual and he wanted so simple and wholesome I knee’d find a happy middle eventually

We iht reseo out on a date and maybe should join a convent at some point

We’d talk for hours, then ain

It was an enchanting cycle

Once he realized I wasn’t a fragile dollto hurt ain

He was so careful, so heartbreakingly gentle at first, that I had to assure him that it was okay to use a little more force

Not only was I feeling stronger than ever now that I was pregnant, but I was also feeling hungrier for him than ever

I couldn’t get enough of his body, his hands, his one and I pounced on hi the fact that I was taking the initiative and any sense of shyness that I’d possessed seemed to have packed up and hit the road

I’d becory as a wild cat in heat

I wanted it in the car, in the kitchen, on the stairs, on the terrace, on the couch, by the fire, in the shower, hell, I even wanted it in the elevator

Luckily, I had a man that could deliver

Once he realized he wasn’t going to hurtI asked for and more

And right nohat I wanted was his cock—again

The trees whipped past us, as I reached over into his lap, cupping his package like a prize in my palm

“You’re insatiable,” he said, shaking his head

“It’s your fault You’re dripping pure sex How do you expect me to react?”