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Coen bent do, placing his hand on the top of Parker’s head, and whispered soainst it, too low for ht

Straightening up, he gave Parker one last look before walking over to where I aiting on him I tried to contain the ridiculous smile I knew must have been plastered on my face, but there was no way to I was so in love with him I loved the way he loved ers trail down his forearm, I pushed away fro my lips to Parker’s temple, I brushed back some of his blond hair and tried to remember him just like this There’d been no crack on his skull, and no ; the doctor had told us he’d been incredibly lucky And I was so thankful for whoever was looking over lad you’re okay," I whispered "I love you, baby"

With one last kiss to his forehead, I stood and walked into Coen’s waiting arhs and pulled s around his hips

His dark eyes stayed locked on mine as he walked us out of Parker’s bedroo ers went to ht I stepped out of thean pullingmy camisole on, he reached inside to unhookit on the floor as well Taking a step away fro himself in only his boxer briefs, and reached for my hand He brushed his lips slowly across mine while his eyes still heldbeing reflected back onto the bed, he turned off the lahis body around mine, he pressed his lips to ainst my stomach, and the other moved until it was over my heart

No words, and yet he’d said so reed holeheartedly

I was his

I wasn’t going anywhere

And I was so in love with him too

Chapter Eleven

Coen--­November 1, 2010

I WAS FROWNING by the ti loud enough that I’d begun to wonder if she was trying to letuntil Iher, I asked, "What was that about this ti the house, and put it down on a brand-­new Mercedes yesterday without telling ot pissed that I wasn’t happy for her and took off to her parents’ house"

"Are you serious?"

"I don’t kno I’s, and then giving us a car payh "Anyway, that was her, just coo out and buy forht so I could feed Tate"

I wouldn’t say it I would Not Say It "I’ my first name, I think I would rather you tell hed, but it still sounded off "Nah, I just know you Tell et an?"

I didn’t want to sit there and brag aboutto come from Saco’s was his son, but I knew he needed the distraction "We’re great, to be honest Things haveI don’t know So ed"

"Good or bad?"

"Good Every day that passes I know more and more that I need them, and I don’t knohat I would do without them I hate that they don’t live with me, I can’t stand the fact that they aren’t my family I don’t kno it happened, but I love that kid, and I love his mom so damn much I want to marry her I want to adopt--­"

"Whoa, wait" Saco cut me off "What? I knew you were really into her, but didn’t the two of you just start dating a few ht for a second "No"

"Yeah, Steele, it’s only been a few months I’ve been hoot hoot out, but that was the o" Saco was quiet while I sat there, not"So two and a half months, and you already want toThat couldn’t be right

"From what you’ve told an’s incredible But slon, you’re twenty-­four, she’s twenty-­twojust let this play out for a while Make sure this is what you want first Make sure you want to be a dad I know you love theret it later, and break their hearts then If it’sanywhere So enjoy getting to know her before you marry her You’ll have the rest of your life with her and Parker"