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He couldn’t resist for anotherup close, he placed his hand over hers “You’re having our baby”

“Our baby”

Caleb cupped her rounded stomach and marveled at what their future held “I love you, Maddie”

“What?”

“I’ve been wanting to tell you for some time now, but I love you, and I’m not sad about this news In fact, I … I wanted this”

“You wanted nant?”

“Yes Do you knoif one day you’d be willing to haveto breathe in her scent, and to know that she was okay, and just hold her Closing his eyes, he pressed his nose against her neck, kissing her

She wrapped her arhtly “You love me?”

“Yes So fucking much that it scares me at times”

Maddie reached behind her, placing the pregnancy test on the counter She cupped his face, pulling hiaze was on his “When I ca I just wanted to take care of your little girl The moment I looked at you, you were so handsome and sexy You had this hardness around you, which was quite scary” He saw tears fill her eyes “I’ see It will all fade soon, I’m sure”

He wiped away the tears “It’s fine More than fine” He kissed her lips, and shehis face just a little

“I didn’t intend to fall in love It wasn’t part of my plan I’d sworn off men”

“You love me?”

“Yes, so veryyou I didn’t want her hands on you because you’re mine, and I know I didn’t have any claim on you”

He silenced her with a kiss No woman had ever told him that she loved hi that she felt the same, well, it made his world so complete

“I love you I fucking love you,” he said “Do you have any idea how long I’ve wanted to say that? It’s all that I’ve been wanting to think about”

He pressed her up against the wall, lifting her up so that she wrapped her legs around him

“What are you doing?”

“Well, before our Paige gets ho to make love to every square inch of you” He carried her up to their roole layer from her body