Page 96 of Adoring Delaney

He was close, I was closer, and I didn’t have it in me to answer.

“God, Christ,” he moaned and I exploded.

I was pouring Carter a cup of coffee in a to-go cup when he hit the kitchen freshly showered.

“You want me to pick up a test on my way home?” he asked.

“What’s that?”

“You’re late, Laney. Want me to get a test?”

“I am?”

I handed Carter his cup and went to my purse and pulled out my day planner.

Sure as shit, I was three days past the day with a red circle around the date.

How did I not know? It was summer, that’s how. I didn’t have a job during the summer and everyday was a Saturday. After my lunch with Honor I hadn’t had plans with anyone else that would necessitate me needing to look at a calendar.

“Shit.”

“Laney, baby, stay with me.”

“I am.”

“Then why do you look like you’re either gonna pass out or run outta the room?”

“Because I might.”

“Then you’re not with me.”

“I am, honey, that doesn’t mean I’m not freaking out.”

“Nothing to freak out about. Either you are or you aren’t. If you are, you’ve made me the happiest man in the world. If you aren’t, I’m still the happiest because I have you. It’s a win-win, either way.”

“You know, after all these years you can still surprise me.”

“Glad to hear it.” He smirked, his thoughts on the wrong thing.

Damn, he was smug.

“Not talking about your abilities in the bedroom.”

“Oh. Yeah, I guess that wouldn’t be surprising since you’ve always gone off like that for me.”

“Never mind. I take it back, you’re not surprising. You’re arrogant.”

“Can’t take back something you never told me.”

“Well, I was gonna say, I never knew you had a sweet side. But now I’ve realized it was a momentary glitch in the Matrix and you’re back to being you.”

“Right.” He chuckled. “Then it’s a good thing you love me, arrogance and all.”

“If you say so,” I grumbled.

“You gonna marry me, Laney?”

“Aren’t you gonna be late to work?”

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