Page 80 of Unexpected Redemption

Tomer:

Can I tell Mia and Klein?

Me:

Umm. Why? Thought we agreed not to talk about it this soon.

Tomer:

Can you meet me now?

Me:

Yes.

The copy roomis the halfway point between my desk and Tomer’s lair. If we start walking at the same time, that’s where we meet. He calculated it out, even taking into account his longer strides. Hilarious. And hot. After all, smart is sexy.

As an added perk, the copy room has a locking door. And a counter that puts me at the perfect height for certainactivities.

I’m sure you can figure out why those are good things.

Oddly enough, the copy room isn’t used much since everything is digital here at Redleg. But the room still exists, and for that, I salute it.

As soon as I round the corner, I see him walking toward me. His smile beams, and his pace picks up, making my heart pound.

I’m so damn smitten.

Exactly as predicted, we meet at the copy room doorway. He grabs my hand and pulls me inside wordlessly. As soon as the door closes, he pushes me against it and captures my lips. My toes curl, and my soul sings.

I’ve barely left his side for a few weeks. And westillcan’t get enough of each other.

While twirling his tongue with mine, he holds me in place with a hand on the side of my neck. He lowers his other palm along the front of my body until it rests on my stomach. It makes my breath catch. He’s so damn sweet with all these little ways he acknowledges how he thinks of the pregnancy. Even if I don’t have a bump or outward signs, the babyneverleaves my mind. And apparently, it doesn’t often leave his either.

I love that so much.

See? Nothing like my birth mother’s situation.

Boss Dad didn’t even know she was pregnant. Whereas my man thinks about it all the time. He sends me links to articles about pregnancy, baby names, and healthy child-rearing. How he’s managing all that while doing everything else to take down Viktor, I have no clue. He’s a workhorse.

I break the kiss to refill my lungs, and our raspy breaths fill the space around us. “Hiya, handsome.”

“I swear I didn’t come here to maul you, but I guess my hormones had other plans.”

Snaking my arms around his waist, I lock them behind him and haul myself flush against his strong body. “Consider me on board with your change of plans.”

“I’d love to feel you wrapped around other parts of me right now, sugar bear, but I can’t. Lots to do today.”

“I suppose you’ll have to make me scream for you later.” I bat my lashes at him, loving our flirty banter. “Now, what’s this about spilling the beans before they’re cooked?”

“Mia and Klein are suspicious. Ridiculously so. And I don’t want to lie to them. It feels... dirty.”

Oh my heart.He’ssodone with lying that he can’t even do it when it’s acceptable to fudge the truth.

“What are they saying?”

“Well, for starters, Shep told them your necklace looks more like a collar than a choker. I owe him a junk punch for that, but I should have realized he’d know since he’s in the lifestyle.”

My head quirks to one side, eyes widening. “He is?”

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