Page 108 of Heartbreak Hero

He was going to be a father.

And once the information moved past the shocked stage, he grabbed onto it like a lifeline.

Sara and the baby grounded him like nothing in his life ever had.

He wanted to spend his life with her and the baby, and that day in his parents’ garden, he had told her exactly that.

She didn’t believe him, of course. It was written on her face, but he’d suggested they take a vacation together to talk and get to know each other, and Sara had agreed.

They’d ended up at a resort in the Bahamas.

And it was there that he gave it his all. It was there that he promised her he would be there.

To solidify his promise, he pulled out the calendar and together they picked a date to get married. Marriage had been something he vowed he would never do, but with Sara, his life choices were different.

With her, he found that everything was altered. He now craved what he hadn’t wanted prior to her. And now, commitment, marriage, children, and a family were all he could think about.

After the Bahamas, he had helped her with selling her home and finding one near the beach.

When she suggested putting his name on the title, he shook his head.

“After we get married.”

The only hard part so far was removing himself from Aries completely.

Will hadn’t been pleased, but the man understood. After all, they were family.

When the Uber pulled up, Levi grabbed his bag and walked up the front walkway. Flower beds were filled with wild flowers. The grass was lush and the trees green, but all that faded into the background beneath his anticipation of seeing Sara.

His world centered around her and the baby in her stomach. They would become his lifeline. They would give him a life he had only dreamed of.

And he was looking forward to living every minute of it.

He rang the doorbell and waited.

The feeling of being content settled him, and he knew why.

It was because of Sara.

He felt complete when he was with her.

His world felt right.

Sara stood in the kitchen of the charming house she’d bought two months ago.

The view from the window over the sink was of the ocean. Finding the home for sale on the coast had been like winning the lottery, and she was sure her parents had pulled some strings.

White and gray clouds shot across the sky, only brightened by flashes of sunlight filtering through.

It was a typical day in Seattle. If they were lucky, they’d see the sun today.

Scattered showers were predicted, but it wouldn’t stop the party going on beneath the covered patio.

Laughter filtered through the closed glass patio doors, and the smell of food grilling on the barbecue drifted through the air.

When the doorbell rang, she turned slowly around and walked out of the kitchen and across the entryway. After checking through the window to the right, she opened the door.

“How are my girls?” Levi said, his voice a deep, husky sound that she loved.

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