Page 59 of Her Billionaire's Baby Secret

Chapter 16

Sariah didn’t answer Kane at first. Everything was happening so fast. But she’d missed him so much while he was gone. She’d thought he’d get distracted with other women in New York, but clearly, that hadn’t been the case.

When she’d seen him come into her shop with those irises, her heart had almost burst with happiness. And now he was going to have custody of his daughter and was planning to move to Maple Creek. All the obstacles she’d been protesting about had been cleared away.

Except for the fact that she’d been too scared to let herself have a serious relationship with Kane. She’d gone to her therapist and had discussed her feelings at length. She finally came to the conclusion that she needed to leap blindly and trust that Kane would catch her.

Sometimes love was scary and dangerous, but if she didn’t take that chance, she wouldn’t get to experience the amazing side that it had to offer.

Sariah leaned into Kane, and he wrapped an arm around her. “Thank you so much for being such a great guy.” Guilt sunk in her stomach. “I feel like I owe you an apology.”

He pulled back to look at her. He brushed her hair from her forehead. “For what?”

“I’ve misjudged you. Compared you to Elliot, and that wasn’t fair. You clearly aren’t the same guy. Not even close.” She waved a hand across the land in front of her. “Look at this place. Think about all the people you’re going to help here. Elliot couldn’t even help himself. And now you’re willing to raise your daughter on your own. That takes a lot of courage.”

“I know I’m asking a lot of you. I’m coming with another person in this deal.”

“The baby being in the picture doesn’t bother me. I love kids. I think it’s great that you’re getting custody. But won’t she be away from her mom too much?”

“I have a private jet. I can take her back all the time to see her mom. I want Orchid to be in her life.”

That made Sariah feel better. She hated the idea of a baby girl being without her mother, even if that mom had chosen a guy over her own baby.

“What do you say?” Kane asked. “Will you be my girlfriend?”

Sariah nodded. “Yes. Definitely.”

Relief and joy washed over Kane’s face. He took her in his arms and kissed her tenderly, stroking down her arms before reaching up to thread his fingers through her hair. He was an amazing kisser, and she didn’t want him to stop. Her heart beat wildly in her chest.

She couldn’t believe this man was finally hers. After all these years, they’d finally made it back together. Kissing him felt like coming home to a place you’d missed for years. Someplace that had lived only in her dreams for years. But now it was her reality.

She pulled back from him. “I can’t believe you’re really moving back here.”

“I’ve missed Maple Creek for a long time. It’s the right time.”

“Won’t your grandfather get upset?”

“I’ll still be working for him long distance. Times have changed. We’re past the day and age when people have to be in person. Granted, I’ll still have to go back to New York often. The mother of my baby lives there, and I’ll want to go back to build rapport with the other people in the company. But Maple Creek is my home.”

“I wouldn’t mind visiting New York once in a while with you.”

“I thought you hated it there.”

“I wouldn’t want to live there full time, but I’m willing to give it a shot if it means I get to spend more time with you. I’ve been away from you these past few weeks, and I have to say, I’m not a fan of it. I missed you so much.”

He pulled her back toward him. “I missed you too. I hate being away from you.”

“We wouldn’t be very good at the long-distance thing, would we?”

Kane laughed against her mouth before kissing her. “No. We’d be terrible at it. But I would have made it work for you. It would have been worth it.”

Sariah’s heart soared at his words. How had she gotten such an amazing man? She’d put her trust in him, and it was already paying off in a huge way. Her heart was so full.

“Kane.”

“Yes?” He kissed her again and again.

“You’re going to have a newborn.”

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