And then Gia watched his face turn white, every drop of sexual exertion color dropped off his skin. His eyes widened, and his mouth dropped open.
A rare show of shock from Hawk. She was delighted.
“Gia, what do you mean?”
“I’m pregnant.”
“But we only just…” he gestured between her legs. Gia couldn’t help it, she laughed and curled herself into his side. He immediately cuddled her in. “My load isn’t driving a Lamborghini, little bit.”
“You already got me pregnant several weeks ago, Colton. I hope It was the night you proposed. You’re going to be a daddy.”
He reared up off the floor so fast.
Naked, sweaty. Wild.Hers.
“Jesus Christ, Gia! I just fucked you like an animal on all fours.”
She dreamy sighed. Her body was still feeling it in her hip bones and deep, deep inside where she pulsed wet. “I know. It was wonderful. And I want to do it again in ...” She craned her neck to look at the clock. “Four more minutes, baby.”
A bit later when Hawk regained his mind, he Gia cuddled on his lap, his big hand cupped over her still flat belly. She suspected this was her perch for the next nine months. “You totally played me.” She could hear the satisfied smile in his voice. With a man like Hawk who didn’t give away emotions very well you had to look closely for the clues and she’d become an expert in reading his tones of voice.
“Yeah, I did. Do you still love me?”
An instant answer. “Always.”
THEENDBEGINNING.
BONUS EPILOGUE
“Foreshadowing.”
Five Years Later.
“Hey, baby.”
Over the noise of machinery, the radio and the unruly conversations of the men inside the garage, Hawk slid out from underneath the jacked-up car instantly as Gia knew he would.
The punch of love for her man landed square in the middle of her torso as she watched him rise to his full, staggering, gorgeous height. Tall, lean, full shoulders covered in his gray overalls stained in motor oil, his shorter hair tied back at his nape while he worked, he laid eyes on her and fireworks set off inside mid-section.
The love just didn't ever quit.
She beamed a smile like she hadn’t just seen him a few hours when they parted for the day.
He smiled that little smile of his. It reached his pale eyes.
The smile always reached his eyes nowadays.
Before Gia could say anything else to her man the small hand holding hers let go and their daughter yelled excitedly. “Daddy!” And took off running across the garage floor, pumping her little legs in her haste to reach her hero.
She treasured seeing their love. Hawk didn't hold anything back from his worship of their four-year-old daughter. Dressed in a pink tulle dress, flowered doc martin boots and pink striped tights, her stubbed pigtails bouncing on either side of her dark head. She had Gia's hair, but Hawk's pale blue eyes.
She also had Gia's cunning personality to easily wrap her daddy around her tiny finger.
Gia was so proud.
And he fell for it every time.
Gia grinned watching her husband go down on his haunches to accept the tight hug from his girl wrapping her arms around his neck. He avoided touching her, what with his hands stained in oil and grime, but he puckered his lips to receive a noisy kiss. “There's my Sunshine girl, did you have a good afternoon at school?” He looked over her head at Gia with a silent question. She nodded in reply.