Page 50 of Secret Baby Daddies
“Are you always this crazy or is this a new development?” Harley hung over my shoulder, perfectly relaxed.
“How long have I known you?Thatnew.” As soon as I got us in the elevator I jabbed the button to close the door. “How do you feel about doing some shopping?”
“Shopping?” She grunted when I put her back on her feet. “I don’t think the baby likes being upside down anymore.”
I held her close and stroked my hand over her hair.
“Shit, Harley. I’m sorry. You okay?”
She pressed her forehead to my chest and took a few deep breaths.
“I’m okay. That was a close one, though. Do you know how embarrassed I’d be if I threw up on you?”
“Throw up on me all you want.” Holding both sides of her face I tipped her face up to mine and swallowed as a wave of panic struck me. The way I already cared for her was terrifying. The way I wanted to take care of her, vomit and all, made my chest ache.
“Are you okay?” Harley searched my face and reached up to cup my cheek. “You look like you’re going to pass out.”
“I’m sorry. I’m just realizing I told you to throw up on me and I meant it. As long as you were okay, I don’t think I’d mind.” I tookin a shaky breath. “Last week I nearly took Maddox’s head off for coughing without covering his whole face.”
She beamed up at me.
“Does that mean you like me? Or that you’re coming into a puke kink?”
Narrowing my eyes, I gripped her waist and backed her into the opposite wall.
“You really need to hear me say it?”
Harley was breathless as she watched me.
“Yes.”
“I like you, Harley. I like you so much it scares the shit out of me.” I loved the way her lips turned up and slowly stretched wider and wider until she was grinning like a fool. Everything about her was so full of life and she made me feel like I was on the cusp of happiness in a way I’d never known. I was desperate for her to tip me over the edge.
“Why does it scare you?”
I was saved from answering that question by the doors sliding open on the ground floor. I took her hand and the way her fingers naturally fit between mine hit me harder than should’ve been possible. Not only was I feeling freakishly emotional about it, but I was half-hard. From holding her hand.
I’d already had my truck brought around so I led her straight out and into the front seat. By the time I was behind the wheel and pulling away, having successfully kidnapped my woman, Harley had refocused.
“Why does it scare you, Lucien?”
My full name on her lips finished the job and instantly my dick was trying to steer the fucking truck. I glanced over at her and swore when I saw her dress inching up her thighs.
“I’m used to being more in control than this, little bunny.”
She sighed.
“Take it from someone who’s recently learned that giving up control can be incredibly pleasurable, it’s not so bad.”
I remained quiet, lost in my head as I tried to make sense of what I was feeling. Everything in my head felt a little too messy and I needed order. Categorizing my feelings helped me understand them but I couldn’t figure out where to start when it came to my feelings for Harley. I only knew they were big and consuming.
“Did you say we’re going shopping?” She crossed her legs, drawing even more of my attention to her thighs. “I don’t want you to spend any money on me. I don’t need it and I don’t want it.”
“Who said I was going to spend money on you?”
That made her huff.
“You want me to go shopping with you for…you? Or…Jace and Maddox?”
