Page 34 of The Final Temptation (Men of Honor 3.5)
I cup the side of her face and brush my thumb across her lush bottom lip. She turns her face to the side and kisses my palm. Just as I lean down to claim her mouth she slaps a hand over my lips, stopping my attempt. “Hold it right there, Officer Sexy. Keep that delicious mouth away for just a moment. I have something that I need to tell you first.”
I ignore her protest and pull her hand away. “We can talk later, baby.”
She shakes her head. “No, we can’t. It’s important, Cooper.”
I immediately back off at her underlying tone. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing is wrong per se.” She bites her thumbnail nervously, taking my concern to a whole new level.
“Kayla…”
“Can I ask you something?”
The vulnerability in her voice is starting to scare the shit out of me. “Always, baby, you know that.”
She clears her throat and nods. “What did you mean down there when Sawyer said it was time for us to make a baby and you said not yet?”
I rear back, caught off guard by the question and the fact that she seems upset by it. “I didn’t mean anything. We talked about starting a family in a year or so and you just went off the pill—”
“Well sometimes things change.”
My brow furrows at her quiet reply. “Yeah, I guess it can.” I shrug, still trying to figure out where this is all coming from. “Where are you going with this, Kayla?”
Her gaze focuses to something behind me then she heads over to the antique dresser and grabs a small, silver gift bag off the top of it. She walks back up to me warily and hands it to me. “Here, open it. It’s uh, it’s kind of my wedding gift to you.”
Oh shit! “We’re supposed to get each other gifts? I didn’t know that.”
She smiles at my sudden panic. “No, we aren’t supposed to, but this was a surprise present for me this morning and now I’m gifting it to you.”
Okay, now I’m completely intrigued. Taking a seat at the end of the bed I open the bag and pull out a white stick that has a blue plus sign in the window. I tense and my eyes shoot to Kayla to see her watching me nervously. “What’s this?” I ask, even though I know exactly what it is.
“A pregnancy test… My pregnancy test.”
“You’re pregnant?” I ask in shock.
She nods. “I found out this morning. I wanted to tell you earlier but I thought it was best until we were alone so we could talk about it.”
I glance back down at the test and try to let it sink in that we’re going to have a baby. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, considering she went off the pill, but the doctor said it could take up to a year to conceive.
“Say something,” she whispers, her voice thick with worry.
I look back up at her and my chest constricts at her expression. “Jesus, Kayla.” Reaching out, I grab her wrist and pull her to stand between my legs. “Why are you so nervous about my reaction, baby? You have to know I’m not upset about this.”
She expels a relieved breath then shrugs. “Well I didn’t think you would be, but then downstairs you said that to Sawyer, and I-I got worried.” She shakes her head. “I don’t know. I’m being stupid, I’m sorry.”
“No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean anything by it. I’m happy, baby. Surprised as hell, but…really happy.” And a little fucking scared but I decide to keep that part to myself. I’m not scared for the responsibility, I’m more so worried about bringing a life into a world that can be very ugly at times. It’s something I see on a regular basis. The thought of something happening to anyone I care about scares me, but the thought of it happening to Kayla or our future family is completely fucking terrifying. Wrapping my arms around her waist, I drop my forehead to her stomach. “I promise I’ll take really good care of our family, Kayla. I’ll always protect you guys.”
Her slender fingers thread through my hair as she holds me close. “I never doubted for one second that you wouldn’t. I know you will take good care of us like you do everyone else in this town.”
I glance back up at her. “Yeah, but you will always be my first priority. You know that, right?” I mean that with everything I am. My job means a lot to me and I will always uphold it, but my family will always come first—she will always come first.
“Yeah, Coop, I know that. I have no doubt you’re going to be the best father our kids can ever have.” Suddenly, a smile graces her lips. “Let’s just hope they are like you and nothing like me, or you’re in some serious trouble.” The thought of having a bunch of sassy little Kaylas running around does kind of scare the shit out of me. She senses my thoughts and bursts out laughing. “I love your silence.”
“Sorry,” I apologize with a smirk. “But the thought is a little terrifying. My hands are full enough with just one of you.”
“Mmm, don’t be sorry.” She backs out of my arms with a saucy smile. “I like it when your hands are full of me.” My dick comes roaring to life as I watch her reach behind her back to undo her dress. I begin to stand up but she shakes her head. “Uh-uh, stay there. I have something to show you.”
I already know exactly what she has under there; just the thought of it has fire pumping through my blood. But I sit back down then rid myself of my jacket, shirt and tie, making sure my eyes never leave her body. My cock twitches at her blatant eye fuck of my shirtless state. She takes her time ridding herself of the dress, trying to give me a show, but I’m way too impatient for that right now. “Kayla, hurry the fuck up before I rip that thing off of you myself.”
