Which left only the truth to close the gap.
“I am well aware that there are more than my feelings that matter in this, but for what it’s worth, I’ve been a wreck without you.” My chest shuddered with the act of being vulnerable, but I pushed on. “I don’t sleep well without you in my bed. It’s extremely hard to focus on anything at all, even the crossword, and my stomach is in constant knots when I’m not able to look after your care.”
I took a timid step forward, approaching her as a hunter would approach his prey, despite not knowing who really held the power in the room. Was it her? Was it me? It was impossible to tell. “I know we both feel strongly about our current positions. You know who I am. You know, and I’m certain you don’t expect me to be a different man. Likewise, I’m not asking you to lose any ground you’ve made by coming here. I’m simply asking if we might find a way to love each other past our differences. I’m better at your side, and I believe you’re better at mine.”
I waited for her to say something, ready to go to her as soon as she gave the sign. The seconds passed loudly, the ticking of the room’s grandfather clock deafening in the silence. As I watched, her chest lifted, her mouth opened. Then it shut again without having said a word.
My pulse sped up as my heart plummeted in my chest. Was this it? Was it over between us? What would I have to do to keep her?
“Bird...say something. Please.”
She did then, her voice carrying loud and clear across the invisible gorge, bringing me two words I’d never thought I’d hear a woman speak to me again. “I’m pregnant.”
Celia and Edward’s story concludes in
Rising: Slay Four, coming May 12th.
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Chandler
The Fasbenders are in the U.S.! And Celia and Edward aren’t the only pair of lovebirds.
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Chandler by Laurelin Paige
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I'm good in a boardroom, but I'm better in the bedroom. Much better. I can charm the skirt off any woman in one encounter. I'll even give her an orgasm before I put her in a cab. Or three. No more or she'll start making plans for the future and I'm not into that.
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Or I wasn't until Genevieve Fasbender. She's the first woman in five years that I want to spend the whole night with. And she's the first woman who's told me I'm not what she wants in a lover, even after multiple O's. She's brash and bold and stubborn as hell, and she doesn't believe it's possible to satisfy her.
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But I'm up for the challenge.
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And after an incident in my brother's office closet―a downright dirty incident―I think I'm just the guy to deliver.
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Genevieve Fasbender will never know what's coming.
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"A sexy, wild, and red-hot romance. I LOVE this man!" - Lauren Blakely, #1 NYT Bestselling Author
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With millions of books sold, Laurelin Paige is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She's a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there's kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn't seem to complain, however. When she isn't reading or writing sexy stories, she's probably singing, watching shows like Game of Thrones, Letterkenny and Discovery of Witches, or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She's also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn't do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio.
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