There are so many things to say, but we say nothing. She’s in bed beside me, trailing her fingers over and back across my chest as I groan in contentment. My cock pulses. The feeling of having her here beside me, knowing she’s mine, knowing we’re together, it’s almost too much. Rosie can feel it too. She trails her hand down towards my crotch and my desire intensifies. I catch her hand before she touches me. “It’s ok, Rosie. I want to wait until we can do things together. I want you to feel as good as me,â€� I whisper, turning my head to look at her eyes. Rosie smiles. “How do you know it doesn’t make me feel good to do things to you? You can’t expect me to lie here and not want to touch you.â€� Every word makes my cock more sensitive. It’s harder than it was a minute ago and I know if she keeps running her fingers over my chest and stomach it’ll get harder still. I move my arm out of the way and her fingers walk down my stomach, circle around my belly button and finally grab my cock. She wraps her fingers around my cock and my whole body shivers. A groan escapes my lips and my cock pulses in her palm. She chuckles softly and moans before stroking me, softly at first, and then faster and faster. I didn’t know it could feel this good to have a woman’s hand around my shaft. I always thought I could do it better myself, but I was wrong. There’s no comparison. She moves her hand up and down and presses her body against mine and before I know it, my balls are tightening up towards my body. “I’m going to come,â€� I pant. “You’re going to make me come.â€� “So come,â€� Rosie whispers. Her voice is seductive and with those two words my whole body contracts. It feels like red hot blood flowing out from my centre to every extremity of my body. I moan and throw my head back as Rosie keeps stroking me until I’m completely empty. Panting, I open my eyes and turn my head towards Rosie. “Whoa,â€� I say. She’s not looking at me, she moving her hand up from my cock to my stomach. She trails her fingers through my seed and laughs. “Messy,â€� she says. “I’m destroyed,â€� I respond. “Fuck.â€� She laughs again and the sound is almost as good as my orgasm. I groan and get up, shuffling to the bathroom to clean up. I poke my head out the door and look back at her. “That was hot.â€� She laughs again and nods. “Yep. I’ll be keeping that one in the old spank bank for sure.â€� “Spank bank!â€� I say, turning back to the sink. “I have needs, you know,â€� she says, laughing. In a few seconds I’m climbing back into bed beside her and wrapping my arms around her. “I’ll be taking care of your needs the second the doctor says it’s ok.â€� I say, burying my face in her curls. She holds me tighter. “You’re already taking care of my needs.â€� “Rosie,â€� I say gently. She nuzzles her head into my shoulder. “Mm-hmm.â€� “I’m going to start looking for a place to stay. Somewhere big enough for the four of us. What do you think?â€� She stiffens slightly and looks up at me. “The four of us. Like, you and I, Jack and Allie?â€� I nod. “Somewhere where we can be together.â€� Rosie gulps and lays back, staring at the ceiling. “I’ve been in this apartment for years,â€� she says slowly. “I guess I hadn’t thought about it. Not right now. I assumed I’d stay here until I can afford to move.â€� I roll onto my side and brush her hair away from her face. She turns her head towards me and her face is lined with worry. “Sorry,â€� she says, trying to smile. “It’s just moving so fast. All of a sudden I have not only one kid but two and also a boyfriend.â€� “I get it. Just think about it. I can find somewhere for Allie and I in the meantime and you can keep your place.â€� Rosie nods and relaxes. “Ok.â€� She smiles for real this time and wraps her arms around me again. “Thank you for understanding.â€� All I do is squeeze her against me and stroke her skin with my fingers. Slowly, I can feel her relaxing and starting to trust me. She pulls her head back and looks at me. “I have something,â€� she says slowly. “While we’re talking about important things.â€� “Get it out of the way, quick, or else we’ll be back to saying nothing to each other,â€� I laugh. She smiles and gets up, opening a drawer in her dresser. She pulls out a white envelope and sits down on the bed beside me. Her legs are crossed and she stares at the envelope in her hand before turning it around for me to see. “Lab results. From the paternity test.â€� A lump forms in my throat and I nod. As much as I tell myself the baby is mine, and I know in my heart it’s mine, that little piece of paper could change things. It wouldn’t change anything for me, I am still exactly where I want to be, but it might change things for her. Rosie’s hands are shaking and she brings her palm to her forehead before sticking the envelope towards me. She shakes her head. “I can’t do it.â€� I take it out of her hands and sit up, wrapping my arms around her. “Rosie, listen to me,â€� I say, pulling away and running the back of my finger down her cheek. “That baby is mine, no matter what the paper says. I’m moving to New York with Allie to set up the new office and most importantly to be with you and Jack. I don’t need some scientist to tell me that’s my son.â€� Tears stream down her face and she nods. “Open it,â€� Rosie croaks. Now my hands are shaking. I tear the envelope open and pull the single sheet of paper out. My eyes start blurring as the tears well up in my eyes. I can hardly scan the rest of the paper. All I see are the numbers 99.98% match. “He’s our son, Rosie.â€� She makes yelp and throws her hands around me. Her body starts shaking with sobs as she cries on my shoulder. I rub my hands down her back and rock back and forth until she sits back. “This is so silly,â€� she laughs. “You’re the only person I’ve had sex with in over a year but I was still worried.â€� “Stop worrying,â€� I say gently. “I told you I’m here, and I mean it.â€� The next few weeks go by in a flash. I spend a few days in New York, seeing Rosie and Jack and setting up the new office. Then, I go back to LA to be with Allie and make sure things are going well with work. This happens over and over again as I move back and forth. It’s hectic, and I before I know it, Allie’s school year is just about finished. “So I’ll land tomorrow morning but I have to go straight to work,â€� I say over the phone. “I’ll come over as soon as I’m done. Should be about noon or so.â€� Rosie makes a noise and then I hear Jack in the background, wailing his head off. “Sounds good. I gotta go!â€� I get that familiar feeling before I’m about to see Rosie. It’s probably what people mean when they say butterflies in the stomach. My bag is already packed and I find Allie and my mother in the living room. “Ok Allie, one more trip and then we’ll head over together. Thanks for taking care of her mom.â€� “No problem, sweetie. I’ll be sad to see you two go. When did you say I could come meet the new baby?â€� “Let us get settled in the new place where we’ll have enough room.â€� My mom purses her lips but she nods. I know it’s killing her to be away from her new grandson, but she’ll have to wait until we move into somewhere bigger than Rosie’s place. The two of them give me a hug and a kiss and I leave to fly across the country one more time. Chapter 50 – Rosie
Jake is sleeping for longer and longer stretches, and I’m starting to feel human again. I fix my hair and put makeup on as I wait for Lucas to get here. I adjust the black lacy lingerie I’m wearing and take a deep breath. He should be here any minute and my heart is thumping. It’s been five weeks, and the doctor said I was good to go. We’ve had sex plenty of times before, and he’s the father of my child, but somehow this time I’m more nervous. We’ve spent time together and started raising our son together now, so it feels a lot more intimate. Somehow it feels more real than when we first met. The buzzer sounds and I jump. He’s here. My heart i
s pounding against my ribcage as I head towards the door. I buzz him upstairs and check my outfit one last time. I’m wearing a matching black bra and thong, and slipped a satin dressing gown over my shoulders. Why am I so nervous? He’s seen me naked plenty of times. He’s kissed every inch of my body, both pre- and post-baby. I look down at the little baby pouch on my stomach and purse my lips, and then shake my head and think of the way he’s held me and stroked me for the past few weeks. The knock on the door makes me jump again and I take a deep breath. With one hand on the doorknob and another smoothing my hair one last time, I swing the door open. “Hey -“ His jaw drops. He scans my body up and down for a second, mouth agape and eyes bulging out of his head. My cheeks start to burn up and I shift my weight from one foot to the other. “Hey,â€� I say softly. “You like it?â€� My voice seems to shake him out of his stupor. He flicks his eyes up to mine. “Like it?? Yes. Yes I like it. The doctor…?â€� “Ready to go,â€� I answer with both thumbs up. A grin spreads across his face. With that, he steps inside and slams the door closed behind him. His arms are around my body and he lifts me up, holding me close. I wrap my legs around his waist and crush my lips against his. His fingers find the nape of my neck and the passion between us erupts. My arms are around his neck, running through his hair and down his spine. My tongue is brushing against his lips, diving into his mouth and feeling his tongue against it. His hands are on my neck, my back, my ass as he walks towards the sofa. He lays me down gently and pulls away. I laugh. “Just like the first time,â€� I say, nodding towards the couch. He grins. “Hopefully we won’t have any surprises this time.â€� “I’m on the pill now.â€� Without a word, he dips his head towards me. His lips brush against my neck, nibble my earlobe and kiss my jaw. He tastes my lips again before trailing kisses all the way down towards my chest. “I like this,â€� he says, running his fingers over my bra. “It’s nice.â€� “Thanks,â€� I respond as I start grinding my hips towards him. He groans. His fingers trace the line of my bra over my breasts and he kisses the soft skin on my chest. Just like the first time we met, he touches every scar on my body with his fingers and follows with kiss after kiss. He takes his time, kissing my skin over and over until every scar has been covered, and then he moves over my stomach and kisses it as well. “I love your body,â€� he breathes. All I can do is moan in response. The way he touches me is electric. His hands send sparks flying off my skin as he explores my body like the first time. His mouth kisses every little bit of skin it encounters and he groans with pleasure. I buck my hips up towards him and reach down between us. “You’re so hard,â€� I breathe. He chuckles softly and keeps kissing the skin on my stomach. His hand travels from my knee up my thigh and his fingers dig into the flesh near my hip. I tilt them towards him and he hooks his fingers into my panties. He kisses the hem of my underwear softly, staring at the black against my pale skin. When he slides my underwear off, he does it slowly. He trails kisses all the way down my legs as he peels the fabric off my body. His hands travel all the way back up my legs and he massages the tops of my thighs with his hands. His thumbs graze against my slit and I shiver. “I want you,â€� I breathe. “I want you so bad.â€� He grins at me, still moving his hands in slow, long movements. Every time he brushes his fingers closer and closer to my slit it makes me quiver and moan. “Stop teasing me,â€� I breathe, and again all he does is grin and tease. I reach up towards his waistband and he pulls his shirt off. My hands roam over every smooth muscle as they ripple under his skin. He pulls his pants off and his cock springs free. I gasp, and he chuckles. “It missed you,â€� he says, stroking his cock gently. “I missed it too,â€� I say, biting my lip and watching his hand move back and forth. With his other hand he drags a finger along my slit and moans. “So wet,â€� he whispers. Before I can respond, he’s plunging his cock inside me from the tip to the hilt. It fills me up completely until nothing exists except him, me, and the pleasure exploding in my body. The pressure builds in my core as my hands claw at his skin, pushing him to thrust deeper and deeper inside me. He grunts and moans, glistening with a thin film of sweat as our bodies stay locked together. It’s more than sex this time. It’s more than attraction or lust. It’s more than whatever was pulling us towards each other all those months ago. This is the father of my child. His movements are my movements. His moans are my moans. His body is my body and we move together until I don’t know where he ends and I begin. He pushes himself deeper inside me and my back arches. I open my eyes and gasp as he enters me again and again. Our eyes meet and a grin spreads on his lips. “I love you Rosie,â€� he pants. “I love you so much.â€� Without warning, my orgasm erupts. The instant his words reach my ears, my body contracts and pleasure races through my veins until all I can see is him and all I can feel is his body around me, against me, inside me. I try to answer but all that comes out are gasps and noises until I close my eyes and let the pleasure transport me out of my mind and out of my body. My body contracts around him and I let it go. I let it all go. The air leaves my lungs and the thoughts leave my head as he thrusts himself into me just a little bit deeper. I feel his cock get harder and start pulsing and I know he’s coming. I open my eyes to see his mouth forms that satisfied ‘o’ and I smile, gasping for air. “I love you too,â€� I answer. “I love you too.â€� Those words mean more to me than I can imagine. Our bodies are locked together, our legs entangled and our arms wrapped around each other. We let our orgasms subside and then recover slowly, heartbeats slowing down together and breath mixing as the life comes back to our bodies. Lucas leans against his elbow and strokes my face, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “I love you,â€� he says again. “I don’t want to stop saying it. I love you Rosie.â€� My smile feels like it’s splitting my face from ear to ear. My eyes are misting up and I blink away the happiest tears I’ve ever had. “I love you too, Lucas.â€� The father of my child, the father of my children leans down and brushes his lips against mine. He’s here, and I’m here, and we have two healthy happy children. I didn’t know one person could be so lucky, and I definitely didn’t think that person could be me. I can’t help it, I have to say those three magical words again: “I love you.” Epilogue – Rosie
“She’s going to love you,� Lucas says, placing a kiss on my forehead. “Don’t worry.� “Ok,� I answer. “It’s just been a long time since I’ve had to meet the parents.� “My mother is more concerned with meeting Jack and spoiling him rotten than anything else,� he answers, laughing. “You’ll be lucky if she even notices you.� I turn back towards the arrivals gate and take another breath. His mother should be walking through any minute, and I bounce Jack in my arms. Allie jumps up and down beside me. “Do you think Grandma brought any of her gingersnap cookies?� She turns to me. “They’re my favourite. We used to make them together all the time.� “If she didn’t bring any, I’m sure you’ll have time to make some together,� I respond. Two whole weeks to make them. I’ll welcome the help with Jack, but I’m still nervous. Two weeks with the mother-in-law. Not technically, obviously, but she’s my mother-in-law for all intents and purposes. She’s said that she wants to help with the baby in any way possible, but I’ve heard so many horror stories about mothers-in-law that I’m not sure what to think. When she steps through the sliding doors, I know it’s her before Lucas says anything. She has his eyes, and his smile. She spots him and smiles immediately, then her eyes travel to Allie and then to me and the baby. Allie starts running towards her and Lucas’s mother spreads her arms wide. I can’t help but smile as Allie colli
des with her grandmother, who wraps her in an embrace that only grandmas can give. “Grandma!� Allie squeals, pulling away and slipping her hand into the old woman’s. She greets Lucas with a warm hug and a kiss on the cheek and then turns to me. “And you must be Rosie. It’s a pleasure to meet you, I’m Martha.� “Hi Martha, this is Jack. Lucas tells me you’ve been wanting to meet him for some time now.� Martha’s face crinkles as she see’s Jack. She opens her arms and I pass him over. My heart melts as I see the wonder on her face. She brings him up to her face and kisses his forehead. “He’s beautiful,� she breathes. “What a beautiful boy.� “Thank you,� I reply, glancing at Lucas. He winks at me and then turns to his mother. “Do you have all your bags? We should get going.� “Oh, you’re always rushing rushing rushing,� Martha chides. “I’ve only just met my grandson!� “Come on, Mom,� Lucas laughs. “You can spoil him when we get to the house.� All my fears about the next two weeks evaporate. Martha is warm and friendly, and I can tell she has nothing but love for Lucas, Allie and Jack. Maybe even a little bit for me. It’s a flurry of activity as we get her moved in to the guest room and get Allie to bed. Finally, I get to sit down in the living room with Jack in my arms. Martha and Lucas come and join me. “Thank you for having me, it’s very kind of you,� Martha says. “Oh please, of course we’d have you. We just needed to move into the new place before there was enough room. My old apartment was a typical New York shoebox,� I laugh. Lucas nods. “It was small.� Martha glances at me and I nod to Jack. “You want to hold him? He’s sleeping but I think he’s taken a liking to you already.� Martha beams and holds out her arms. I watch as she rocks him back and forth and takes in all his tiny features. Lucas and I exchange a glance and he smiles. I shake my head, not believing how lucky I’ve been. A year ago I was recovering from the traumatic stabbing by Harper’s stalker, and now I’ve inherited the most loving family I could imagine. Martha looks at me and then at Lucas. She nods to the baby and I take Jack back, and then she glances at her hands. She pulls off the ring on her left hand and holds it to Lucas. “Now, I know I should wait to do this, but I can just sense the love you have for each other and for that baby and the little girl upstairs. I always knew you’d find someone,� she starts. “Mom,� Lucas interjects, but stops when she shoots him a glance. Martha continues: “This was my mother’s ring.� She holds it up to Lucas. “Now you don’t need to give it to her right now, but I want you to have it. This is a special woman and a special ring. Since your father died, I haven’t needed it. It should be worn by someone younger than me.� “Mom.l.� Lucas starts again. There’s a lump in my throat and all I can do is watch. Martha shakes her head and hands the ring to Lucas, who takes it gently. He holds it up to his face and inspects it for a few moments before looking at me. “Well,� he says, and then stands up and kneels down in front of me. “No sense in waiting. Rosie, I love you more than anyone or anything else in this whole world. You’re the mother of my child, and you’ve become a mother to Allie ever since you met her. I can’t imagine my life without you.� I can see the tears in his eyes as mine mist up. I still can’t say anything from the lump in my throat. Lucas stares deep in my eyes. “Marry me, Rosie.� The smile cracks my face open. I don’t know if I’ve ever smiled this hard, or this sincerely in my whole life. I nod. “Yes,� I whisper, and then say a bit louder. “Yes!� Lucas laughs and slips the ring over my finger. He puts his hands on either side of my face and kisses me harder than ever before. We’re both shaking, and I can’t stop smiling and laughing as we pull away. “Yay!� Allie’s voice calls out from the top of the stairs. “You’re supposed to be in bed!� Lucas yells. Allie runs downstairs and jumps up. I’m laughing and smiling so hard my cheeks hurt. “Well that’s settled then,� Martha says, sitting back. “Now let me see my grandson again.� I laugh again and nod, handing Jack over to his doting grandmother. “Lucky kid,� I breathe. I look at Lucas and Allie and Martha. “Lucky me.� 
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