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She swallows before leaning into me. When our eyes meet, she smiles and then kisses my chin. It’s a soft kiss that I want more of, but I resist that need as she pulls away to check in. I smile widely at the receptionist, and she smiles back as she greets Elliot.

“Elliot! You’re glowing!”

The male voice has my hackles rising. I look over my shoulder to find a rather tall, rather good-looking, younger dude looking at my woman. He smiles like they’re old friends or, rather, like he thinks my woman is gorgeous. I watch as his eyes trace over her face, her neck, and her swollen breasts. The hell? I look at Elliot as she beams back. “Thanks, Dr. Riley. How are you?”

The grin on his face is predatory, as if he thinks my woman is his to hunt. “Great, now that I know you’re here.”

The fuck?

Blush fills Elliot’s cheeks, and she giggles sweetly. She’s giving away my giggles! And, of course, Dr. Wandering Eyes is eating it up.

I glare. My heart pounds in my chest, and I want to kick this guy’s teeth in.

Yup, I don’t like this at all.

CHAPTER 25

Elliot

I know he’s pissed before I even feel Alex’s glare on me.

I feel his body tense; he squeezes my hand, and his breathing has picked up.

I was so worried that people would judge me, but I forgot that I have a male doctor and my baby daddy is a bit possessive.

After signing in and checking the normal boxes about my insurance and my phone number not changing, I set down the pen and look up at Alex. His brows are drawn in, his jaw is tight, and I’m pretty sure I can hear him grinding his molars.

Okay, maybe more than a bit possessive.

I raise a brow at him. “You good?”

“Who’s that?” he demands.

I don’t think Dr. Riley can see Alex, and I’m thankful since he looks more like a raging bull than a doting soon-to-be father. One of the windows in front of the reception desk is covered by different pieces of paper containing information, while the other is open in front of where I stand.

I shrug. “My doctor.”

His glare deepens. “He has a lot of cock between his legs, which seems to be attracted to you.”

“Alex!” I complain, my eyes widening. “What the hell?”

“I thought your doctor was a woman.”

“I never told you that.”

“Well, why isn’t he a woman?” he sputters.

I can’t help but laugh. “Why does it matter? I picked the best doctor, and he is that.”

He doesn’t seem convinced. “I’m sure we can find a better woman doctor who I won’t mind having her hands up in my woman.”

I snort even though a shiver runs down my spine at his words. He is a mess. A hot mess, but a mess all the same. “Your woman?”

He doesn’t even hesitate; he yanks me to him, capturing my face in his hands. His fingers bite into my jaw as he holds my gaze. “My woman,” he demands. “My woman to love, my woman to protect, my woman to provide for, and my woman to make scream.” He kisses my nose. “Don’t forget it.”

“I didn’t,” I mutter, pushing him away. “Jesus Christ.”

Alex snorts. “Yeah, you might want to call him down to protect that fucker with the wandering eyes.”

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