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Marco shrugged. “It is what it is. It’s already done. I can’t go back to change anything. Not that I would because I don’t regret a thing. We went through a contract and put everything down. She’s my Little girl, and I’m her Daddy.”

Michael laughed and shook his head. “If you need anything, let me know.”

“She’s pregnant. I need to ask her if she’s seeing a doctor, but if she’s not, could you give me some recommendations? I don’t think she has insurance, either, but I’ll just put her under mine if she doesn’t.”

“Huge commitment if you’re already considering putting her under your insurance. You’re really serious about her?” Finn asked. “I’m not trying to sway you one way or the other; I’m just asking a question. I want to make sure you’re okay and all.”

“Yes, I’m serious about her. I’ve already told her that I love her and want to grow old with her. I’m all in, and she knows that. I’m not going back,” Marco said.

He knew what they were doing was with his best interests at heart, but it felt a little weird and wrong. He hadn’t given them a hard time when they found their girls.

“I agree with Michael. If you need anything, let us know,” Leo said.

“Actually, I do have something.”

“What is it?” Oliver asked, speaking for the first time.

“I don’t know much, but the man who got her pregnant isn’t in the picture. I don’t think he’ll ever be, but she seems kind of scared of him. I don’t know if he knows where she is, but we need to be on alert. And I was thinking we could contact Rogan’s guy, asking if he could look into who her boyfriend was and where he is now. That’s probably more about peace of mind for me.”

“We can do that. I’ll contact Rogan. You just let me know her full name, and he’ll figure out the rest,” Leo said. “If he does come after her, we’ll be there for you two. She’s part of this family now. You just let us know.”

“Thanks. I appreciate it.”

They all sat in silence for a coupleof seconds.

“Did you really already go through a contract and tell her you loved her?” Jackson asked.

Marco chuckled and nodded. “I did. We went through the whole contract, going over safe words, hard limits, soft limits, things she wanted to try, things she was okay with, rules, and rewards. She’s already calling me Daddy.”

Oliver whistled. “You really do work fast.”

“I’ve been waiting for years. I know she’s the one. I’m not going to let her slip through my fingers. I told her I was being forward, but I needed to, had to. I told that she didn’t need to make a decision right away, and it could be a year before she said yes, but I had to let her know.”

“Good luck,” Michael said.

“Will you be taking time off work?” Finn asked.

“Maybe one or two days a week. The doctor said she needs to rest, or she’s going to be put on bed rest. And oncethe baby comes, I’ll probably take more time off work or work from home.”

He hadn’t given it much thought, but he needed to. Less than three months until she gave birth. He and Rainey needed to sit down and talk about the game plan.

“You don’t need to know now. But it’s something to think about. If you need any help, let me know. I can talk to Janie about it. She’s had a baby and is pregnant with our second. They could meet up if they wanted to so she could talk to Janie,” Mac said.

“Thank you. I will let her know. But I figure Janie will also tell her if she’s with them right now,” Marco replied.

Everything in him wanted to text her and make sure she was okay and not too overwhelmed, but he knew it probably wasn’t for the best. She had promised to text him if anything happened, and he was relying on her to do that. He was also going to see her in a couple of hours, so he would be able to ask then.

“So come on, when are you going to propose?” Michael asked.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

RAINEY

The girls were all staring at her, waiting for her to answer. She wanted to say no but if they knew Marco, she didn’t want to be rude. Maybe it was better for her to hang out with them and try to get to know them. Make new friends.

But the thought of sitting with them when they all knew each other made her nauseous. She didn’t want to be the center of attention. That was the last thing she wanted.

One of the girls walked up to her and put her arm around her waist.

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