Page 107 of Unlucky You

“What’s up?”

“I love you.”

I smiled and nodded. “I hope so because I love the fuck outta you.”

“Good to know because it would be a devastating blow if this was one-sided.”

I chuckled and nodded. “Yeah, I could see that.”

“And what else can you see, Mr. Sinclair?”

I smiled and slid my eyes over her body. “You, naked, under me as soon as we get to the house.”

“Mm, that sounds very…”

She paused and frowned, lifting her phone, which had just illuminated with a notification. The tension in her shoulders had me glaring.

“What’s wrong, Saniya?”

She kept her eyes focused on the screen, but didn’t speak right away, which had me about to snatch the damn phone and find out for myself, but she smiled, allowing me to relax.

“We have a court date to finalize the adoption.”

My heart clenched. This had been a tough decision to make. When she’d suggested it, I wasn’t sure how I felt, so Saniya left it alone. I refused to let my personal feelings get in the way of what was best for Raiden.

As understanding as she was, Saniya wanting to adopt him came from a good place. I took the initiative to set up an appointment with a lawyer to get everything filed and she cried for damn near thirty minutes. Saniya loved Raiden. She was his bonus mom and making it legal was just as important as me legally giving her my last name.

“Yeah?”

She nodded. “Yeah. The email is from Gale. She apologized for the late hour but didn’t want to wait to share the news. The injunction was thrown out. We have a date to finalize everything.” Saniya paused, then lifted her eyes to mine. “Unless you changed your mind. Are you sure you still want to…”

“Baby, I’m sure.”

She smiled so damn big. “Good because so am I. She’ll always be his mother. I’m not trying to replace Aleah…”

“I know that and so does he. I apologize for making you feel any type of way about wanting to move forward with this. It was a tough decision for me to make.” I lifted her hand and kissed her ring. “But one I do not regret.”

Not only had I fucked up by making her second guess where she landed in our lives but the added pressure of Alec filing aninjunction also fucked up the vibe. He didn’t want Raiden. Never once tried to see him and had the nerve to try and block the adoption just to fuck up our peace.

When our lawyer noted that, on record, more than once, he’d expressed that he wanted nothing to do with Raiden, she assured us there was no reason to be concerned or worry. No judge in their right mind would block the process. It was delayed temporarily but here we were, about to cross the finish line eight months after filing the paperwork. My heart was fucking full. My life wasn’t what I thought it would be, but it was damn sure a lot better than it could have been. I loved my wife and our children. Having a daughter with Saniya brought things full circle.

“You’re quiet,” she said softly.

“I’m thinking.” I let my eyes meet hers briefly.

“About?”

“You.”

“What about me?”

“How lucky I am that your stalker ass decided to make me your target.”

She sputtered a laugh. “Fuck you.”

“Oh you absolutely will, as soon as we get to the house, and I’ll return the favor.” I winked and pressed the gas to get us there faster.

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