Page 45 of While We Waited

I know another time when she drools. A time when we were naked and she was staring at my naked chest. My blood heats and my cock twitches as memories of our night together flash through my mind.

I clear my throat and tell my cock to calm the hell down. There will be no repeats of that night. My cock protests but I ignore it. The same way I’ve been ignoring the urge to go to Nova ever since our night together.

The woman is not for me. I’m a washed up has-been. She’s sunshine and beauty and life and laughter. I refuse to ruin her goodness.

“I’ll pick you up some pastries on my way home.”

She sighs. “Fine. I’ll stay here. But only until Sprog is born.”

Which gives me a little over thirty weeks to convince her to stay after the baby is born.

“I’ll be back.” I make my way toward the door.

“Don’t forget Finn Fable,” she hollers after me.

I glance over my shoulder at her. “Finn Fable?”

She grins. “My cat.”

“You have a cat?”

She blinks her eyes and feigns innocence. “What? Don’t you like cats?”

I hate cats. But I’ll put up with one for her. I’m discovering I’ll put up with a lot for her.

“I’ll get the cat.”

“He’s a bit shy of strangers. He may hide on you.”

Great. The cat I don’t want is going to hide from me.

“I’ll get the cat,” I repeat because I can’t deny Nova anything she wants. She wants her cat. She’s getting her cat. “I’ll be back.”

“I’ll be back,” she says in a robotic voice.

I hurry away before she notices my humor. The last thing I need is for Nova to know how much of an effect she has on me. Not when I can’t keep her.

When I arrive at Nova’s house, I notice a car that isn’t hers in the driveway. I scowl. People shouldn’t be using her driveway. Knowing my sunshine, she lets people use her driveway. She’s always helping people out.

I park behind the car and make my way to the door. It opens before I can reach it.

“He’s here!” Sophia shouts and the rest of Nova’s girlfriends – Chloe, Maya, and Paisley – rush to the door.

“Why are you here?”

“Nova messaged. She was worried you forgot a key to her place,” Sophia says.

Shit. I can hardly admit I swiped the extra key from Nova’s kitchen drawer now.

“She also asked us to pack up her bras and panties,” Chloe adds. “She wants them to be a surprise for you.”

“Okay.”

“Aha!” Sophia shouts. “He didn’t deny he’ll be seeing her bras and panties. I knew it. He wants Nova.”

“Of course, he wants Nova. She’s pregnant with his child,” Paisley says.

Maya gives me a thumbs-up from where she’s hiding behind Paisley. I lift my chin at her and she ducks behind her friend.

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