“I think I’ll go talk to her.”

“My woman… always has to fix everyone,” Dragon says, a half smile on his full lips.

“I just want everyone to be as happy as we are, is that so bad?”

“Not bad at all, Mama.You’re all good,” he says smiling and I can’t resist leaning up to kiss him.“I’ll be back.”

“I’ll be here.”

“Good to know,” I laugh, turning to walk away.

“Not like I’m going to go anywhere else, Mama.Not when I can watch that ass in those tight fucking pants you’re wearing.”

“They’re yoga pants, Dragon, they aren’t tight.”

“All I know is I like the feel of them, but I really love the way they are glued to your ass and let me see what’s mine.”

“I’m ignoring you now,” I mutter, turning so I can continue walking away.Dragon must have taken a few steps to catch up to me because he grabs my hand and pulls me back into his body.I gasp in surprise.

“You say that, but you’ve got an extra swing in that ass while you walk.Don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing woman.You’re teasing me so I’ll give you my dick tonight,” he whispers against my ear.

“Are you saying you won’t give it to me?”

“Fuck no, I’m just letting you know I’m on to your game.”

“You’re wrong you know,” I murmur looking over my shoulder at him.

“I am?”

“Yeah.I wasn’t doing anything then, but…”

“But?”

“Now that I know that’s all it takes, I’ll definitely be doing it.”

“Fuck,” he mumbles.

“All.The.Time.”

“I knew from the moment I saw you barefoot pumping gas you were going to be trouble,” he responds.

“You love every minute of it.”

“Every fucking minute,” he grins and I swear it doesn’t matter that we’ve been together for years, that we have kids, that I’m pregnant now.It doesn’t matter that he’s got gray hair starting to show in his beard or that we’ve had so much sex, that we know what the other is going to do without even realizing it.None of that matters, because it just keeps getting better and when he grins at me like he is right now, and when his voice goes hoarse with hunger… I instantly get wet.

I love my man.

Chapter19

Rory

I can’t stop crying.Nothing I do is stopping the tears and the misery just keeps running out of me faster than I can breathe.I’m lying on the floor, sobs raking through my body so hard that it’s physically painful.I’m trying to stifle the sound of my sobs, but even that is a lost cause.It’s like now that I’ve decided to let some of my pain out…It won’t stop.

I don’t want to hate Nicole.It’s not her fault, but I don’t understand how she is allowed to have three children and I couldn’t keep just one.Diesel may have never believed the child was his, and even if he did, maybe he would have wanted nothing to do with it, but…Iwanted my child.Iwanted to feel it growing inside of me.Iwanted to give it life…

I… wanted to hold my baby.

I wanted to hear its laugh.