Page 37 of Daddy Issues

“Please take me home.”

“Yeah, honey. Let’s go.”

Graham pats Liam on the back and gives Hannah a nod as she reaches out and pulls me into a huge hug.

“I’ve got you. I’ve been through this at your age, but it seems like Graham is happy, and that’s not something I had on my side. I’m here for you no matter what. We’ll bring Mila home later, let her stay with us while you two go talk things through.”

I kiss her cheek as I pull away. “Thank you. I’ll need you.”

“Get out of here before Dad tries to break Graham’s face.”

With that, Graham and I walk out of my parents’ house and down the driveway to his car. The drive is spent in silence, and as we pull up to Graham’s beautiful two-story home, I climb out of the car, feeling like my entire world has just shattered when all I want right now is to be happy for the life that’s growing inside me.

Once we’re inside, I expect Graham to take a few moments for himself, at a minimum to decompress. I can’t imagine the weight he is feeling. He and my dad have known each other a long time and have been friends for longer than I’ve been alive.

Not wanting to add to his stress, I slip off my wedges and head toward my bedroom when Graham grabs my wrist, pulling me into his big body.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

“I assumed you would want some space.”

“Not from you. Never from you. Fuck, honey, is this why you’ve been so quiet?”

Guilt washes over me.

“Graham, I just ruined everything, I can’t blame you if you’re mad at me, or disappointed.”

“I don’t give a shit about anything but you right now, honey. My baby is really inside you?”

My eyes flutter closed at his words, my heart beating rapidly behind my ribs.

“Yes. I didn’t know how to tell you. I was so scared of all of that,” I confide as I wave to the door. “I was at my parents’ house and thought it was a safe place to take a test. I even hid it under the trash, but I clearly underestimated what a psychopath my mother is.”

“I’m so sorry you’ve been carrying this worry alone, but I’m here now, and I’m not going anywhere.”

“Graham, you don’t have to do that. This isn’t the 1800s, you haven’t ruined me and aren’t obligated to stay with me.”

“Have I not been clear enough with how I feel about you, Hailey? I’m not great with words, but I thought I was showing you.”

A tear escapes my eye and before I can wipe it away, his big hand cups my face, thumb swiping across my cheek in a soft caress. This man has such a hold on me, and my heart is teetering at his words as I hang on to hope.

“Baby, I’m sorry if I’ve left you confused over where we stand. We’re in this together, because I want you and no one else. My baby being inside you? That’s just the icing. You’ve made me the happiest man in the world.”

Graham bends and lifts me then, my legs wrapping around his waist as he carries me through the house to my bedroom, kicking the door behind us. He strips us both of our clothes in unhurried motions. Laying me down gently on his bed, he climbs between my spread legs, lifting them onto his elbows and folding me under him. He doesn’t waste any time sinking in deep, filling me completely. We both moan as the pleasure spreads through us.

“God, honey, you feel so good. I love you, Hailey. I should have told you sooner.”

Oh, god. Tears escape my eyes as I look up at him.

“I love you, Graham, so much that I feel like my heart could burst.”

He captures my lips with his, kissing me while he makes love to me, a slow rock of his hips, our hands clasped together over my head. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, and to have him love me in return is truly a dream come true.

We fuck slowly and intimately until our orgasms rise together, crashing over that sweet, euphoric cliff and into pure, intense bliss. Graham gathers me in his arms after, keeping his dick inside me, just as he always does, and I lay wrapped up, cocooned in his comfort and safety, where my heart beats to the rhythm of his.

“You’ve made me so happy, Hails. We’re going to tell Mila, and then I’m moving you out of this room and into mine. I already can’t sleep away from you, the last two nights were hell, and I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to give you your space because of our agreement but I also wanted to be close to you.”

“You came in here?”

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