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Instantly, I hated that our personal information had been discussed. I made a note to talk to Lucius about telling people things about us that they didn’t need to know. “How unfortunate.”
She looked at Ransom again. “I heard the news about Mr. Whitaker. He won’t be here much longer. I think it’s time to make my move.”
I don’t know what got into me. Ransom wasn’t mine. And for all I knew he wouldn’t ever be. But I stood up and looked right in that nurse’s dark brown eyes. “Ransom is not free. He’s mine. And if I catch you saying anything inappropriate to him, it will be your ass.”
The look on her face told me that I’d gotten my point across.
I just hoped Ransom would never find out what I’d done.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Ransom
Lubbock, Texas – November 25th
The sixth-month mark came along, and Aspen and I waited for the ultrasound tech to tell us what sex babies we were having. I couldn’t make out a thing as she ran the instrument over Aspen’s bulging belly. “We’ve got a boy right here,” she said.
Aspen reached out, taking my hand as her eyes glistened. “A boy, Ransom!”
A smile took over my face, and it wouldn’t go away. “I know.”
The tech looked at me with a smile on her face. “And here’s another boy, Mr. Whitaker.”
“Another one?” I felt happier than I had ever felt in my life. “Two boys!”
Aspen let go of my hand to cross her fingers. “Please let there be a girl too.”
“Your wish is my command,” the tech said. “You’ve got a little girl in here too. She’s the smallest of the three. Your little princess and a couple of princes to watch over her.”
Aspen’s face glowed as tears fell freely from her pretty eyes. “We’ve got a girl too!” She grabbed my hand and held it between her full breasts.
I’d never wanted so badly to kiss anyone. My lips twitched, my heart pounded, and I leaned over her. “We’ve got a family, Aspen.” My lips hovered near hers.
I was almost there. About to kiss the mother of my children for the first time. The first time on the mouth anyway.
The door opening after a quick knock had me jerking my head back. Our obstetrician strode in. “What do we have, Jessica?” she asked the tech.
“Two boys and a girl.” The tech printed out a bunch of papers then handed them to our doctor. “There’re the stats on them all. It looks great to me.”
When my eyes scanned back down to Aspen, I saw hers lingering on my lips. She had to have known what I’d been about to do. Her eyes slowly climbed up to meet mine. I could see it in her eyes. Lust.
My cock jerked at the lust I’d found there. It wanted me to get over my fears and just do it already. But knowing how my brain would react once I took Aspen had me keeping my cock at bay.
My heart wasn’t as easy to control as my male member. It ached as I looked away from the woman who was pulling at it. I knew she wanted me. I wasn’t oblivious to her desire.
But she didn’t know what it would do to us if I gave into this thing we had brewing between us. Our kids needed both of us. My innate behavior would have me putting distance between their mother and me. It always had before. Why would I think I would react any differently this time?
After getting dressed, Aspen met me in the waiting room. Her round tummy was adorable. I couldn’t quit looking at it and thinking about the three babies of mine that were inside.
“I am starving,” she said as she walked straight to the door. “Can we stop and get Chinese?”
“Whatever Momma wants, Momma gets.” I hopped up, beating her to the door to open it for her.
I’d earned a smile from her. “You’ve turned into quite the gentleman, Ransom. Your mother would be proud, I’d venture to bet.”
About my newfound gentleman status, she would be. But I doubted she’d be proud of much else.
Lately, my mind had been filled with thoughts about my mother. I often wondered how she could’ve cheated on my father the way she had and then tell him that she loved him.
