Page 41 of Just You

“Your mom called Gray saying that you needed a ride today, he couldn’t do it so I volunteered,” he smiled, making him look even more devastatingly handsome than he already was. He had trimmed his beard and his hair was still wet like he had just stepped out of the shower. There was no way I would be able to resist him if he tried to make a move. I bet he smelled great, like soap and manly things.

As if he could hear my thoughts, he stood and lazily sauntered, yes sauntered, like a sexy ass cowboy, over to me. My nipples pebbled under my thin robe and my thighs grew damp with arousal. Why hadn’t I put on more clothes? Like that beaver onesie Jo had given me for Christmas last year.

The scent of his coffee reached me before he did and my eyes grew wide as I turned and bolted for my bathroom. My body shivered and broke out in a cold sweat as I was sick. When I finished, I rested my forehead on my arms and breathed deep as Kane rubbed my back.

“We should get you to a doctor,” he declared, causing me to roll my head toward him slowly. His jaw was clenched tight and his brow was furrowed with concern. He looked genuinely worried about me and that wasn’t the look of a man who didn’t care. He helped me to my feet and handed me my toothbrush already prepared.

After brushing as vigorously as I could and gulping down some water from the sink, I turned and leaned against the vanity. “Why’d you leave, Kane?” I croaked out, tears forming in my eyes.

“Baby,” he sounded tortured. That one word broke me and he pulled me in close as I wept on his shoulder. I cried for myself, for us, for everything we had lost when he left.

“I’m so sorry, Winnie,” he said when my tears died down. “Please believe me when I say it was the only way I could think of to protect you.”

A switch flipped inside of me and the anger returned full force. “Protect me? You were protecting me? That’s your excuse?” I tried to shove away from him but he held me tight in those stupidly strong muscled arms of his.

“Yes, Winnie, I was protecting you. Your brother wasn’t wrong that day, I was too close to be guarding you. I broke protocol bringing you right out into the parking lot the night we saw that truck and anything could have happened to you. I left, and it practically killed me but I went to hunt those fuckers down so the threat to you would be over. I never would have gone otherwise and the second we made an ID I came right back. I never want to be away from you again. I love you, Winnie.”

My hands stilled on his chest at his words and my eyes jumped to his face, “You love me?”

“Of course I do, isn’t it fucking obvious? It feels like I’ve loved you forever. You’re my soulmate, baby.” I collapsed into his chest as a fresh round of tears assaulted me.

“I love you, too,” I said in between sobs. My heart felt like it began beating again in that moment. Like my world had been on pause and I had just been going through the motions until I could start truly living again.

“I know,” he said confidently, making me laugh. I slapped his chest and leaned back, his big hands came to my face and he gently wiped away the tears. “Are you feeling better? I really think we need to get you to the doctor just in case.”

“I’m better now. I already know what’s making me sick.” I took a deep breath and clung to his shirt, afraid of what he would say. “It’s the baby, our baby.”

Confusion shone on his face for a moment before his eyes grew comically large. “Baby? You’re pregnant? You’re having my baby?” I nodded my head, still unsure of how he was handling the information. Then his mouth descended on mine, laying a bruising kiss on my lips before he pulled away with the biggest smile I had ever seen.

“You’re having my baby!” he shouted, picking me up and swinging me around in my tiny bathroom. I laughed and held on tightly until he put me back down on my feet. “Shit, I probably shouldn’t have done that, are you okay?” His hands hovered over my body, searching for invisible injuries. “We should definitely go to the doctor,” he mumbled.

I bit my lip to keep from laughing at him, “I actually have my first appointment today, that was why I needed a ride.” Butterflies filled my stomach as I nervously asked, “Would you, maybe, like to go with me?”

“Hell yes I’m going with you. I plan on being at every appointment you have,” he leaned in and kissed me again, softer this time. God, I had missed him and having his mouth on mine again felt amazing. I moaned and he deepened the kiss, his hands sliding down my back and gripping my ass tightly.

“When’s your appointment, baby?” He placed kisses all over my neck and down to where the fabric was closed over my breasts.

“Umm,” I glanced at the clock over my shoulder that sat next to my sink. “Not until this afternoon.”

His hands left my ass to drop to the tie of my robe, he slowly pulled the knot apart causing the two sides to separate, exposing my body to his hungry gaze. I hissed in a breath as he cupped each breast in his hands, gently rubbing his thumbs over my nipples. They had been so sensitive lately and even that soft movement caused me to hiss in a breath. Warmth began to gather at my thighs again and my hips tilted forward. It had seemed like forever since he last touched me and I was desperate to feel him inside of me again.

“Please don’t tease me, Kane, I need you.”

His eyes that had been transfixed on my breasts lazily drifted to my face. He grabbed my hips and lifted me onto the counter. “Hold on tight, baby, I’ll take care of you.” Kane dropped to his knees in front of me and gently spread my thighs apart. “I love how turned on you get for me, Winnie.”

Kane fell on my pussy like a starved man and immediately attacked my clit. He was good at reading my body, knowing exactly what I wanted and at that moment I wanted to come. He pressed two fingers inside of me and I clutched the sides of the counter tightly as the pleasure took over my body. He licked me until I began to come down and the next thing I knew he had his pants unzipped and his stiff cock was entering me in one full thrust.

“Fuck yes,” he gripped my hair tight in his fist and leaned me back farther as he began to move. I pulled him down to me and kissed him eagerly as his hips jacked faster and faster. Everything was so good, so right. He ground down against me as he went deep and we both moaned, his warm come setting off ripples inside me all over again.

We breathed heavily and I clung to him as he began to soften inside of me. He pulled out and reached over to grab a towel, cleaning me off first before using it on himself and tucking his dick back into his jeans. Kane helped me off the counter and I followed him over to my bed in a dreamlike state. He lifted the covers and I crawled under, snuggling into the soft pillows.

When I felt him tuck the comforter around me, my eyes flew open and I looked at him questioningly. “You aren’t leaving, right?”

“Never again, baby. Get some more sleep, I’ll wake you up when it is time to go to the appointment. What can I cook for you that won’t make you feel sick?”

I closed my eyes again as he gently stroked my hair, “Pancakes, lots and lots of pancakes.”

“I love you, Winnie,” he said right as I drifted off.

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