Page 49 of One Night With My Grumpy Professor Daddy

When he says ‘our,’ my heart skips, and my head spins like a pinwheel. Will he still love me the same when I tell him I’m carrying his baby? Is that something he’s open to? I mean, he is already a dad, but will he want me…

Will he want us?

I look at the cake to distract myself, “There’s also the risk of getting fat, you know.” I feign a smile.

“Fat no… Come on, you’re beautiful no matter what, where’s that positivity I’m used to.”

“Sorry, It was a bad attempt at making a joke.”

He cocks his head. “Are you OK?”

Those gray eyes look like they see through me.

For a second, I almost tell him everything – I love you so much, I’m just so scared to be without you. And by the way, I’m Pregnant with your baby.

I can’t imagine that’ll go over well, so I decide to tell a half-truth. I sigh. “I’m just stressed about a lot of things, you know. Life after graduation and what might come with it. It just feels like after every challenge, there’s a bigger one to overcome, and I’m wondering when it ends. Or if it ever ends.”

He pulls me in for a hug, running his hand gently from my hair to my back. His arms feel so good around me, and I allow myself to melt in the comfort of his embrace.

“I know, it’s overwhelming. But I’m here for you. I never want you to feel alone. I’m on your side every step of the way, and I’ll hold you like this whenever things get hard.”

I freeze, paralyzed by his words, and inhale deeply.

Is Drake confessing his love? My heart is a bass drum in my chest right now.

His chest rumbles as he says, “Ava, there’s something I need to tell you.” I look up at his eyes. “When things started between us, and I couldn’t stand to be without you, I tried to convince myself it was physical, but you and I both know that’s an insult to what we have. My need for you is more than just physical. I want...”

I panic and place a hand on him to stop him. “Drake.”

“Wait, Ava, please. I need to let you know just how much I care for you. I’m at my happiest when you’re with me. You make sense in a way nothing else does, you’re the only thing I constantly think about.”

Tears prick my eyes, and I want to look away, but I’m trapped in pools of gray. He continues speaking. “I see you, Ava. I see how much you do and care for your family. Let me take care of you, let me be for you…”

Here it is, he’s going to say it. I can’t let him say it, not when I can’t say it back, not when I’m lying by not telling him his baby’s growing in me, not when it’s impossible to be with him the way he wants. I can’t let him say it because how do you hide from someone who sees in your soul?

“Ava, I—“

Before he completes his sentence, I pull myself out of the hold his eyes have on me and place my lips on his. I kiss him harder than I’ve ever done, saying with my lips what I feel in my heart.

I love you. I want you.

He responds immediately, his hand wrapping around my waist and pulling me closer. He sucks gently on my lower lip, keeping the kiss slow and sensual in a way that makes my head feel light.

Our bodies suddenly recognize the fact that we’re with each other. The moment his skin touches mine, it feels inflamed.

Desire, hot and intense, slams inside me like never before. My panties dampen, my breathing quickens, and I can’t get enough of his touch.

I slide my hands under his clothes to feel more of him while our lips clash. His tongue crashing into me. I love this man as I drink him in through our kiss.

I love every inch of him as I caress his body.

I want him. We’re both now standing here naked, entangled in a heated kiss. He reaches between my legs, slipping his thick finger inside me while smearing icing on my breasts with the other. Drake licks and sucks it off slowly, creating a flood between my thighs. Sliding his fingers over my throbbing clit, feels so good. “Please, I want to feel your big cock stretching my walls.” At those words, Drake has me against the counter and pounds blissfully into me with my cake-covered nipples in his mouth. He thrusts, grabbing me roughly as he joins me, drawing me into a second orgasm. I wrap my arms tightly around him, snuzzling my face into his neck.

I’m in love with this man, but I can’t have him.

Chapter thirty

Drake

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