Page 105 of Broken Daddy

“Fuck,” he curses, eyelids fluttering shut as he comes, an arm wrapping around me to yank me back down as he spills into my pussy.

I finally go boneless, draping myself over his chest. The feeling of him still buried inside me is so satisfying, I could stay here forever. Dreamily, I wonder why the hell I’m going to Germany.

After a few quiet moments, Nate sighs. He rubs small circles across my shoulder blades. “We should get moving.”

There’s a sadness in his voice that breaks my heart. A swell of anxiety fills my chest as I realize just how much Idon’t want to leave him.

But I can’t turn my back on this. This opportunity is something I’ve been working for since I started my career as a chef. If I don’t take it, someday I’ll regret it—I’m sure of it.

I roll off him carefully, thighs pressed together so as not to make a mess all over his bed. Nate stands, stretches, and strides to the bathroom. He comes back with a warm washcloth and hands it to me.

“Thanks.” I grin up at him shyly. It’s ridiculous that I’ve spent so much time in bed with this man, but he still makes my stomach flutter with butterflies.

We go about cleaning up and getting dressed in comfortable silence, something I’ve gotten used to over the last two weeks. With Eva back at school as of yesterday, the house is quiet. Except for Brutus snoring somewhere downstairs.

Nate dips into the bathroom and I take a moment to gaze around the bedroom. It hits me right then that I’m going to miss this place, miss the pool house, the guest bedroom across the hall, the kitchen. I’m going to miss Eva climbing onto a stool to ask a million questions and begging for sweets.

The doorbell rings. Unthinkingly, I start for the hallway. This house feels so much likehomenow that I don’t even hesitate to answer the door.

Russ stands on the stoop.

His eyes are hooded, guarded.

“Morning, sis.”

I swallow, wishing I’d taken a quick shower or tried harder to put myself together. “Morning. Do you want to come in?” I step aside, but Russ shakes his head.

Nate comes downstairs and as soon as he sees my brother, he mirrors his somber expression.Men.

But my belly is twisted in knots. Despite the tentative understanding with everyone—that Nathan and I are a couple now and expecting a baby—there’s still an edge of betrayal anyone would feel.

“Russ,” Nate greets him with a nod. Russ nods back.

So awkward. Will they ever get over it?

“Ready?” Russ asks stiffly, stepping back. He’s driving me back to my apartment to pick up my luggage and then to the airport.

Nate slips an arm around my waist and presses a kiss to my temple. “I’ll see you there.”

I give him a tight smile and check that I have everything before heading out to Russ’s car. He’s clearly still uncomfortable, staring out through the windshield as Nate closes the door.

Once we’re out on the road, we sink back into ourselves. Brother and sister. All the crap we’ve been through, with foster homes and trying to stay close.

“Are you sure about this?”

The question is abrupt. I look at Russ, his brows furrowed as he glances my way. A hand automatically goes protectively to my belly.

“Yes. Russ, I know it’s weird for you with Nate and I getting together, but—”

He shakes his head. “Not that. Are you sure you want to leave? To do this whole thing with Saucer?”

My eyes go wide. I definitely was not expectingthat.

“I think I need to,” I admit. I haven’t talked to anyone else about this, not even Sienna. About my misgivings and the urge to stay. “I think I just need to know I can have this if I want it, and I can do it and do it well. You know? And then when that’s out of the way, I can come back to…”

To Nate. To Eva. To the little family we’re making, even thousands of miles away from each other.

He sighs. “It is weird for me, Gen, but if you’re happy…” A shake of his head. “Nate’s a good guy. I think I told you that right when you started working for him. I meant it then and I mean it now. Am I thrilled with how this all worked out? No. But I kind of get it.”

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