I swipe the screen twice, flipping the cameras to find Derrick in the living room. He sits hunched over his laptop on the couch with the TV on and a baby monitor propped up on the coffee table in front of him.
Veronica snatches my phone from my hand and scolds me.
“What?” I ask. “Just making sure he’s not sleeping on the job.”
She rolls her eyes and drops the phone on the other side of the bed. “I think he’s proven himself more than trustworthy at this point, Ira,” she says, starting the same argument we always have.
“I couldn’t agree more,” I say as I take hold of her and guide her up to straddle me.
She moves with it, planting her palms on my chest to balance herself. “You do?” she asks suspiciously.
I nod. “That’s why I gave him a raise.”
Veronica smiles. “You did?”
“Should go through Friday morning.”
“That’s very kind of you,” she says as her finger traces the tattoo on my pec. “Thank you.”
I feel up her body, imagining all the things I still plan to do to it while the night is still young. “He’s earned it,” I say.
She dips forward, sprawling her cleavage against my chest. “I couldn’t agree more,” she says before kissing me. “And he’s definitely going to need it once the new baby comes soon.”
I jolt up onto my elbows. “You heard back?”
She nods. “Yeah.”
“When?”
“Earlier today.”
I hold my breath. “And?”
“And….” She bites her lip. “Surprise.”
I take hold of her and spin us around, easily planting her on her back as she laughs. “Out with it, V. What did they say?” I ask.
“They said…” She takes a long pause, enjoying every second of my torment. “We’re approved!”
My heart skips twice. “We are?”
She lays her palm on my chest, absently tracing my tattoo. “We’re officially on the shortlist for the next bouncing baby boy.”
I exhale the air from my lungs and nearly forget how to fill them again. “Oh, my god. That’s…” I lose my voice, taken by shock.
Her amused eyes roll. “Like any adoption agency would ever reject a Botsford.”
I kiss her hard, feeling my soul explode as if everything is falling into place.
I’m going to have a son.
“And…” Veronica breaks our kiss. “I spoke with Stella this week.”
I tilt my head. “About what?”
“About filing a name change for Michelle.” Her fingers gently comb through my beard. “I think it’s about time for her to become a Botsford. Don’t you?”
“And what about you?” I ask.
Veronica smiles. “We’ll talk about it,” she teases.
I kiss the edge of her mouth and rest my forehead against hers to take a break to calm myself. A long break.
A really long break.
My god, I love this woman.
“Aw, man,” I say, exhaling hard.
“What?” she asks.
I snort. “Hayden’s gonna kill me.”
Veronica laughs and pulls me in for another kiss.
I close my eyes, completely immersing myself in her. Veronica. The most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen — and that’s saying something considering how much of this planet I’ve experienced with my own eyes. From the sweat-drenched jungles to the arid deserts and vast oceans, it doesn’t get any better than Veronica Robb. All sides of her, from the doting nurse to the loyal partner and loving mother.
She’s extraordinary.
Heat radiates from her skin as she mewls on top of me. “Fuck me from behind,” she begs.
And so fucking dirty.
My cock throbs with fresh blood, aching to take her again. I kiss her and she moans, her warm core teasing me as I grow even harder for her. Veronica. The mysterious beauty I once knew next to nothing about, who can now finish my sentences. But still, nothing really has changed. From her bark-colored hair and icy eyes to her sultry lips and ivory skin just begging for my rough touch.
I suck her bottom lip between my teeth, giving her a soft bite and she trembles in my hands. “Turn around and show me that ass,” I tell her, making her smile.
Veronica obeys and flips over while I prop up on my knees. I grab my dick and stroke it as I watch her planting her palms on the bedspread and turning to look back at me. My eyes draw a line down the curve of her back, pausing to take in her heart-shaped rear. She spreads her knees a little, opening herself to me and it takes all of my self-control not to ravage her here and now.
“What?” she finally asks, turning her head around.
I pause my stroke to look her in the eye. “This was a good idea,” I say.
Veronica nods. “The best idea.”
“Hell yeah.”
“Same time next year?”
I wink. “Consider it done.”
She chuckles and plants her palms on the bed again. “I love you, Ira,” she says.
Her voice sends warm tingles down my spine — just like it always has.
I enter her from behind and hold on to her body, embracing pleasure I can’t possibly call simple or meaningless anymore.
It’s everything.
“I love you, V,” I say back — just like I always will.
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