She hesitated for just a second, but being coy wasn’t Jillian’s style, another reason I fucking loved her beyond reason. “I’m pregnant,” she whispered, unmistakable joy in her face.
My heart, which had barely slowed after sex, boomed hard again in my chest. “What?”
“I’m pregnant.” She bit her lip. “Just barely…but pregnant.”
Overwhelming joy swept through me. Dizzying, thrilling joy. Tears jumped into my eyes before I could even blink. “Oh my God.”
“Are you happy?” she asked hopefully. “I know it’s a little sooner than we planned, but—”
I crushed her lips with mine, holding her head in my hands and pushing back against the sob that threatened to burst from my chest. When I looked down at her again, she was smiling, and I took a few deep breaths to compose myself. “Yes. Yes, I’m happy.”
As I talked, I brushed the hair back from her face. “I love being a father, Jillian. For all its hardships and sacrifices and challenges, there are so many moments of pure joy. Of feeling a love so powerful, I think my heart can’t handle it. Of pride and protectiveness so fierce, I think my chest will explode. But I’ve been alone all this time, and…now, to think I’ll share that journey with you, it’s—” Again, I fought back against tears. “It’s everything. I loved my life, loved being Scotty’s father. And I thought that being a good father to him meant dedicating myself to only him. I thought wanting happiness for myself was too selfish. But I was wrong.” Her eyes filled once more, and I kissed her lips. “I am happier with you than I’ve ever been, and I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life taking care of our family.” Suddenly I realized I must be crushing her belly, and I rolled off her, staying on my side and pulling her close.
“Me too,” she said, turning her face to look up at me. “Being with you and Scotty the last few months has made my life so complete. I used to hope that my career would be enough to fulfill me, because I was scared I’d never meet anyone who’d love me the way I wanted to be loved. Or accept the love I wanted to give. And look—I got you and Scotty to love all at once.”
“He does love you.” I swallowed hard. “Even if he doesn’t say it, he does.”
“I know.” Lifting her chin, she pressed her lips to mine. “Words aren’t always the most important thing. Sometimes…you just know.”
I placed my hand on her stomach, then moved down the bed to kiss the warm, taut skin of her belly. How fucking incredible that a life grew here already—one created by Jillian and me. By my wife and me. A little brother or sister for Scotty. This…this was everything. Jillian’s hands slid into my hair, caressing softly.
I was damn glad she didn’t require words at times like this, because I had none worthy of the love and gratitude and hope that I felt. Instead, I rested my forehead lightly on her stomach, closed my eyes, and repeated hers. “Sometimes…you just know.”
Also by Melanie Harlow
The Frenched Series
Frenched
Yanked
Forked
Floored
The Happy Crazy Love Series
Some Sort of Happy
Some Sort of Crazy
Some Sort of Love
The After We Fall Series
Man Candy
After We Fall
If You Were Mine
From This Moment
The One and Only Series
Only You
Only Him
Only Love
The Cloverleigh Farms Series
Irresistible
Undeniable
Hold You Close (Co-written with Corinne Michaels)
Imperfect Match (Co-written with Corinne Michaels)
Strong Enough (A M/M romance co-written with David Romanov)
The Speak Easy Duet
The Tango Lesson (A Standalone Novella)
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Melanie Harlow likes her heels high, her martini dry, and her history with the naughty bits left in. In addition to SOME SORT OF LOVE, she’s the author of the Cloverleigh Farms Series, the One and Only Series, the After We Fall Series, the Happy Crazy Love Series, the Frenched Series, Hold You Close and Imperfect Match, (co-authored with Corinne Michaels), Strong Enough (a M/M romance co-authored with David Romanov), and The Speak Easy Duet (a historical romance set in the 1920s). She writes from her home outside of Detroit, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not writing, she’s probably got a cocktail in hand. And sometimes when she is.
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