“How was the shower?” I lifted my head from the computer when Kaitlyn walked in.

“Umm… it was interesting. A little overwhelming.” She slumped into an open kitchen chair.

I didn’t know what went on at those things.

“What are you working on?” she asked.

“Legal research for the Dunes. Thought I should read up on what’s involved for someone to contest a will.”

“Doesn’t sound very fun.”

“No, it’s not, but I need to know what I’m up against before I hire an attorney.” I scribbled a few notes on a notepad.

“Don’t you know anyone you could ask for advice before you have to hire someone?”

“I’d rather not get my friends involved. This is going to be brutal.” Everything about this situation was fucked up.

“Is Grayson napping?” she asked.

“Mmm-hmm.” I scrolled through the website.

“Maybe we could have a few minutes then.”

I looked at her. She was fidgeting with the hem of her dress.

“What’s going on? Did something happen at the party?” I closed the laptop and faced Kaitlyn.

I didn’t know if I had ever seen her look more worried. And we’d been through a hell of a lot in the past few months.

“I kept thinking there would be some perfect time to talk about it,” she started.

“Perfect time for what?”

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Cole, I’m pregnant.”

“Pregnant.” I looked at her and pushed off the chair. I stood over her.

She nodded. Her eyes filled with tears. “We’re going to have a baby.”

Everything froze. The world stopped. I didn’t care about the lawsuit or my leg. Or the dozen other things that had wedged themselves into our life. All I heard was that word: pregnant.

“Kaitlyn,” I whispered.

“Please don’t be upset,” she pleaded. “I’m so sorry.”

I blinked. “I’m not upset. God no.”

I cupped her face and kissed her with everything I had. My baby was growing inside her. I loved her. My tongue moved quickly as I sucked at the corners of her soft lips.

She broke away, fighting for a breath. “You’re happy about it?”

I laughed. “Hell yes, I’m happy.” My hands moved over her full breasts. No wonder they had been driving me crazy lately. “You’re carrying my child.”

She leapt from the chair. I felt the tears on her cheeks. “Oh my God. I was so worried. And I wanted to tell you, but Mary Ellen was here, and then Aiden and the lawsuit and then Grayson was sick and every time was the wrong time. And I wanted it to be perfect. I wanted to buy some cute little rubber duck or wrap up the pregnancy test in a fancy box.”

I circled my arms around her waist. “You’ve known how long?” I eyed her sternly.

She stepped back. “A few weeks.”

“Kaitlyn,” I growled.

“I know. I know. I’m sorry. I swore to you my birth control wouldn’t fail us. And I know Grayson wasn’t planned.” She looked toward the floor as a tear slid on her cheek. “I didn’t know if we were strong enough for this. I don’t want you to think I’m another Amber.”

God, her words hurt me.

“Baby. I love you.” I tilted her chin upward. “And no, we didn’t plan this. But this is our baby.” I ran my palms to her stomach. “Our baby.”

She nodded and smiled. “It is.”

“And your brother is going to fucking kill me.”

She giggled. “He is.”

I kissed her again. This time more tenderly.

“I have a confession too.”

Her eyes opened. “What is it?”

I reached for the zipper on the back of her dress and slid it to ass, pushing the sleeves over her shoulders.

“I wanted this.” I eyed her hungrily as she stepped out of the dress.

I grabbed her by the hand and led her to the bedroom where I could lock the door in case Grayson woke up early from his nap.

“What do you mean?”

I unclasped her bra and sucked one tit into my mouth. She moaned wildly.

“Every time I fuck you, all I can imagine is my baby growing inside you. Maybe I’m the one to blame after all.” I winked.

She gasped. “You’re serious?”

Her tits were so fucking perfect like this. I should have seen it. I should have known her body was changing in front of me. She was slightly rounder. Fuller. And her boobs were something out of damn porn movie.

I nodded, laying her on the bed. I dragged her panties over her ankles. “Every time I come inside you, I want this.” I positioned my finger at her clit and drew a line to her pussy. She hissed.

“You don’t mean that.”

I leaned over her ripe body. Full of life. “I mean every word. I didn’t know it would be now, but I wanted my baby here.” I kissed her stomach. “And as hard as I fucked you, you had to know it too.”

She sighed as her head nodded. “Yes. I wanted it.”

I grinned. “You are so fucking sexy.” I pushed her leg to the side as I settled between her thighs.

I wanted to know everything about her body this way. I licked her clit and she moaned, yanking the back of my head.

“Cole,” she groaned.

I pumped a finger inside her.

“Please fuck me.”

I looked in her eyes and kissed her slick heat as I shoved the jeans off my legs and pulled my cock into the air.

I pushed the thick head to her pussy and inched my way inside.

“Oh Cole,” she moaned.

It had to be intense for her. It was more than I’d ever felt on my dick before. My fingers threaded against her palms as I slid all the way inside her tight pussy. I thought I owned her, but right now I felt as if this girl had every hold on me there was. My cock. My thoughts. And my heart.

“I love you. I love our baby,” I growled, pumping inside her with full long strokes.

She gasped for breath. “I’m going to come already.”

I smiled. “Come so fucking hard, Kaitlyn,” I whispered in her ear as she convulsed and shivered.

I kissed her as the climax toppled through her.

The way she squeezed my dick made me groan. I pumped harder. I wanted to savor her body. This moment. She’d been too afraid to tell me. That was my fault. I was a fucking dick for not noticing what was happening. Too wrapped up in my leg. Too focused on Aiden.

I pushed in and out, searing every inch of my cock inside her. Until finally the dam broke and I filled her with my release.

I groaned silently one more time and then laid next to her on the bed.

“We didn’t wake Grayson, did we?” she asked.

I laughed. “Not a chance.”

She curled on my chest. “I’m so happy. Happy about you and the baby.”

I kissed her forehead. Somehow everything seemed complete.

I just had to make it official.