Myla turned and looked and gasped.“There are so many choices.”
“Haven’t you ever bought condoms before?”
She shook her head.“No.I can’t remember even seeing them in stores.”
A rush of tenderness hit him.He hadn’t realized how innocent she was.In this day and age, he thought everyone above sixteen had dealt with condoms or seen enough on TV not to be embarrassed by it.
“There are a lot.Do you want me to pick?”
She nodded.“I wouldn’t know where to start.”
He glanced at them and grabbed a big box of regular condoms.He set it in the basket and grabbed her hand again.
He noticed she still wouldn’t look up at him, so he stopped them before they got to the checkout.He tipped her chin up with one of his fingers so he could see her face.
“Baby, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.”
She grabbed onto the hand that held her chin.“It’s just ...I don’t want you to think ...you know ...that I’m slutty.”She immediately closed her eyes as a red tide covered her face.
If he thought it would take time to fall in love with her, he was wrong.Falling for her didn’t startle him so much because they’d only been on a few dates.
“There is no way I would think that, Baby.As far as I can see, you’re perfect in every way, and I thank God for getting us together.”
Her eyes slowly opened, and tears glistened, but a smile spread across her face.“I feel the same way.”
He tipped his head down and kissed her softly on the lips before he raised his head.“Let’s get out of here.”
She nodded.
Kaleb got them through the checkout and out to the truck.He took one look at her and then put the truck in “drive” to take her home.He was excited to see her in his house.He thought about the family he planned to have, and as of that moment, he couldn’t see anyone else but her in it.
Chapter Eight
Myla relaxed as theydrove through the quiet neighborhood.She sat up when he pulled into a two-story stone house on a big plot of land.
The neighborhood was a good one.She saw kids playing on bikes and in their yards while older people sat on rockers.It was a typical American neighborhood that was hard to find anymore.
