My body is so exhausted from all our love making that I could easily let myself fall asleep again, but I don’t want to miss one second with him. I don’t know what’s going to happen between us, but I do know I want to spend every second with him.
Eating. Talking. Making love.
All of it.
I reach between my legs where my pussy is once more throbbing with a delicious ache. My inner thighs are coated with his sticky juices. We haven’t used condoms and it never even occurred to me.
What if I was pregnant?
The idea isn’t scary or upsetting. The exact opposite. I move my hands to my soft stomach and let myself imagine what it would be like to have to Griff’s baby growing inside me.
Has his seed already been planted?
“Yes.”
My eyes fly open to see Griff laying on his side watching me.
“How did you know I was…” I let my words trail off, suddenly shy.
Griff reaches out and places his big strong hand over mine on my belly. “It will be incredible to see you ripe with child.”
My mouth falls open. Maybe I hadn’t misheard him earlier. “What does that…do you…do you want me…”
“To have my baby?”
Unable to speak, I nod.
“More than anything, sweetheart.” His words send a fresh shot of desire directly between my legs. “From the moment I set eyes on you I’ve had a primal urge to make you mine and put a baby in you.”
His hand is like fire on my skin. My breath comes in pants, the desire swirling through me mixes with a fresh round of feelings I can’t explain. The attraction I have to to this man is so much more than just physical, but I can’t even begin to put my thoughts into words.
“Does that scare you, sweetheart?”
I swallow hard and answer honestly, “No. I?—”
The shriek of an alarm blasts through the room and cuts me off.
“Shit.” Griff jumps up and away from me. “That’s the emergency alert.”
CHAPTER NINE
Griffin
“Where’s the fire now?” The moment the alarm sounded I knew instinctively what it was and at the same time was pissed at myself for not hauling those stupid dumb ass kids out of the woods by the scruff of their necks when I had the chance.
I glance at the bedroom door. The last thing I want to do is worry Sophie. Not until I know exactly what we’re dealing with.
Briggs doesn’t mince words. “It’s on the south slope and moving fast.”
Out the picture window the sky is black with smoke, but occasionally I can make out orange flares in distance.
“What about the gorge. Dad’s out there with Will at the hunting cabin.” I do some quick mental calculations. It’ll take me too long to get to them. Especially since I don’t know the behaviour of the fire. “You need to send someone out there right away.”
“Already on it, Griff. I sent Ryder to get them.” I should have known he would. My brothers love William like their own. “Right now I’m more worried about you. If the wind changes, you won’t have much time. You’ve got to get out of there. Take the quad and?—”
“I’ll take the truck.”
Putting Sophie on the quad would be too risky. Knowing my son is taken care of, she is my only priority and I’m not going to do anything to put her at risk.
