“Do you like it when people make decisions for you, El?” he asks, and when I don’t respond, he snorts. “That’s what I thought.You assumed what I wanted, what I needed, and didn’t bother to actually ask me about it. You thought I wanted a family, and there must have been some age limitation on things where you couldn’t participate in that?”
“Obviously not, when we lived in separate states,” I snap.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Yes, it does!”
Leo grabs my face tenderly in his hands, forcing my eyes to his, as he rests our foreheads together. “No, baby. It doesn’t matter. All I’ve ever wanted is you. Kids or no kids, it wouldn’t have mattered to me. You’re it for me. And now I get to raise Oliver and Violet with you,andwe’re having a baby? I’m so fucking happy. Well, I guess that’s if you’ll still have me.”
“If I’llstillhave you?” I ask incredulously.
He smiles sheepishly. “A relationship is between two people. I realized last night that we never discussed exclusivity, or any parameters of our relationship for that matter, and I was so aggravated with myself for not laying it all on the line. You deserve to know exactly where I’m at, and —”
“I love you,” I interrupt, watching a huge grin bloom across his face. “I love you so much. I know it’s cliché, but I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
“I love you too,” he says quietly. “It’s only ever been you.”
LEO
When Ella leans forward to cover my lips with hers, we both sigh. I thought I’d lost her. I worried the baby wasn’t even mine, or that she wanted it to be someone else’s. I was a nervous wreck that she’d force me out of Oliver and Violet’s lives, and then I’d be completely alone again.
Well, not alone. I know I’m so fucking fortunate to have the family that I have, and there are definitely enough nieces and nephews to go around. But any man will agree that it’s different when it’s the love of your life. When it’s your children. And yeah, Ella was right. I have always wanted a family. But if it wouldn’t be with her, then I didn’t want it.
“Leo,” Ella mumbles against my mouth as she wraps her arms around my neck. “Please take me to bed.”
“My pleasure,” I reply, grabbing Ella’s ass as I stand, striding quickly into her bedroom. I shut, and lock, the door, mostly as a precaution in case Whitley shows up with the kids. That first night was too close for comfort in my mind, and I’d rather not scar them for life by having them witness me rutting into their aunt on the couch.
I drop Ella onto the bed, then follow her down, taking her lips in a deep and scorching kiss. She wraps her legs around my hips, and my cock hits her core perfectly. I don’t think I’ll ever getenough of this woman. I’ve been obsessed with her for over half of my life, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Suddenly, I dislodge myself and jump up.
“What?” Ella yells. “Get your ass back here!”
“Wait! Does this hurt the baby? Do you need to be on top?”
“Does it hurt — Jesus, Leo. You just scared the crap out of me,” she says with a giggle. “No, I doubt it does. According to my app, the baby is only the size of a plum.”
“I have no idea how big that is, so that measurement doesn’t help.”
She giggles again. “Two to three inches, Leo. Not big. I’m not even really showing yet.”
“How far along are you?” I ask as I gingerly cover her body with mine again, but put the bulk of my weight on one forearm.
“Eleven or twelve weeks. I wasn’t really tracking my cycle, so they’re guesstimating it based on the size of the baby.”
“So when is the baby due?”
“They were careful to tell me it’s an estimate, but as of right now, it’s mid-to-late January.”
Guess that’ll be the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten. “You know you’re gonna need to move in with me, right?”
“What?” Ella asks with a laugh.
I nod my head around her bedroom. “This is a great apartment, but you’re already capped out on room. Where will the new baby go? And where will I go?”
“This bed does fit two people, Leo,” she remarks dryly.
“Har har. I come with things, Ladybug. And I already have all the bedrooms. It makes more sense from a logistical standpoint for you and the kids to move in with me. You know Oliver will be on board.”
