If I wanted this to work between us, then I needed to be honest with him. "Partially. I want to raise our baby together, but it's more than that," I ensured him when he sucked in a breath. "I enjoy our time together, and I'm not interested in being with anyone else."
That was one of the things that hit me square in the chest when I spoke to Nancy, but truth be told, I had known it for a lot longer. I hadn't been interested in anyone else since I started having sex with Maverick.
"I know we never made demands of each other when this all started, but you have to know there hasn't been anyone but you since that night in the hotel."
I smirked. "I'm glad to hear that because it's been the same for me. I know I constantly insisted that I wouldn't let a man tell me who I could have sex with, but truth be told, it's only been you since the beginning."
"Every time you left and said you were never returning, I wanted to pull you back into my arms and beg you to stay."
A chuckle bubbled out of my lips. "I said that because, I knew if I didn't, my resolve would waver. After what happened in college, I didn't want to put myself in the position to be hurt again."
Maverick's hand came up and cradled my cheek. "I'm never going to hurt you and not just because you're carrying my child. I never would've hurt you to begin with."
"I see that now."
"So no marriage?"
I placed my hand over his. "Not anytime soon, if ever, but I promise to only be yours."
One side of his lips turned up in a sexy smile. "I can live with that." Maverick stood up and pulled me with him. "Now let me show you just how much you mean to me."
I followed Maverick upstairs to my bedroom where he slowly peeled my clothes off of me and laid me down on my bed. "I know you prefer to fuck, but today I want to worship your body."
How could I say no to that?
I watched in awe as he stripped before me, then placed his knee on the bed between my legs and slowly crawled up my body.
"I plan to kiss every inch of you."
I didn't get the chance to say anything before he captured my lips. This wasn't like any kiss we’d shared before. It was sensual and full of longing.
All too soon, I was left to catch my breath as he licked and nibbled his way down my body, leaving a trail of fire in his wake.
When his mouth finally covered the apex of my thighs, I knew I was in heaven. I never wanted this moment to end.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Maverick
Jo was still sleeping, so I figured I would bring her breakfast in bed. The idea sounded good in my head, but the execution was so-so.
I quickly learned Jo didn't have a tray for me to put the dishes on, so I was going to be forced to bring the breakfast up in stages. The second problem was the fact that French toast was Jo's favorite, but that meant syrup in bed.
That was if I managed to get it upstairs without making a mess in the process. It wasn't looking good.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I got to the top of the steps without dropping anything but quickly hung my head when I realized I closed the bedroom door on my way out earlier. Talk about a dumb-ass move.
Shuffling things in my hand, I managed to twist the doorknob open and step through the doorway, but that's where everything went wrong. Before I knew it, one of the plates tipped to the side. I tried to reach my hand over to grab it but overcorrected enough that the coffee mug went crashing tothe ground. The plate followed suit as did the bowl of fruit I meticulously cut up.
I cringed as the ceramic dinnerware shattered into several large pieces across the hardwood floor. Looking up, I found a very amused Jo smirking at me from her spot on the bed.
"Whatcha doing?"
"Well, I thought I would bring you breakfast in bed, but clearly I failed miserably at it."
Jo chuckled. "It's the thought that counts. Here, let me help you clean that up."
I held up my hand. "No, I got it. You keep that sexy ass in bed." The blanket had slipped down and was showing the swell of her perfect breasts.
