Bode’s release slams into him, filling the condom.
“Fuck!” he growls out.
Bode’s hot body collapses on top of me. I hug him to me, running my fingers along his back, feeling every notch in his spine.
A happy contentedness settles inside me as we lie here together. No words need to be said as Bode kisses my shoulder.
“Rest up, Stevie. Because if the first time is that good, I plan on making you come all night long.”
ChapterTwenty
STEVIE
“Do you have to work today?”
Bode’s head pops over the couch. It’s been a lazy morning here. Since he doesn’t have to play until this afternoon, we spent what little time there was before Caleb woke up in bed.
It’s still dark outside, a fog lingering.
I shake my head, adjusting Caleb in my lap. He’s playing with a toy while watching some show that Marcus and Harper recommended to us. “Not today. I have the day off.”
Bode’s head moves closer. “Want to take Caleb apple picking?”
I turn toward him ever so slightly. My eyes adjust at how close he is. “Can he even eat apples?”
“Not a whole one. I’d have to cook it for him, and make sure there’s no skin so it’s easier for him.”
That pulls a smile from me. Well, a bigger smile. Because how can you have the world’s cutest human on your lap and not smile?
“What’s that face for?” Bode asks, leaping over the back of the couch and settling next to me. Every inch of him lines up to me and warmth radiates off him. Even through the sweatshirt of his I’m wearing, I feel it.
“Nothing. It’s sweet you know these things.”
Bode shrugs, taking Caleb into his arms. Caleb’s hands go to his face, trying to find purchase. “Well, as his dad, I need to figure this shit out.”
“I think you’re doing a pretty good job.” I press a kiss to his cheek.
He rests his head against the back of the couch, staring at me. Emotions bubble up inside me. How can looking at someone make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside?
I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything like this. Sure, I’ve dated guys in the past, but one look from them never made me feel so happy.
“Honestly? I’m glad I have you and our grandmas helping. I don’t know if I’d be able to do it without you guys.”
I stroke Caleb’s soft cheek. His focus is on the toy in hand, ignoring the two of us. “I think you’re doing better than you think. You don’t need us.”
“Don’t even say that,” Bode tells me. “Besides, Gran is supposed to watch him tonight.”
“What are you three up to this morning?” Nan walks into the living room with Eve behind her.
Bode stands, hefting Caleb up into his arms. “I’ve got my game this afternoon, but we’re going to go to the apple orchard this morning. Want to come?”
“Apple picking with him? Oh, Deb, we have to put him in the pumpkins and take a picture.” His grandma’s eyes light up. Eve takes him from Bode’s arms and heads upstairs. “We’ll get him dressed. Be ready to go in twenty minutes.”
They’re gone before we can get another word in.
“What, that’s it?” Bode stares down at me, a smile playing on his face.
I jump up to meet him and wrap my arms around his waist, resting my chin in the center of his chest. “We better get moving. We don’t want to keep them waiting.”
