“If my mom weren’t here, I’d be saying so much more. Get your ass to bed, woman. I’ll see you tomorrow.” I give him another peck on the lips, then slip out, letting him and Ruthie have a few moments. I know firsthand how much it sucks to see someone you love in a hospital, and if I never have to come back to another one, apart from our peanut being born, I’ll be all too happy.
“You ready?” Ruthie says, stepping out of the room. I feel bad that we didn’t have a better way of telling her she’ll be a grandma, but it is what it is.
“I am. Are you?”
“Absolutely. I’m so proud of you and Jasper. This isn’t an easy life to live. You two remind me so much of Keelan and myself. We would have fought till the ends of this earth to make it work. I hate like hell he was taken away from us too soon, but I’ll cherish those memories we made together. Just like I know you and Jasper will. I love you like you’re my own, Aspen.” The waterworks seem to come on at her words. Not when Jasper was lying in a hospital bed sleeping, not when I saw the fear in his eyes after I woke up from fainting, no, it’s when Ruthie gave me the greatest compliment of all compliments.
“I love you, Ruthie. I promise with everything I have to give to always make him happy and love him forever.” She hugs me as we’re standing by the hospital exit, crying because, well, that’s what women do sometimes, and now seems as good a time as any.FourteenJasperThere’s nothing better than waking up with my woman wrapped around me. It took us a few minutes to get comfortable in her bed last night. Aspen loves to practically lie on top of me while she’s sleeping, but she was nervous about hurting me. Especially with me needing to be propped up and my left side not being jarred any.
Her hair is a tangle of waves. My fingers can’t even sift through it. She tossed and turned for a bit until we talked. Aspen was wound up from driving us home from the hospital, making sure I was okay, and then she made a call to Berkley.
I knew Berk would be down here in a minute flat if Aspen needed her, and that’s where she’ll be in the next week or so. This time, she’s driving but promised she’d make stops along the way.
The smooth and soft lines of Aspen face don’t show one sign of worry. For that, I’m thankful. It sucks I’m home injured, but I wouldn’t change being here, my good arm wrapped around her body, pulling her closer.
“Good morning,” she coos, her voice still raspy with sleep.
“Morning, wildflower.” I dip my head, needing her lips. We are both naked, and I want nothing more than to hike her leg over my hips, spreading her legs, and sinking inside her cunt.
“I can already see what you’re thinking. Not so fast, Mr. Knight. You’re on strict orders to rest and recover.” She points her finger at me. I grab her hand, my lips finding the inside of her wrist, knowing damn good and well what it does to her when I lick and suck on her pulse point.
“Are you sure about that?” I reply as I go after it again. She’s squirming, her pussy pressed against the side of my leg. I can feel the desire dripping from her.
“God, Jasper,” she moans, and I know this may be shit timing with my health, but there’s no way I’m not getting inside her this morning.
“Climb on top. You’ll do the work,” I demand.
“Are you positive? I don’t want to hurt you.” I can see she’s second-guessing this, but I won’t let that happen.
“You won’t hurt me. My balls will hurt worse if you don’t do as I say.” There’s no lying about that. It’s been weeks since I’ve been inside her, and my fist is a poor substitute for Aspen.
“Okay, but if it starts to hurt you at all, we stop. I’ll use my mouth instead.”
“Saucy fucking woman.” I watch her slide the sheets off of us, showing me her curves. I may be messed up in the head, but knowing our baby is growing deep inside her belly, it’s just another sign to show the world that she’s mine.
“I can’t wait to see our child grow inside of you,” I voice my thoughts. My hand rests on her stomach, my eyes devouring her breasts that are already getting bigger. My lips attach to one of her nipples as she slides down, causing her pussy to quiver along my length.
Aspen’s hands grab my thighs, using them as leverage as she slowly rides me. Letting her do all the work is fucking torture. Nothing like what I’m used to when it comes to us being together like this.