“God Sav, that was amazing,” he said, grinning atme.
“It really was.” I kissed his lips again and smiled back at him. His eyes shone with love, and I could barely believe something I’d waited years for had actuallyhappened.
“Shit!” he exclaimed, looking down between our bodies. “I was so caught up with finally being with you, I didn’t use acondom!”
“Well I don’t think I can get any more pregnant than I already am,” I said with a smallsmile.
“I’m clean, I promise.” He looked worried as he waited for me to saysomething.
“Me too. I got tested when I found out I was pregnant. It’s fine.” I watched as he breathed a sigh of relief, and I wasn’t sure if he was worried I’d be mad he’d forgotten the condom or if he was relieved that I was clean. He slowly moved off me and I winced at the delicious sting that was leftbehind.
“Did I hurt you?” he asked with afrown.
I shook my head. “No, it’s just been a while. I’m okay,” I told him with a grin. He kissed me again before climbing off the bed, and I sat up on my elbows and watched his fine ass as he padded across the room to the bathroom. He came back with a washcloth and gently cleaned between my legs, his eyes never leaving mine. Throwing the cloth into the corner of the room, he climbed back into bed and pulled me into his arms. With my head resting on his hard, naked chest, we lay in silence for a few minutes, his fingers trailing up and down myarm.
“So…next time, we don’t have to worry about a condom then?” he asked quietly. I could see a small smirk on his face when I tilted my head to look at him. “I’ve never gone bare before. You felt amazingSav.”
“So, there’ll definitely be a next time?” I asked him, my head dropping back onto his chest. I knew he’d told me he wanted to be with me and I wanted to believe him, but I was scared—scared of getting hurt, of letting him in and then having him change his mind. I didn’t want to assume that just because we’d slept together, anything more would happen. I desperately wanted it to, but I was still wary. He’d hurt me too many times, and I knew it would be a while before I fully trustedhim.
“Savannah,” he said, waiting for me to look at him. “What do you think is happening here?” he asked when my eyes methis.
“I don’t know Josh. I’ve wanted this for so long, but this past week you’ve been giving such mixed signals. I don’t want to let you in only to have you to hurt me again.” I watched as his eyes flashed with pain before he pulled me closer to him and kissed me on thehead.
“We are happening baby. I hate that I’ve hurt you, and I would give anything to change that. I never want to hurt you again. I’ve wanted you since I was 16, I just never allowed myself to believe I could have you. I’m still terrified to think of what the future holds for us, but we will have a future. Now that I’ve had a taste of what it’s like to be with you, I’m not giving youup.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. Although it would take me a while to really believe we could make this work, it was exactly what I needed to hear from him. I reached up, kissing hislips.
“Thank you,” I whispered against hismouth.
“Can I take you out Sav, on a real date? I want to do things the right way, and I want the world to know you’remine.”
“I’d love that,” I replied as I smiled. Just then a knock sounded on the cottage door and I gasped, suddenly remembering my breakfast arrangements. “I bet that’s my parents—I was supposed to meet them for breakfast.” I quickly sat up and swung my legs over the side of the bed, pulling on my yoga pants and a t-shirt. I made my way downstairs and opened the front door, finding my frantic mom on the otherside.
“Thank God!” she exclaimed dramatically, rushing inside and flinging her arms around me. “I thought something had happened to you! You never showed up for breakfast, and you weren’t answering yourphone.”
“Mom, I’m fine, I just forgot. I’m sorry I worriedyou.”
“Oh!” she said over my shoulder, amusement evident in her voice. “Well I can see why you might have forgotten about breakfast.” I spun around to see Josh standing at the bottom of the stairs wearing just his jeans, his feet and chest bare. I couldn’t help but smile at him—he looked gorgeous. He smiled back and I heard my mom clear her throat next tome.
“Right, well now that I know you’re okay, I’ll leave you to it,” she said, glancing between Josh and me, a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth. Josh made his way from the foot of the stairs and stood next to me, his arm snaking around my waist. I sagged against him and he kissed the top of my head. “Finally,” I heard my mom say as she turned and walked back through the cottage door. “Oh, and Josh, if you hurt my baby, you’ll have me to deal with,” she said over her shoulder as she walked into the smallgarden.
“Mom!” I exclaimed, watching as she turned to faceme.
She pointed to my stomach. “You’ll understand once that baby’sborn.”
“I’m not going to hurt Savannah, Mrs. Parker, you have myword.”
“Good,” she said, winking at me as she turned and headed toward the main house. I felt Josh let out a sigh of relief, and Igiggled.
“I guess you can expect the same sort of comments from my dad and Brody too,” I said, teasinghim.
“I can’t blame them. If this baby’s a girl, I’m never letting her have a boyfriend. Any boy who comes near her will have to go through me first.” My heart swelled at his words. He was going to make an incredible dad, and it seemed my baby wasn’t going to grow up without a father after all. I reached up on my tiptoes and kissed him softly. The kiss soon turned heated and he picked me up, my legs automatically wrapping around him. He carried me to the sofa and I sat straddling his lap, his lips never leaving mine. After working me up to the point where I was practically panting, he pulled away and rested his forehead against mine. “If we don’t stop now Sav, I’m going to want to be buried deep inside you, and you’resore.”
I whimpered at his words. “I’m not sore,” I protested, grinding my hips against his harderection.
“Liar.” He chuckled. He was right, I was sore, but I was past caring. I was so turned on and I needed him. “I don’t want to hurt you baby. Maybe I could stay over tonight and we could pick up fromhere?”
“You’re such a tease. I’m a pregnant woman—I’ve got needs! And right now, I need you!” I told him as he burst outlaughing.