Total pages in book: 15
Estimated words: 14146 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 71(@200wpm)___ 57(@250wpm)___ 47(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 14146 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 71(@200wpm)___ 57(@250wpm)___ 47(@300wpm)
“We’re doing this, Meredith. You’re going to live with me, and we’re going to make this work. I guarantee it. I’m not like those other losers who’ve broken your heart. I only want what is best for both of us. I promise you that.” Tears filled her eyes and he cupped her cheek. “Don’t cry.”
“I’m sorry. I’m not used to all this. I’m used to being … alone.”
He stared at her. “Me too.”
“You’ve got an entire family.”
“And they don’t approve of what I do. We’re not close. They say one thing to the camera and the press, but I know the truth. I’m alone. I have been for a long time. I’m opening myself up to you. You can break my heart just as much as I can break yours. We’re both taking risks.”
She licked her lips. “Don’t … don’t fight me for custody. I want us to always share our child. Always. No matter what. Even if we find other partners.”
He had no interest in sharing Meredith with anyone. His feelings for her were not flash-in-the-pan kinds of emotions, but full-blown, real ones. There was no backing out for him. She was his life. He felt it.
Jared had no idea if she felt it too, but he was willing to work until she fell in love with him.
He knew to many, love at first sight didn’t exist, but the day he saw her outside the sperm bank he just knew. He didn’t know where the feeling came from, but it had been more of a compulsion to go talk to her. To hear her voice, to be in her life. It was why he’d approached her and come up with this ridiculous scheme.
Love at first sight happened with him. Now he just needed to get Meredith to see that.
Chapter Five
One month later
The test was negative.
She’d uprooted her entire life and they’d had sex so many times she’d simply lost count. Her body was getting so used to his lavish attention. The way he was so attentive. Sex had never been like that. Normally, she had to finish by herself. The few men she’d been with hadn’t been interested in her own pleasure.
Jared wasn’t like that. He paid so much attention to her.
Her pleasure was as much a part of his. He really did fill her with warmth. She smiled at the memory of being beneath his hands, or even on top of him. The moment he touched or kissed her, she was lost.
Now, as they stood in his apartment with the few items she’d brought with her, a huge wave of disappointment flooded her. Nibbling on her lip, she looked up at him. He was smiling.
“Why are you smiling?”
“Why not?”
“We just got some bad news.”
He shook his head, taking the test from her fingers and throwing it into the trash. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her in. His hands grasped her ass. The moment they were flush together, she became aware of his raging erection pressing against her.
“It means we’ve got to have a lot more fun making a baby.”
“But I thought we were, you know, going to be successful.”
“Meredith,” he said. “We’ll get there. There’s no rush. We’re not paying for this. We’re going to keep on trying.”
He took possession of her mouth and she wrapped her arms around him, melting against him. From the first touch, she didn’t want to stop. With the way he felt against her, her body turned to instant fire.
“I don’t want to say no, Jared, but I’ve got that appointment, remember?” she asked, tilting her head back.
“Right, some kind of vague appointment where they paid to have the shop all to themselves. Am I right?”
“You’re totally right.”
He kissed her nose. “I wouldn’t want to keep you from that.”
“We can make up for it tonight, though, right?”
“I’m already looking forward to it.” He took a step back and she noticed the hard length of him showing against his trousers.
Tucking her hair behind her ear, she held her finger up as he went to turn and leave. After sinking to her knees before him, she started to reveal his cock by opening his zipper.
“Meredith?”
“You said we don’t have to rush, and we’re not on a timeline. You’re always doing this for me. Why can’t I return the favor?” She covered the whole head of him, taking his cock to the back of her throat.
She let out a moan as he hit there, and she closed her eyes.
“Fuck! That’s right, baby, take it all.”
He began to pump into her mouth, going in and out, forcing her to take it all. She bobbed her head, loving the feel of him filling her mouth, especially the way he held on to her hair. His grip sent fire shooting between her thighs. She wanted his cock more than anything.