Total pages in book: 52
Estimated words: 49949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 250(@200wpm)___ 200(@250wpm)___ 166(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 49949 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 250(@200wpm)___ 200(@250wpm)___ 166(@300wpm)
A horrible thought pops into my mind.
“You didn’t punch him, did you?!”
“Jesus, Rey. No! We talked. You know… like adults?”
I cock my head to the side and fold my arms.
“No, I don’t know. Because the last time I saw you two in the same room together, he was ready to kill you, and you were afraid I’d get caught in the middle of him killing you,” I smirk at Kane.
“True, but your father was calmer today… and probably groggy because I woke him up,” Kane snorts. “I asked him to be the godfather of our baby.”
My mouth drops open. “What?”
“I know I should have asked you first, but I didn’t think you’d object. Besides, you picked the godmother and told me I could pick who I wanted for the godfather.”
“What did Daddy say?”
“Not much, but I can tell he still wants to be in your life. He said you were welcome back home anytime you want.”
A smile spreads across my face, but then I realize that still doesn’t mean Kane is welcome.
“If you’re not allowed there, I don’t want to be there,” I say firmly before taking a sip of my latte.
Kane sighs. “He didn’t say I wasn’t welcome, but regardless, it’s still progress. Even if he never comes around for me, I want you to have him in your life. I want our child to have an incredible grandfather.”
I nod my head, knowing Kane wouldn’t be able to forgive himself if Dad wasn’t in my life.
“Thank you. That was very brave and admirable of you to go over there and be the bigger man.”
“Anything for my girl,” Kane winks at me.
He still manages to make me tingle when he winks at me and says things like that to me. I doubt that will change anytime soon. I’ve loved Kane my entire life, and I’m prepared to love him for eternity.
Epilogue
Kane
One year later.
The sweet sounds of my baby girl breathing deeply put a smile on my face. Renee and I named our daughter Carrie. She’s the most precious thing I’ve ever seen with jet black hair like me and Renee’s big, brown eyes.
Carrie loves to fall asleep on my chest. I never thought I’d be content just sitting in the dark and rocking a baby to sleep, but I’ve spent the past six months doing just that and loving every minute of it.
Carefully, I place Carrie down in her crib with her favorite stuffed animal from Grandpa. Like Renee and me, Colt fell in love with Carrie the moment he saw her.
Things aren’t back to normal between Colt and me, but we’re working on it. After Carrie was born, Colt began inviting me over for Sunday dinner with her and Renee. I have hope that Colt and I will eventually hang out on our own again, but for now, I’m being patient.
Slowly and quietly, I make my way out of the nursery, closing the door behind me. When I walk into my bedroom, Renee’s lying on the bed with her computer in her lap. The screen illuminates her face as she chews on her lip.
“Is she asleep?” she asks, not looking up at me.
“Like a baby,” I chuckle, throwing my t-shirt off and pulling my pants down.
I spread out across the bed, placing my hand under the blanket and running it up Renee’s bare thigh.
“What are you working on?”
She spins the laptop around to show me a logo she’s designed for a school assignment.
“Wow, that’s really good,” I smile. “I might need you to make a new logo for Raising Kane Construction.”
Instead of going to college, Renee is taking art and graphic design courses online. On top of hating traditional schooling, she couldn’t bear the thought of leaving Carrie with a babysitter while she was at school all day.
Renee wants to eventually open her own graphic design business, and I couldn’t be more supportive of her. I’m thrilled she will finally get to do what she loves. She’s really matured over the past year, and I fall in love with her more and more every day.
She shuts down the laptop and puts it to the side as I continue to caress her leg. Looking over at me, she smiles seductively as she looks over my almost naked body.
“I like the view.”
“Do you want a closer look?” I laugh, crawling over to her and climbing on top of her.
Renee squeals as I tackle her. Both of us get tangled in the comforter as we wrestle. She sits on my stomach and leans down to kiss me, pressing her chest to mine. As we make out, her nipples start to leak through the thin material of her nightgown. My dick hardens instantly at the sensation.
She sits up and looks down at her breasts.
“Shit,” she laughs. “I should pump.”
“I’ll take care of you,” I wink at her.