Total pages in book: 37
Estimated words: 35159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 176(@200wpm)___ 141(@250wpm)___ 117(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 35159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 176(@200wpm)___ 141(@250wpm)___ 117(@300wpm)
Eloise smiled. “Yes, I know all about his reputation.”
“Okay, you’re worried he doesn’t want to be with you. I know he said some bad shit, and trust me, I’d be the first to say don’t go back to him. But—and this is a pretty big but—that man loves you. In the past few months, his pack has sworn loyalty to you. Regular food is constantly delivered to you at work, or even at home, and you’ve said yourself you don’t even know where the cravings are coming from, or how someone knows what you’re feeling. That is all Beau. He comes for hours at a time when his work is done on the ranch, to stand in a haberdashery shop, to watch you. You may not pay attention to him, but I’ve seen the way he looks at you. He even went to a Halloween party, and I can promise you, that man has never stepped foot in a Halloween party before now. Again, all new. Beau is in love with you. He’s doing everything he can to make it up to you. Now, he’s sneaking around every night and morning, just to be with you. Doing everything you want, to be with you. Don’t pretend you don’t know what this means. He loves you. He wants to be with you. I guess the only real question is whether you love him, and want to be with him.”
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Beau finished rubbing down his horse, and headed out toward the house. He was hungry. That morning, he’d had a full workload. He’d slept in and didn’t like sneaking out of the house while Wendy was awake. It made it harder for him to leave, not that it was easy anyway.
With Wendy awake, he had to climb out of the window, whereas when they were asleep, he could walk out the front door. Sleeping next to Eloise was addictive. He loved holding her in his arms, and over the past couple of months, she had gotten bigger. He was pretty sure he’d even felt his son or daughter kick, which had been a heady experience, and one he wasn’t going to forget. It was amazing.
He walked into his home and immediately came to a stop as he caught sight of Eloise in his kitchen. Some of his pack were sitting around the dining room table they had set up.
Eloise turned toward him with a smile. “Morning,” she said. “I’ve got pancakes, sausage, eggs, and hot maple syrup. Are you hungry?”
“Starved.”
He lowered into his chair and he couldn’t take his gaze away from the dream in front of him. She looked so beautiful. So at home.
Eloise hadn’t been in his home since he’d fucked everything up. She didn’t bring the food anymore. Rose did that.
He watched her, unable to look away as she set him a plate and then moved in to place it close.
Much to his surprise, she leaned down and kissed his cheek. “Enjoy.”
Rose was one of the pack who was sitting at the table, and he saw her smirk.
Beau didn’t know what was going on. Picking up his fork, he began to eat, and it was so good to have her back. The scent of her filled the kitchen, even as she cooked the delicious food.
He wanted her. He felt that arousal building inside himself to be with her once again.
Eloise filled his plate as he finished his first sitting. As he was enjoying his second plate, one by one, the pack began to leave, until there was only him and Eloise. Before Rose left, she had mouthed the words, “Don’t fuck this up,” and he had no intention of doing so.
She spun around to look at him and gripped the back of the chair opposite. “I … uh … I don’t want us to sneak around anymore. I don’t think we should.”
Beau didn’t say anything and waited as Eloise took a deep breath.
“You hurt me with what you said when I told you I was pregnant.”
“I know, and I’m sorry. If I could go back and slap myself, or beat the crap out of myself, trust me, I would.”
Eloise smiled. “And … I wanted to hate you. I wanted to never see or be near you again. I’d given you my virginity, and in return you’ve given me a baby, and then accused me of being with someone else.”
Beau gritted his teeth. It wasn’t his finest moment. It was his worst fucking moment and one he regretted more than anything.
“But, I can’t stop loving you. I have tried. I’ve tried ignoring you. I didn’t even want to dance with you at the Halloween party, but then you got close, and I didn’t want to let you go. I love you, Beau, and it kind of scares me because I don’t know what it means, or if you even want this to work.”