“Um,” Mandy tucked a long-wet strand behind her ear. She was acutely aware that this man had been there the night that she’d first met Elliot.
CHAPTER 10Week 29: Baby kicks and stretchesTwenty-nine weeks into your pregnancy, or 27 weeks after conception, your baby can kick, stretch, and make grasping movements.
CHAPTER 11“I’m going to kill that idiot if he steps foot in my shop one more time.”Mandy looked over at her sister Kim
CHAPTER 12“What is it you’re opposed to most? The fact that you might actually look sexually attractive in the workplace or the fact that I came up with the idea?”
CHAPTER 13Elliot was consumed with desire as he watched Mrs. H help Mandy with her stuck zipper. The skirt was too small and hugged the round globes of her ass. He had tried to be patient with her when she said she wouldn’t accept money for clothing. But he couldn’t walk around with a hard-on all day.
CHAPTER 14Elliot’s voice was raw, “You will never go back to them.”Mandy knew he was just being kind. But he was her em
CHAPTER 15“So, I think my friend has the hots for your sister.”Kim choked on the glass of water she was drinking. Even if the
CHAPTER 16Week 30: Baby's hair grows
CHAPTER 17Nate didn’t hesitate before smashing his lips against this infuriating woman. If she wanted passion, he could bring it in spades. The way she gasped when his lips met hers gave him access to those plump, juicy lips and he plundered inside not waiting for an invitation.
EPILOGUE Valentine’s Day “Do you think the wind is too cold for Charlotte?” Ellio
CHAPTER 46There are moments in life when you know that what you’re doing isn’t what you should be doing. For example, when you’re a kid, and someone puts on a movie that is inappropriate, everyone knows it’s supposed to be bad. But you don’t get up no matter how uncomfortable it makes you.
CHAPTER 45Kim threw the third skirt across the bedroom landing precariously on the side of the bed. Nate didn’t even look up from his laptop as she muttered, “Why are my clothes not fitting?”
CHAPTER 44Week 36:Your baby is likely between 17 and 19 inches long and 5-6 pounds. You may notice an increase in the number of contractions you experience. Many women experiencing Braxton Hicks head to the hospital, only to be told that they are experiencing a false alarm.
CHAPTER 43Mrs. Brand has been in an accident.The sentence kept replaying itself over and over again in Elliot’s mind. In truth, she wasn’t Mrs. Brand—yet. When Mandy had been rushed to the hospital, she kept repeating Elliot’s name to the medical team that was assisting her.
CHAPTER 42Mandy and Elliot sat in horrified silence as the birthing video came to its conclusion. Mandy had read about having a baby, she knew the particulars. Her book had gone into detail about the hormones that caused the muscular walls of the uterus to contract. She understood that the mother’s body would naturally know how to expel the fetus.
CHAPTER 41Elliot couldn’t sleep. He glanced at Mandy lying beside him. She looked tired even while dreaming. There were telling faint purple bruises around her eyes that he didn’t like seeing there. He brushed a few honey-colored strands away from her face and just watched her.
CHAPTER 40Nate picked up her ass and settled his face on his new favorite place to be. Her scent and taste were all over his face as he licked and sucked at her weeping pussy. Kim sank her hands into his hair, trying to hold on to reality as he pushed her further and further toward oblivion.
CHAPTER 39Kimglanced over at Nate as was driving them home from the DEA office. She loved the way his blonde hair brushed the top of his collar. And how he tapped his long fingers absentmindedly along with the tune of the radio.