Am I ready to have another baby? I never thought I would have the chance again. I bite my lip and lean back pulling the seatbelt across my chest. I nodded my head once; I had Jasper and everyone this time. There is no doubt he will stand by me. I think back to the argument from three days ago: it's null and void now. We were going to have a baby. I was going to have to get over my fear and believe that he was going to stay. Asher had just gotten back this morning from his trip to Washington. He had Unhauled his stuff here himself and was moving into Jasper's apartment. Maybe I can ask Jasper to move in with me. I bit my lip as I started my car. It could be the best option. I turned up the radio and blasted Bad Wolves Zombie as I made my way to the shelter. I hoped the argument from the other day wouldn’t bite me in the ass today. Now that I know I’m pregnant, I want the baby. I want Jasper. I want forever. I want it all. I feel greedy for wanting the happily ever after. Bu
Aria POV“I had hoped not, but I don’t know. I mean look at me Lori, then look at him.”She glared at me, “There is not a damn thing wrong with you Aria. He would be stupid to cheat on you. Especially after searching for, you for so long. You’re his mate. Why would he want anyone else. I thought being mated meant that he would never stray?”“Maybe he just enjoyed searching. Maybe I’m not what he really wanted after all. Maybe this whole mate thing wasn’t real, and he just faked it all and marked me for no reason and now I’m stuck with a man who may not really love me.” I bit my lip and looked away, “It's been five years of searching, six weeks since they burst back into our lives. What if I’m not what he was hoping for?”“What if you are?” she asks.I shook my head, “Give me a week. We will be back next Friday. I just need to process.”Lori grabbed my arm, “What news did you get from the doctor?”I looked away and shook my head.“Oh no.” she pulled me into a hug. “How far along?” she
Why the fuck did I allow my sister to answer my phone? I knew I would be hearing from Aria soon. Jana and her family had surprised me after Aria texted me. I had run to the bathroom when Jana yelled out that Aria was calling me. Now she wasn’t answering her phone. She was pissed. I knew what she was thinking but she couldn’t be more wrong. I would never cheat on her. I slammed my hand against the door after she hung up on me after I got Eli to take the tablet to her. She refused to even look at my face on the screen, but I could see the pain in her eyes. I call Asher’s number, “Get Lori here now. Aria is running again.”“What the fuck do you mean she’s running?” he asks as he walks into my office.I hung up my phone, and glared at him, “She called earlier, Jana answered, and she pulled a runner before I could explain, get Lori in here before I go ballistic. I’m not going to let her sit around wherever she is with our son, thinking that I cheated on her. I know how her mind works. I
AriaThe doors were locked, I had a cup of hot chocolate on the table in front of myself, and a glass of milk in front of Eli. The game of Monopoly in front of us. I was about ninety nine percent sure my four-year-old was kicking my ass at this game. Yet, it didn’t bother me. What was bothering me was Lori’s text saying she and Braylin were crashing my week away with Eli.“Auntie Lori and Braylin are coming to hang with us.” I say softly as I watch him count his moves across the board, assisting him only when he asked me to. I was so proud of my smart boy. I knew I was lucky he was as advanced as he is.“Yay, they can play too!” he said happily as I ended up handing him more money. How I was losing to him when I was helping him play was beyond me but seeing him so happy was more than worth losing to a four-year-old.“Do you think Daddy can come play soon?” he asks, looking up at me with his big blue eyes. I bit my lip and looked away, “Not right now baby.” I said as I moved my piece
“Lori?” she looks over at me confused. I grab the ball bat from under the counter as someone starts pounding on the door in front of me. Lori grabs her phone pulling up the security feed from outside. “Are you fucking kidding me.” She says the camera shows Jasper, Asher and Linc all at the front door. Jasper is the one pounding on the door. She goes over to the door and flings it open, “You couldn’t give me one damn day to talk to her.” she starts. Jasper pushes past her and before she can yell at him Asher picks her up and carries her outside on the porch. Linc lifts an eyebrow at me. “Braylin’s with Eli.” I say pointing toward his bedroom. Linc nods and strides down the hallway. “The fuck?” I heard her exclaim before the door shut, I could hear Eli giggling as they talked. Jasper walks directly up to me and grabs my hot chocolate and sits it on the counter. He put his hand on the back of my neck and kissed me deeply. Before growling out in between kisses, “Don’t ever
Jasper Jasper POV A huge grin crosses my face and I yell out, “Fuck yes.” I grab her and spin her around, “Are you serious? Asher, Linc get your asses in here, you won’t believe this!” I swing her around laughing. Her eyes are locked on me, “You sure you're happy?” she asks softly. I can tell she’s afraid to hope. I pulled her close and lowered my lips to hers. I pressed a deep kiss to her lips before pulling back and looked into her eyes, “I am beyond ecstatic that you are about to give me another child.” She smiled shyly up at me as Asher, with a red mark on his cheek, a fuming mad Lori, a growly Linc and a pissed off Braylin came into the living room. I pressed another kiss to her lips before turning to everyone. “We’re having another baby!” I say causing Aria to blush and everyone else to clap. Lori grabs her drink from the cabinet and moves away from Asher. “Congrats.” she says raising her glass to us befor
I lift her up against the cabinets forcing her to sit on the edge of the countertop. “You deserve more than me” I say harshly, “But I’m not going to let you go to figure that out. You had five years to find someone better than me, you are stuck now.” I bite her lip and suck it gently into my mouth causing her to moan and arch into me. I grin before deepening the kiss. She pushes me back and I frown. She shakes her head, grabbing my hand and pulling me down the hallway. She peeks into one room, and I see Eli laying in bed asleep. I grin as she closes the door before making her way to the room next to his. She opens the door and I smile. The king size bed takes up the majority of the room. The bedding is a soft purple as is the gauzy curtains. I can see a walk-in closet from where I’m standing and the open door to an attached bathroom. The room was decorated with canvas prints of Aria and Eli when he was a baby. I looked them over and had to wipe a te
AriaThe next week flew by. Eli was so excited his daddy had shown up for our vacation that he kept us all on our toes for the next week. It felt like we were a real family. Especially with all the ones we love surrounding us. Jana and her small family had joined us, and it felt like our world was complete. We spent the week playing games, fishing canoeing and even just sitting by the water and talking over drinks. My world felt complete again. Today is my first day back at the shelter since Katie had been attacked and finding out that I’m pregnant. I looked at the entrance with an all-new light. Asher was beside me to help give the women the bracelets and set them up. I had Katie cancel last week's meeting and set up a meeting for this morning. We walked into the building, me propping the door open for Asher since he was refusing to let me lift anything. I was only five weeks along. Was everyone going to baby me for the entire pregnancy? Didn’t