The months she’d spent filming on this farm and in the surrounding area were some of the best of her life. The small-town atmosphere, the intimate setting and getting to know the family of the story she was depicting was icing on the cake. She’d really grown close to Cassie, Tessa and Damon, and even their cook, Linda. The Barringtons might be small in numbers, but they made up for it in love and determination. Lily wanted that kind of family bond, craved it actually.
Her hand went to her flat stomach and she couldn’t help but think ahead to the future about what life would be like with a child...and if the man beside her would be part of it.
“You sure you’re ready to do this?” she asked when he pulled up in the circular drive and stopped near the front entrance.
Nash pulled their joined hands up to his lips, kissed the back of hers and gave her a big squeeze. “More than ready.”
“What reason will you give them that I’m still here?”
Nash shrugged. “What do you want me to say?”
Lily prided herself on the truth, but she still wasn’t ready to disclose her pregnancy to the world, yet. She also didn’t want this to be about her or the baby at all. This was Nash’s moment to possibly connect with a family he hadn’t known existed.
And she was still unsure if she would be part of his family once they really sat down and talked about the future.
One monumental moment at a time.
“We can just tell them we met when I first started filming and became friends and I decided to hang around for a while and take a mini-vacation since the shoot was done.”
Nash shot her his signature naughty grin. That sexy smile never failed to arouse her because she knew firsthand what that smile looked like as he rose above her just before he joined their bodies.
“I’m pretty sure they’ll know we’re more than friends,” he told her.
“That’s fine,” she said with a shrug, realizing she truly didn’t care.
She trusted this family to keep things private. They understood the way the media worked, considering they were celebrities in their own right with the Barrington sisters making history with their wins. Besides, she’d come to consider them friends and if she wanted to pursue something more with Nash, she needed to get used to opening herself to those that could quite possibly be a big part of his life.
“I’m just not adding any more information than that and I’m not bringing up the pregnancy. Besides, when you tell them the news, I’ll be all but forgotten.”
“You could never be forgotten.” He smacked a kiss on her hand. “I’m not ready to let our little secret out, either. I like having you and this baby to myself for now.”
Nash leaned across the center console, slid a hand along her jawline and captured her lips. Those soft, talented lips had been all over her body, yet when he kissed her with such tenderness and care, she couldn’t help but wonder if he held back feelings and emotions he was afraid to express out loud.
Because his silent actions were screaming that he was falling in love with her. Heaven help her, she wanted him to be just as torn as she was. She wanted to know that as she entered into this unknown territory of what she felt could be true love, that she wasn’t alone.
“Let’s go,” he murmured against her lips.