Hammer's Fall (The Breakers' Bad Boys)(38)

Hell, the truth was he felt like he’d been kicked in the nuts.

Kali was the only person in the world that could really hurt him now, and knowing that left him unbalanced and unsure of his next move. Did he tell her now, or would it be too cliché to say right after they just finished having sex? And why the hell was he even worried about shit like that?

What the fuck is wrong with me? Man up, Caufield.

“Kali…”

He leaned down, ready to tell her he loved her but paused when he noticed her eyes were closed and a small contented smile graced her lips. Her breathing was deep and even, telling him that she had fallen asleep as he had been busy trying to get his shit together. He couldn’t help but smile as he watched her sleep. Unable to help himself, he leaned his head down to softly stroke his lips against her forehead.

He loved how she always curled up against his chest and snuggled in when they lay like this, with their legs tangled together. It somehow made him proud that she didn’t automatically jump out of bed to clean their combined releases from her body right after they finished making love. Maybe it made him a throwback to the cavemen, but he liked knowing she was filled with his cum.

Relaxed, he was content just to hold her for a while and wrapped his arms around her tighter. He turned his head to look out the window at the stars. In a few minutes he would get up and clean her so she wasn’t uncomfortable while she slept, but for now he would try to figure out how the hell a man decided what to say to the woman who had captured his heart without sounding like a rambling, lovesick idiot.





Chapter Eight



“Your wood just arrived.”

Hammer glanced over at Dante Fox as his friend walked into his office at Fight Hard just as he ended a call on his cell phone. Dante threw himself in the chair in front of the desk, propping his feet up on the corner of the desk.

“And let me tell you, that isn’t a statement I ever thought I’d be saying to another dude after I entered a room. What the hell are you gonna do with all those boards?”

Scoffing, Hammer leaned back in his chair, stretching his arms over his head to ease the tension that had settled in his shoulders from the phone conversation he just finished. “We are going to build a fence in the yard.”

“What the hell for?”

“Kali wants to adopt one of the puppies from the rescue shelter. It’s a pit bull, so Evie said having a safe environment for him to run and play is essential for the dog as well as the people around here. Kali doesn’t have a backyard to build one over by her place, so I said we could build one here.”

Dante shook his head. “Man, are you pussy whipped or what? First, it was that girl fight class, and now you’re adopting a dog with her? That little girl has you running in circles.”

“Kali isn’t like that,” Hammer growled. “And quit being such an asshole.”

“I’m just saying,” Dante said with a chuckle, loving that he could rile his friend up so easily. “If you start doing yoga and shit here I may have to take you out back and beat some fucking sense back into you.”

“Like that would ever happen. You know I can take you down. Besides, I like the pup she picked out. We went to see him a couple of days ago, and he’s a good dog. They named the little guy Ranger.”

Dante laughed. “No shit? Well, that seems fitting then. I’m still worried about you, man. You seem to have fallen hard for her. Don’t you think it’s a little soon to be playing house with her? The last couple of weeks you’ve been attached at the hip. Hasn’t she been staying at your house all week?”

“She has. If I have my way, she’ll be moving in with me permanently.”

That had Dante sitting up in his chair. “Seriously? Shit, you aren’t going to do something stupid like ask her to marry you, are you?”

Hammer glared at him. “I plan to and will when the time is right. I love her, Dante. Just because you don’t want to settle down doesn’t mean I don’t, you cynical bastard.”

Dante let out a pained groan. “Jesus, you, too? I already have Jimbo running around the damn bar like some sort of maniac because Lisa is due any day. I don’t need you losing your mind, too.”

Hammer chose to ignore that insult. “I thought he was taking some time off to get ready for the baby?”

“I wish. Lisa sent his ass back to work. Said he was driving her crazy hovering over her so she’s making us deal with him. Kali’s not pregnant, is she?”

“Fuck you, Dante. No, she’s not. I don’t have to marry her, I want to.” Hammer let himself imagine what he would feel like if he did get Kali pregnant. A flicker of panic filled him, but there was also a deep sense of longing at the thought that surprised him. Hammer knew without a doubt he would be nothing like his own crazy father. He would do it right and be a good father when the time came.