RANCHER BEAR’S BABY(13)

Laughter rumbled deep in his chest. “We’re meant to be together. You were made for me.”

My heart raced against my rib cage. “You believe that?”

He caught my chin with his finger and turned my face so I was staring at him. “It’s true. I believe it with my whole heart. That’s just the way things work in my family, Elizabeth. My Mom and Dad were the same way. They were meant for each other the same way we are.”

I could feel his sincerity and was overwhelmed with the need to sob. I couldn’t fight it and ended up with my face buried in his chest. “I’m sorry!”

“What’s wrong, Elizabeth?”

I sagged against him. “I’m hormonal and that was the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard.”

He just held me tighter and pressed his lips to my head. “Thank you for coming home to me, little one.”





CHAPTER 14: Elizabeth

The next morning, I woke up early and started my day by vomiting in Alex’s bathroom sink while he was peeing. Thankfully, I hadn’t eaten much the night before. I dry heaved into the sink after everything was out of my stomach and groaned.

Alex flushed the toilet and came up behind me and rubbed my back. “Are you okay, baby?”

I shook his hands off of my back and turned the faucet on to rinse everything away. “You just peed and then rubbed all over me.”

“Sorry.” After a second, he continued on. “Are these the pregnancy hormones talking?”

I stood up straight and glared at him through the mirror. “Don’t ever ask me that again.”

“Right. Good point.” He washed his hands and then dried them on his shirt before wrapping his arms around me. “Is this okay?”

All of my anger faded. I sagged against his chest and nodded. “I’m sorry. I just slept terribly and this little guy isn’t happy if he isn’t causing me some trouble.”

“Let me stay with you tonight.”

I felt how sincere he was in wanting to stay with me poking against my back.

We’d spent the afternoon and night talking and getting to know each other. We’d gone over the basic things, anyway. I knew his favorite color was brown and was seriously worried about him because of it. I knew he loved sweets and kept a bag of skittles in his truck at all times. I knew that he was the youngest out of four brothers, but solidly older than his little sister, Bailey.

Despite knowing all of the things that he could verbalize to me, the good and the bad, I hadn’t felt like I knew him enough to start sleeping with him. It seemed silly and I knew that Alex wasn’t in love with the idea of sleeping apart, but I thought it would make me feel a little more in control. Instead, I’d tossed and turned all night. I could smell him all around me in his bed, but not having him there to touch and hold kept me squirming. My body wanted him and I couldn’t fight it.

“Okay.”

His hands moved up my stomach, stroking underneath the T-shirt I wore, until the tips of his fingers teased my breasts. His dick pressed into my back even harder and I felt myself go from dry to drenched in seconds. He cupped my breasts in his big hands and ran his thumbs over my sensitive nipples, causing me to moan and arch into him. “Pregnancy looks fucking amazing on you, Elizabeth.”

I opened my eyes and watched through the mirror as he pulled my shirt off and took in my naked body. I flushed and wanted to look away, but I made myself watch. My body had grown and changed in those three months. My stomach was fuller and protruding, as were my breasts. They’d already grown almost a cup size and it was a cup size that Alex was enjoying.

His tanned hands holding my pale breasts was something I’d have a hard time ever being able to forget. He leaned down and ran his mouth against the line of my neck. “I want you to be mine.”

I tugged at his hair. “Just yours?”

His teeth settled against my neck and slowly he added more and more pressure until there was a slight pain, but even more pleasure coursing through my body. His eyes met mine and flashed golden.

I gasped and spun around to face him. “What just happened?”

His chest heaved and he turned and left the bathroom. “Nothing. I’m going to get dressed. I have to help Mom finish up with the rest of the BBQ.”

I watched as he left and then turned back to the mirror. My mind was racing because I was one hundred percent sure I’d watched his eyes change colors. I’d never seen anything like it. “Alex?”

He moved back into the bathroom doorway and crossed his arms over his massive chest. “Yeah?”

“I want to be yours. No secrets, though. Okay?”

“Of course.”