Page 110 of Ravage

I could feel my cheeks growing hot when Cole chuckled beside me. “Maybe someday.”

“Okay.” She looked at me and asked, “Does this mean I’ll have two mommas and two daddies?”

“What?” Cole groaned.

“Kelsey has two mommas and two daddies, and she said she gets way more presents at Christmas now.”

Cole opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Reese slipped off the bed and started down the hall. “Hey, Sam! We’re getting lots of extra presents at Christmas this year!”

I could hear her footsteps as she hurried down the hall and into his room. I could hear them talking, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. Cole laughed as he said, “I guess that means she’s good with it.”

“I blame you for this.”

“For what?”

“Putting the thought in her head.” I eased out of bed and started gathering my clothes. “We’ve only been doing this a couple of weeks. Who’s to say it won’t fizzle out next week or next month?”

“It won’t.”

“But it could,” I fussed. “And now, she’s in there planning Christmas.”

“She’s five.”

“Exactly.” I threw my hand in the air. “She already has our entire future planned.”

“You do realize we’re not strangers here.” He eased up on the bed. “We both knew what we were getting into and why we were getting into it.”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“Us having sex didn’t change any of that. If anything, it just confirmed what I already knew.”

“And what’s that?”

“I want this, and if you don’t, you best be…”

“I do.”

“Okay, then. Enough of the yammering.” He fell back on his pillow with a smile. “I haven’t even had my coffee yet.”

“You’re an ass.”

“Yeah, but you’re crazy about me.”

His smile remained as he closed his eyes. I tossed a pillow at him as I snapped, “I think I’m coming back to my senses.”

“Come get back in bed.” He opened one eye. “I’ll remind you why…”

“Don’t even think about it.”

“You sure?” he teased. “I can be very convincing.”

“Yes, you can be,” I laughed. “But I’m not having it this morning… There’s coffee to be made.”

We managed to survive the weekend without any major hiccups, at least, not other than the extra Christmas presents I might be obligated to buy. Not that I would mind. I liked being with Cole and his kids. It felt easy. It felt right, which made it that much harder to leave for work Monday morning.

Cole was still recovering and wasn’t ready to go to work, even if he disagreed. Thankfully, Stone hadn’t given him a choice and barred him from the place for at least another week. He wasn’t happy about it, but Lucky brought over the monthly invoices, giving him something he could take care of without any physical strain.

Once I was sure he had everything he needed for the day, I gathered my things and headed to the studio. While I was excited to get back, I felt a bit of apprehension as I unlocked the front door.